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