Rafer Johnson

Biography

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

Career Overview

Rafer Johnson has 28 screen credits in a career dating back to 1954. Their work is anchored in the James Bond universe with 1 titles. Signature works include The Red, White, and Black, Tarzan and the Jungle Boy, The Ancient Games. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

28

Birth Date

1934-08-18 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hillsboro, Texas, USA

Known For

• 

  The Red, White, and Black
• 

  Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
• The Ancient Games
• 

  Wild in the Country
• 

  The Grand Olympics
• 

  The Last Grenade

Associated Universes

• James Bond (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Robert DoQui (1 collaborations)
• Isaac Fields (1 collaborations)
• Barbara Hale (1 collaborations)
• Lincoln Kilpatrick (1 collaborations)
• Isabel Sanford (1 collaborations)
• Barbara Brown (1 collaborations)
• Robert Dix (1 collaborations)
• Cesar Romero (1 collaborations)
• David White (1 collaborations)
• Janee Michelle (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (28 credits)

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

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Think Big

    Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Licence to Kill

    Mullens

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

    Self - Performer

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Kid From Nowhere

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Loneliest Runner

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Quincy, M.E.

    - To Kill in Plain Sight (1981) ... actor actors
    1976
  • Free to Be… You and Me

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    - Target in the Sky (1975) ... Thaddeus Jones actor actors
    1974
  • The Ancient Games

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Red, White, and Black

    Pvt. Armstrong

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Games

    Commentator

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Last Grenade

    Joe Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Tarzan and the Jungle Boy

    Nagambi

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Star Spangled Salesman

    Telephone Repairman

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Tarzan and the Great River

    Barcuma

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Mission: Impossible

    - Nerves (1971) ... actor actors
    1966
  • None But the Brave

    Pvt. Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • A Global Affair

    Nigerian Representative

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Daniel Boone

    - My Name Is Rawls (1965) ... Rawls actor actors
    1964
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    - The Cadaver (1963) ... Ed Blair actor actors
    1962
  • Pirates of Tortuga

    John Gammel

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Wild in the Country

    Davis

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Grand Olympics

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Fiercest Heart

    Nzobe

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Sins of Rachel Cade

    Kosongo

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Sergeant Rutledge

    Cpl. Krump (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Lassie

    - Lassie's Ordeal (1962) ... actor actors
    1954