Johnny Mathis
Actor
Biography
Johnny Mathis is an American singer of popular music, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts. Guinness world records and music charts historian Paul Gambaccini confirms Mathis record sales have surpassed well over 360 million worldwide. This makes Johnny Mathis the 3rd biggest selling artist of the 20th century after Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra (as for 2018).
Although he is frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian, Spanish, soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, show tunes, blues, country, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music.
In 2014, Mathis was inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame. In 2017, Mathis' alma mater San Francisco State University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Mathis attended San Francisco State for three semesters before withdrawing in 1956 to pursue his music career.
Filmography
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Singer (archive footage) 2019
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self 1979
Lizzie
as Piano Singer 1957
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
as Self 2014
A Certain Smile
as Johnny Mathis 1958
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
as Self 2014
Johnny Mathis: Live By Request
as Himself 2001
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage) 2019
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as Self 1992
'51 Dons
as Narrator 2014
Johnny Mathis - Gold
as Himself 2007
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self 1990
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
as Self 2023
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
as Self 2011
The Natalie Cole Special
as Himself 1978
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
as Self 2004