Rafer Johnson
American athlete and actor (1934-2020) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 86
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.
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2020Died2 December 20202009California Hall of FameAward1994Theodore Roosevelt AwardAward1962Golden Plate AwardAward1960Associated Press Athlete of the YearAward1934Born18 August 1934
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Robert Day Directed Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
Frank Sinatra Directed None But the Brave (1965)
John Ford Directed Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Albert R. Broccoli Produced Licence to Kill (1989)
Jon Turteltaub Directed Think Big (1990)
John Glen Directed Licence to Kill (1989)- Gordon Douglas Directed The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
Stanley Baker Also in The Last Grenade and The Games
Philip Dunne Directed Wild in the Country (1961)
Mike Henry Also in Tarzan and the Great River (1967)- Robert D. Webb Directed Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
Juano Hernández Also in Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Jerry Wald Produced Wild in the Country (1961)- Henry Blanke Produced The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
Carl Ciarfalio Also in Licence to Kill and Think Big
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UCLA Bruins men's basketball1958-1959
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Johnson was the U.S. team's flag bearer at the 1960 Olympics and lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Country
United States
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2020 · aged 86
