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Rafer Johnson
Actor 1934 - 2020

Rafer Johnson

Hillsboro, Texas, USA

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

Filmography

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8 titles
Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

John Glen 1989 2h 13m 6.8

James Bond and his African American colleague Felix Leiter arrest the drug lord Sanchez who succeeds in escaping and takes revenge on Felix and his wife. Bond knows but just one thing: revenge. The 16th film from the Legendary James Bond series starring Timothy Dalton as a British super agent.

The Kid from Nowhere

The Kid from Nowhere

Beau Bridges 1982 1h 40m

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.

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 1h 36m

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.

None But the Brave

None But the Brave

Frank Sinatra 1965 1h 46m 6.0

During WW2, a platoon of Marines crash-lands on a tiny Pacific island occupied by a small Japanese unit.

Wild in the Country

Wild in the Country

Philip Dunne 1961 1h 54m 5.5

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.

Pirates of Tortuga

Pirates of Tortuga

Robert D. Webb 1961 1h 37m

An English captain is sent to Spanish-controlled Tortuga to deal with privateer Henry Morgan, who defected from England and now runs a pirate operation, plundering all ships, including English vessels,

La grande olimpiade

La grande olimpiade

Romolo Marcellini 1961 2h 22m

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.

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

John Ford 1960 1h 51m 7.0

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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