Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 18, 1934
Place of Birth:
Hillsboro, Texas, USA
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Rafer Johnson
Biography
Rafer Lewis Johnson (August 18, 1934 - December 2, 2020) was an American decathlete and actor.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games | Self (archive footage) |
| 1989 | Think Big | Johnson |
| 1989 | Licence to Kill | Mullens |
| 1984 | The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team | Self - Performer |
| 1982 | The Kid From Nowhere | Self |
| 1976 | The Loneliest Runner | Himself |
| 1974 | Free to Be… You and Me | Self (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Ancient Games | |
| 1970 | The Red, White, and Black | Pvt. Armstrong |
| 1970 | The Last Grenade | Joe Jackson |
| 1970 | The Games | Commentator |
| 1968 | Tarzan and the Jungle Boy | Nagambi |
| 1968 | Star Spangled Salesman | Telephone Repairman |
| 1967 | Tarzan and the Great River | Barcuma |
| 1965 | None But the Brave | Pvt. Johnson |
| 1964 | A Global Affair | Nigerian Representative |
| 1961 | Wild in the Country | Davis |
| 1961 | The Sins of Rachel Cade | Kosongo |
| 1961 | Pirates of Tortuga | John Gammel |
| 1961 | The Fiercest Heart | Nzobe |
| 1961 | The Grand Olympics | Himself |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | Cpl. Krump (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Nelson |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Thaddeus Jones |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | |
| 1966 | Tarzan | |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Rawls |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Ed Blair |
| 1954 | Lassie | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |