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William Rockne Tarkington, Jr. (May 14, 1931 – April 5, 2015) was an American stage, film and television actor.
Rockne Tarkington was born on 15 July 1931 in Junction City, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ice Pirates (1984), Wyatt Earp (1994) and The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968). He was married to Iva Anita Poree and Joan Blackman.
Oprah interviews actor Rockne Tarkington, who was the first black actor to have a speaking part on The Andy Griffith Show in 1965.
Rockne Tarkington was born on July 15, 1931 in Junction City, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ice Pirates (1984), Wyatt Earp (1994) and The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968). He was married to Iva Anita Poree and Joan Blackman. He died on April 5, 2015 in the USA.
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.
Jan 19, 2021 · 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 ro...
Sep 28, 2021 · Rockne Tarkington was an actor of television and film and the only African American to ever have a speaking part on The Andy Griffith Show in “Opie’s Piano Lesson,” an episode with Opie deciding between piano lessons and football practice.
Find bio, credits and filmography information for Rockne Tarkington on AllMovie - On stage from 1960, towering African-American actor Rockne Tarkington has been most often seen in…
Apr 5, 2015 · Rockne Tarkington is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes Wyatt Earp, The Ice Pirates, Black Samson, Tarzan, Major Dundee, Beware! The Blob, The No Mercy Man, and Soldier in the Rain.
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