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Rafer Johnson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

18/08/1934

Day of Death

02/12/2020
(86) years old

Place of Birth

Hillsboro, Texas, USA

Rafer Johnson

Biography

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

Think Big

Licence to Kill

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

The Kid From Nowhere

The Loneliest Runner

Free to Be… You and Me

The Red, White, and Black

The Games

Filmography

Cast

1999

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 S...

as Self (archive footage)

1989

Think Big

as Johnson

1989

Licence to Kill

as Mullens

1984

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1982

The Kid From Nowhere

as Self

1976

The Loneliest Runner

as Himself

1974

Free to Be… You and Me

as Self (uncredited)

1973

The Ancient Games

1970

The Red, White, and Black

as Pvt. Armstrong

1970

The Games

as Commentator

1970

The Last Grenade

as Joe Jackson

1968

Tarzan and the Jungle Boy

as Nagambi

1968

Star Spangled Salesman

as Telephone Repairman

1967

Tarzan and the Great River

as Barcuma

1965

None But the Brave

as Pvt. Johnson

1964

A Global Affair

as Nigerian Representative

1961

Pirates of Tortuga

as John Gammel

1961

Wild in the Country

as Davis

1961

The Grand Olympics

as Himself

1961

The Fiercest Heart

as Nzobe

1961

The Sins of Rachel Cade

as Kosongo

1960

Sergeant Rutledge

as Cpl. Krump (uncredited)