
Johnny Mathis
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
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Johnny Mathis At The BBC
2025

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self
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The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
2023
as Self

My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Self - Singer (archive footage)

Just Getting Started
2017
as Johnny Mathis

Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
2014
as Self

Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014
as Self

'51 Dons
2014
as Narrator

Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011
as Self

Johnny Mathis - Gold
2007
as Himself

The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004
as Self
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Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie
2004
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Johnny Mathis: Live By Request
2001
as Himself

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995

David Foster's Christmas Album
1993
as Self
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Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
as Self

A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
1992
as Self

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self
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Olympic Gala
1984

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
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The Natalie Cole Special
1978
as Himself

A Certain Smile
1958
as Johnny Mathis

Lizzie
1957
as Piano Singer