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Mark Johnson

Production

Born December 27, 1945 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

Mark Johnson (born December 27, 1945) is an American film and television producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the 1988 film Rain Man. Johnson was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Dorothy (née King), a realtor, and Emery Johnson, who worked in the air cargo business. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1971.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 1989
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2024 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 1992 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 1989 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Breaking Bad

2008Executive Producer

Better Call Saul

2015Executive Producer

Halt and Catch Fire

2014Executive Producer

The Notebook

2004as Photographer

Rain Man

1988Producer

Demascus

2023Executive Producer

The Holdovers

2023Producer

Rectify

2013Executive Producer

A Little Princess

1995Producer

Interview with the Vampire

2022Executive Producer

Donnie Brasco

1997Producer

A Perfect World

1993Producer

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

2019as Self

My Sister's Keeper

2009Producer

Sorcerer

1977Second Assistant Director

Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches

2023Executive Producer

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987as Mr. Sloan (uncredited)

Ballast

2008Executive Producer

Shooter

2007Executive Producer

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005Producer

Galaxy Quest

1999Producer

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

2019as Self

El Camino

2019Producer

The Guardian

2001Executive Producer

Battle Creek

2015Executive Producer

The Natural

1984Producer

Talamasca: The Secret Order

2025Executive Producer

The Rookie

2002Producer

Diner

1982Executive Producer

Blondi

2023Producer

Lucky Hank

2023Executive Producer

The Parts You Lose

2019Producer

Logan Lucky

2017Producer

My Dog Skip

2000Producer

Avalon

1990Producer

Young Sherlock Holmes

1985Producer

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

2008Producer

Cruising

1980Production Executive

Breath

2017Producer

The Hunting Party

2007Producer

Dragonfly

2002Producer

The Little Things

2021Producer

Secret in Their Eyes

2015Producer

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2010Producer

What Lies Beneath

2000Executive Producer

Bugsy

1991Producer

Kafka

1991Executive Producer

High Anxiety

1977Second Assistant Director

Shut Eye

2016Executive Producer

Bless Me, Ultima

2012Producer