Rafer Johnson
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| Born: 08/18/1935 Hillsboro, TX |
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Biography: African American athlete Rafer Johnson was but a few years out of UCLA when he distinguished himself at the 1960 Olympics, scoring 8,392 points in the Olympic Decathalon. A film career followed posthaste, first in flicks like Elvis' Wild in the Country (1961), then in outdoor adventures like Pirates of Tortuga (1961) and None But the Brave (1965). Because truly good roles for black performers were still hard to come by in the mid-1960s, Rafer occasionally had to accept demeaning "fierce native" assignments in films like Tarzan and the Great River (1967). |
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DVDs that Rafer Johnson appeared in...
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- 02/23/2010 - The Last Grenade
- 05/13/2008 - None But the Brave
- 10/09/2007 - Roots: The Next Generations
- 04/20/2004 - Pirates of Tortuga
- 03/01/2004 - Buffalo Soldiers
- 10/22/2002 - Licence to Kill
- 10/22/2002 - Licence to Kill
DVDs that Rafer Johnson worked on "behind the scenes"...
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- 10/12/2004 - The Black Six - Associate Producer
- 09/30/2003 - The Black 6 -