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As a film actor, Tarkington played the title role in the blaxploitation picture Black Samson (1974), and co-starred with Richard X. Slattery in The No Mercy Man (1973) and Zebra Force (1976). He also appeared in films such as Soldier in the Rain (1963); Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965); The Great White Hope (1970); Beware!
Rockne Tarkington was an American actor who appeared in movies and TV shows such as The Ice Pirates, Wyatt Earp and The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. He was born in 1931, married twice and died in 2015.
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Rockne Tarkington was an actor who appeared in The Ice Pirates, Wyatt Earp and The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. He was born in 1931, married twice and died in 2015.
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Jan 19, 2021 · 57. 4.2K views 3 years ago MOUNT AIRY. January 19, 1967, Rockne Tarkington became the only Black person as a credited actor with a speaking role on The Andy Griffith Show. Tarkington played the...
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Jul 11, 2023 · Rockne Booth Tarkington was an African-American stage film and television actor. He was the first and only black actor to appear on The Andy Griffith Show with a speaking part. He was also known for his incredible height of 6-feet, 5 inches. Tarkington was born in Junction City, Kansas.
5.32K subscribers. 11K views 4 years ago. ...more. Oprah interviews actor Rockne Tarkington, who was the first black actor to have a speaking part on The Andy Griffith Show in 1965.
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