Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson

Born: August 18, 1934
Died: December 2, 2020
in Hillsboro, Texas, USA
Rafer Lewis Johnson (August 18, 1934 - December 2, 2020) was an American decathlete and actor.

Movies for Rafer Johnson...

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
Title: Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 12, 1999
Type: Movie
Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand at the 1968 Summer games in Mexico City. Using rare footage, archival photos and interviews with key figures from the era, revisit a pivotal event in American history.
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Think Big
Title: Think Big
Character: Johnson
Released: September 30, 1989
Type: Movie
Two truckers hired to transport toxic waste across the country get caught up with a teen genius who stows away on their truck.
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Licence to Kill
Title: Licence to Kill
Character: Mullens
Released: June 13, 1989
Type: Movie
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
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The Kid From Nowhere
Title: The Kid From Nowhere
Character: Self
Released: January 4, 1982
Type: Movie
A single mother is overprotective of her mentally challenged son, which has made him angry and difficult, while she denies herself a social life. Things change for the better when the boy gains self-esteem training for the Special Olympics, and his mother learns to let go.
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Title: Roots: The Next Generations
Character: Nelson
Released: February 18, 1979
Type: TV
Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's novel entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family plus additional material by Haley. Roots: The Next Generations was produced with a budget of $16.6 million, nearly three times as large as that of the original.
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The Loneliest Runner
Title: The Loneliest Runner
Character: Himself
Released: December 20, 1976
Type: Movie
A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.
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Title: Quincy, M.E.
Released: October 3, 1976
Type: TV
Quincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios pert in several of the later episodes.
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Free to Be… You and Me
Title: Free to Be… You and Me
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: March 11, 1974
Type: Movie
Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.
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Title: The Six Million Dollar Man
Character: Thaddeus Jones
Released: January 18, 1974
Type: TV
Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman and supervised by the scientist who created his cybernetics, Rudy Wells. Steve uses the superior strength and speed provided by his bionic arm and legs, and the enhanced vision provided by his artificial eye, to fight enemy agents, aliens, mad scientists, and a wide variety of other villains.
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The Red, White, and Black
Title: The Red, White, and Black
Character: Pvt. Armstrong
Released: December 16, 1970
Type: Movie
Told by a U.S. Army colonel and his wife, this vintage Western set in post-Civil War Texas chronicles the exploits of the all-black 10th cavalry regiment, which was formed in 1871. Cesar Romero plays the unit's commander.
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The Games
Title: The Games
Character: Commentator
Released: August 7, 1970
Type: Movie
From Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain. They are the most superbly conditioned animals in the world. They are also the pawns of powerful nations, the victims of dangerous drugs and the object of many men's ambitions. Once every four years they come together... for the Olympic Games.
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The Last Grenade
Title: The Last Grenade
Character: Joe Jackson
Released: June 24, 1970
Type: Movie
British mercenaries (Stanley Baker, Alex Cord) finish their Congo feud in Hong Kong, with a woman (Honor Blackman) caught in the middle.
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Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
Title: Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
Character: Nagambi
Released: May 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Tarzan is joined by a reporter and her fiance on a journey to find a boy who was abandoned in the jungle six years earlier. The search party must also battle an evil native, who is out to kill the boy and take over as chief of his brother's tribe.
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Star Spangled Salesman
Title: Star Spangled Salesman
Character: Telephone Repairman
Released: February 9, 1968
Type: Movie
A collection of television celebrities pitch United States Savings bonds.
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Tarzan and the Great River
Title: Tarzan and the Great River
Character: Barcuma
Released: September 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Tarzan is summoned to Brazil by an old friend to stop an evil tribal cult from destroying native villages and enslaving the survivors. The Lord of the Jungle is accompanied on his quest by a pretty blonde doctor, a boy and a grizzled sea captain.
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Title: Mission: Impossible
Released: September 17, 1966
Type: TV
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
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Title: Tarzan
Released: September 8, 1966
Type: TV
Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of civilization, had returned to the jungle where he had been raised. The show retained many of the trappings of the classic movie series, including Cheeta, while excluding other elements, such as Jane, as part of the "new look" for the fabled apeman that producer Sy Weintraub had introduced in previous motion pictures starring Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, and Mike Henry. CBS aired repeat episodes the program during the summer of 1969.
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None But the Brave
Title: None But the Brave
Character: Pvt. Johnson
Released: February 24, 1965
Type: Movie
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations. Told through the eyes of the American and Japanese unit commanders, who must deal with an atmosphere of growing distrust and tension between their men.
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Title: Daniel Boone
Character: Rawls
Released: September 24, 1964
Type: TV
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.
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Title: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character: Ed Blair
Released: September 20, 1962
Type: TV
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
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Pirates of Tortuga
Title: Pirates of Tortuga
Character: John Gammel
Released: August 25, 1961
Type: Movie
After a lengthy voyage, Capt. Bart docks his ship in a London harbor and is given a new mission by British Admiralty: capture the notorious Henry Morgan, a pirate who has been wreaking havoc throughout the Caribbean. After recruiting some former shipmates for his crew, Capt. Bart sets sail in search of the infamous buccaneer, and is joined by a beautiful female stowaway in the process.
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Wild in the Country
Title: Wild in the Country
Character: Davis
Released: June 15, 1961
Type: Movie
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
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The Grand Olympics
Title: The Grand Olympics
Character: Himself
Released: May 26, 1961
Type: Movie
Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to Livio Berruti, the first white to win the 200 meters, to the deeds of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who won the marathon racing barefoot.
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The Fiercest Heart
Title: The Fiercest Heart
Character: Nzobe
Released: April 30, 1961
Type: Movie
Two British soldiers in 1830s South Africa flee military discipline and join a group of Boers heading north on "the Great Trek." In between fighting off Zulu attacks, one of these soldiers falls in love with the trek-leader's granddaughter who has been promised to another man.
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The Sins of Rachel Cade
Title: The Sins of Rachel Cade
Character: Kosongo
Released: April 2, 1961
Type: Movie
A female doctor in the Congo is torn between two loves.
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Sergeant Rutledge
Title: Sergeant Rutledge
Character: Cpl. Krump (uncredited)
Released: May 25, 1960
Type: Movie
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
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Title: Lassie
Released: September 12, 1954
Type: TV
Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment.
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self - 1958 Athlete of the Year
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.