Many fans are curious about Don Johnson's financial success in April 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What is Don Johnson's Net Worth and Salary?

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In 1969, Johnson won the lead role in a Los Angeles production of "Fortune and Men's Eyes," which led to his big screen debut in 1970's "The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart." He made his television debut the following year, guest-starring in an episode of NBC's "Serge," and he appeared in several films and TV shows in the 1970s, including "Zachariah" (1971), "Young Dr. Kildare" (1972), "A Boy and His Dog" (1975), and "Barnaby Jones" (1976). In 1976, Don's roommate, actor Sal Mineo, was tragically stabbed to death outside their apartment. Johnson got his big break in 1984 when he was cast as detective Sonny Crockett on "Miami Vice." The show aired 111 episodes over 5 seasons and earned 15 Emmy nominations in 1985; Don won a Golden Globe for the show in 1986.

Don Johnson is an American actor, director, producer, and singer-songwriter who has a net worth of $50 million. Johnson became a household name when he starred as James "Sonny" Crockett on the popular NBC television series "Miami Vice" (1984-1990), and he has appeared in dozens of films, including "Born Yesterday" (1993), "Tin Cup" (1996), "Django Unchained" (2012), and "Knives Out" (2019). Don also starred in the CBS crime drama "Nash Bridges" from 1996 to 2001. During his time on Nash Bridges, Don Johnson earned a salary of $150,000 per episode.

He released the album "Heartbeat" in 1986 and "Let It Roll" in 1989. "Heartbeat" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in November 1986, and its title track reached #5 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart.

After "Miami Vice," Johnson starred in "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man" (1991), "Born Yesterday" (1993), and "Guilty as Sin" before landing his next big TV role as the lead on "Nash Bridges" in 1996. The show ran for 122 episodes, and Don also served as an executive producer. In 2019, a "Nash Bridges" revival was announced, with plans to air on the USA Network with Johnson as both the star and a showrunner. In 2005, he starred in the short-lived courtroom drama "Just Legal," and in 2007, he played Nathan Detroit in a London production of "Guys and Dolls." In 2010, he appeared in "Machete" and "When in Rome" and played Kenny Power's con man father on five episodes of "Eastbound & Down." Don also had notable roles in 2012's "Django Unchained," 2014's "Cold in July," 2018's "Book Club," and 2019's "Knives Out" as well as ABC's "Blood & Oil" (2015) and HBO's "Watchmen" (2019).

Don has been married 5 times, and his first two marriages were quickly annulled. He was involved with groupie Pamela Des Barres in the early 1970s, and in 1972, he metMelanie Griffithon the set of "The Harrad Experiment" (which starred her mother,Tippi Hedren) and began living with her when she was 15. Don proposed to Melanie on her 18th birthday, and they were married on January 8, 1976. The couple divorced in November of that year, and Johnson went on to marry actressPatti D'Arbanvillein 1981; they had a son, Jesse (born in December 1982), before divorcing in 1985. He datedBarbra Streisandfrom December 1987 until September 1988, then reconciled with Griffith and remarried her on June 26, 1989. The couple welcomed daughterDakota Johnsonon October 4, 1989, and they divorced again in 1996. Johnson was engaged to Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, his "Nash Bridges" co-star, from 1995 to 1996, and he married nursery school teacher Jacqueline Phleger (better known as Kelley) on April 29, 1999. Don and Kelley have a daughter and two sons: Atherton (born in December 1999), Jasper (born in June 2002), and Deacon (born in April 2006).

Don Johnson was born Donnie Wayne Johnson on December 15, 1949, in Flat Creek, Missouri. He grew up in poverty in Wichita, Kansas, with his mother, Nell (a beautician), and father, Wayne (a farmer), and he has three siblings, Casey, Linda, and Greg, as well as a half-sister, Deanne. Don attended Wichita South High School, where he played Tony in a school production of "West Side Story." He graduated in 1967 and dropped out of college a year after enrolling as a theater major at the University of Kansas. Johnson then moved to San Francisco to study at the American Conservatory Theater.

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.