Rafer Lewis Johnson was an American decathlete and film and television actor. He was the 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, having won silver in 1956. He had previously won a gold at the 1955 Pan American Games. Johnson was the U.S. team's flag bearer at the 1960 Olympics and lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jerry West: The LogoMovie | Self (Archive Footage) | 92 |
| 1989 | Licence to KillMovie | Mullens | 55 |
| 1989 | Think BigMovie | Johnson | 55 |
| 1982 | The Kid From NowhereMovie | Self | 48 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries | Nelson | 45 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.Series | — | 42 |
| 1976 | The Loneliest RunnerMovie | Himself | 42 |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar ManSeries | Thaddeus Jones | 40 |
| 1974 | Free to Be… You and MeMovie | Self (uncredited) | 40 |
| 1970 | The GamesMovie | Commentator | 36 |
| 1970 | The Red, White, and BlackMovie | Pvt. Armstrong | 36 |
| 1970 | The Last GrenadeMovie | Joe Jackson | 36 |
| 1968 | Tarzan and the Jungle BoyMovie | Nagambi | 34 |
| 1968 | Star Spangled SalesmanMovie | Telephone Repairman | 34 |
| 1967 | Tarzan and the Great RiverMovie | Barcuma | 33 |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleSeries | — | 32 |
| 1966 | TarzanSeries | — | 32 |
| 1965 | None But the BraveMovie | Pvt. Johnson | 31 |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneSeries | Rawls | 30 |
| 1964 | A Global AffairMovie | Nigerian Representative | 30 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries | Ed Blair | 28 |
| 1961 | Pirates of TortugaMovie | John Gammel | 27 |
| 1961 | The Fiercest HeartMovie | Nzobe | 27 |
| 1960 | Sergeant RutledgeMovie | Cpl. Krump (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1954 | LassieSeries | — | 20 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 14 |