Rafer Johnson

Acting

Rafer Johnson

Born August 18, 1934Hillsboro, Texas, USA31 credits

Rafer Lewis Johnson (August 18, 1934 - December 2, 2020) was an American decathlete and actor.

Known For

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
7.0

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

Movie

1999

Think Big
6.1

Think Big

Movie

1989

Licence to Kill
6.4

Licence to Kill

Movie

1989

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

Movie

1984

The Kid From Nowhere
3.0

The Kid From Nowhere

Movie

1982

Roots: The Next Generations
7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

TV

1979

Filmography

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
1999Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Gamesas Self (archive footage)Movie
Think Big
1989Think Bigas JohnsonMovie
Licence to Kill
1989Licence to Killas MullensMovie
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Teamas Self - PerformerMovie
The Kid From Nowhere
1982The Kid From Nowhereas SelfMovie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979Roots: The Next Generationsas NelsonTV
The Loneliest Runner
1976The Loneliest Runneras HimselfMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.TV
Free to Be… You and Me
1974Free to Be… You and Meas Self (uncredited)Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974The Six Million Dollar Manas Thaddeus JonesTV
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1973The Ancient GamesMovie
The Red, White, and Black
1970The Red, White, and Blackas Pvt. ArmstrongMovie
The Games
1970The Gamesas CommentatorMovie
The Last Grenade
1970The Last Grenadeas Joe JacksonMovie
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
1968Tarzan and the Jungle Boyas NagambiMovie
Star Spangled Salesman
1968Star Spangled Salesmanas Telephone RepairmanMovie
Tarzan and the Great River
1967Tarzan and the Great Riveras BarcumaMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: ImpossibleTV
Tarzan
1966TarzanTV
None But the Brave
1965None But the Braveas Pvt. JohnsonMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas RawlsTV
A Global Affair
1964A Global Affairas Nigerian RepresentativeMovie
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Ed BlairTV
Pirates of Tortuga
1961Pirates of Tortugaas John GammelMovie
Wild in the Country
1961Wild in the Countryas DavisMovie
The Grand Olympics
1961The Grand Olympicsas HimselfMovie
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1961The Fiercest Heartas NzobeMovie
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961The Sins of Rachel Cadeas KosongoMovie
Sergeant Rutledge
1960Sergeant Rutledgeas Cpl. Krump (uncredited)Movie
Lassie
1954LassieTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV