Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Jimmy Johnson played college football as a defensive lineman at the University of Arkansas, and helped to lead the Razorbacks to the national championship in 1964. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech University in 1965. As an actor he first appeared in a 1994 episode of Coach, and debuted on the big screen in the 1998 film The Waterboy.
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America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (2025)
Guest starring as Jimmy Johnson
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Jerry's World (Aug 19, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: The Shootout at Valley Ranch (Aug 19, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: How 'Bout Them Cowboys? (Aug 19, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Aikmania (Aug 19, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Saturday Night Massacre (Aug 19, 2025)
Undeniable with Joe Buck (2015)
Guest starring as Jimmy Johnson
- Episode 1x06: Jimmy Johnson (Jan 13, 2016)
FOX NFL Sunday (1994)
Starring as Co-Host
(26 episodes)
- Episode 31x18: Week 18 (Jan 5, 2025)
- Episode 31x17: Week 17 (Dec 29, 2024)
- Episode 31x16: Week 16 (Dec 22, 2024)
- Episode 31x15: Week 15 (Dec 15, 2024)
- Episode 31x12: Week 12 (Nov 24, 2024)
- Episode 31x10: Week 10 (Nov 10, 2024)
- Episode 31x09: Week 9 (Nov 3, 2024)
- Episode 31x07: Week 7 (Oct 20, 2024)
- Episode 31x06: Week 6 (Oct 13, 2024)
- Episode 31x03: Week 3 (Sep 22, 2024)
- Episode 31x01: Week 1 (Sep 8, 2024)
- Episode 30x19: Week 18 (Jan 7, 2024)
- Episode 30x18: Week 17 (Dec 31, 2023)
- Episode 30x17: Week 16 (Dec 24, 2023)
- Episode 30x14: Week 13 (Dec 3, 2023)
- Episode 30x13: Week 12B (Nov 26, 2023)
- Episode 30x12: Week 12A (Nov 23, 2023)
- Episode 30x11: Week 11 (Nov 19, 2023)
- Episode 30x10: Week 10 (Nov 12, 2023)
- Episode 30x09: Week 9 (Nov 5, 2023)
- Episode 30x06: Week 6 (Oct 15, 2023)
- Episode 30x04: Week 4 (Oct 1, 2023)
- Episode 30x03: Week 3 (Sep 24, 2023)
- Episode 30x01: Week 1 (Sep 10, 2023)
- Episode S31 Special: NFC Championship Pre-Game Show (Jan 26, 2025)
- Episode S30 Special: Wild Card Pre-Game Show (Jan 14, 2024)
NFL on Fox (1994)
Starring as Analyst
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-01-18: NFC Divisional Round Pre-Game Show (Jan 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-12: NFL Wild Card Pre-Game (Jan 12, 2025)
Guest starring as Analyst
- Episode 2021-09-12: Week 1 (Sep 12, 2021) [Co-Star]
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Jimmy Johnson
- Episode 1994-01-31: Jimmy Johnson, Martin Lawrence, Concrete Blonde (Jan 31, 1994)