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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.
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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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- April 5, 2015
- July 15, 1931
Jul 28, 2019 · 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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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...
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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.
Jun 29, 2024 · Active in radio, stage, film and television, he was arguably best known for his role of Tinker Dill in the BBC Television drama series Lovejoy. William Joseph Patrick O'Brien was an American film actor with more than 100 screen credits.
