Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson

Known for

Acting

Born

August 18, 1934

Birthplace

Hillsboro, Texas, USA

Died

December 2, 2020 (aged 86)

Biography

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

Best known work

Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

1989

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

Lassie

Lassie

1954

None But the Brave

None But the Brave

1965

Wild in the Country

Wild in the Country

1961

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

Filmography

2026
Jerry West: The Logo
as Self (Archive Footage)
1999
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Think Big
as Johnson
1989
Licence to Kill
as Mullens
1984
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer
1982
The Kid From Nowhere
as Self
1979
Roots: The Next GenerationsTV
as Nelson (1 episode)
1976
The Loneliest Runner
as Himself
1976
Quincy, M.E.TV
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self (uncredited)
1974
The Six Million Dollar ManTV
as Thaddeus Jones (1 episode)
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
1966
Mission: ImpossibleTV
1966
TarzanTV
1965
None But the Brave
as Pvt. Johnson
1964
Daniel BooneTV
as Rawls (1 episode)
1964
A Global Affair
as Nigerian Representative
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
as Ed Blair (1 episode)
1961
Pirates of Tortuga
as John Gammel