Thalmus Rasulala
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thalmus Rasulala (November 15, 1939 – October 9, 1991) was an African American actor who was an original cast member of ABC's soap opera One Life to Live from its inception in 1968 until he left the show in 1970. Born as Jack Crowder in Miami, Florida, he appeared in many films and made guest appearances in TV shows. Notable roles include Lt. Jack Neal in One Life to Live, Roy in Bucktown, Blake Tarr in Friday Foster, Bill Thomas in What's Happening!!, and Omoro Kinte (Kunta Kinte's father) in Roots. He also appeared in The Twilight Zone, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, Good Times, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Sophisticated Gents. His last acting role was as General Afir in Mom and Dad Save the World with Teri Garr and Jeffrey Jones. He died shortly after completing his scenes, and the film, released after his death, is accordingly dedicated to his memory. He died on October 9, 1991, from heart failure in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at age 51. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thalmus Rasulala, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Credits
- 1992 · Judgement as Judge Jackson
- 1992 · Mom and Dad Save the World as General Afir
- 1992 · Life on the Edge as Truman Brown
- 1991 · New Jack City as Police Commissioner
- 1990 · Blind Vengeance as Rev. Abel Mace
- 1990 · Lambada as Wesley Wilson
- 1989 · The New Dragnet as Capt. Boltz
- 1989 · The Package as Secret Service Commander
- 1988 · Bulletproof as Billy Dunbar
- 1988 · Above the Law as Deputy Supt. Crowder
- 1987 · Star Trek: The Next Generation as Capt. Donald Varley
- 1986 · Melba as
- 1986 · Born American as The Admiral
- 1986 · The Defiant Ones as Fred
- 1986 · The Boss' Wife as Barney
- 1985 · Stingray as
- 1984 · WonderWorks as Wash
- 1984 · Booker as Stepfather
- 1984 · Blue Thunder as
- 1984 · The Jerk, Too as Crossroads
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers as
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Aaron Kramer / Lt. Craig Arkin
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · The Sophisticated Gents as Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson
- 1978 · The Trial of the Moke as William Chamberlain
- 1978 · The President's Mistress as Lt. Gordon
- 1977 · The Incredible Hulk as Dep. Chief Harry Simon
- 1977 · Killer on Board as Dr. Alvarez
- 1977 · The Fitzpatricks as
- 1977 · The Fitzpatricks as Huston
- 1977 · Fun with Dick and Jane as Food Stamp Man
- 1977 · Roots as Omoro
- 1976 · What's Happening!! as
- 1976 · The Last Hard Men as Weed
- 1975 · Adiós Amigo as Noah
- 1975 · Friday Foster as Blake Tarr
- 1975 · The Cop and the Kid as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Father Merrin (segment "Exorcist II")
- 1975 · Bucktown as Roy
- 1975 · Cornbread, Earl and Me as Charlie
- 1975 · Last Hours Before Morning as Justice Sullivan
- 1975 · Khan! as
- 1975 · Mr. Ricco as Frankie Steele
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1974 · The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · Good Times as
- 1974 · The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Ned (age 42)
- 1974 · Willie Dynamite as Robert Daniels
- 1973 · Kojak as Chief of Detectives
- 1973 · The Bait as Eddie Nugent
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 1972 · Blacula as Gordon Thomas
- 1972 · Cool Breeze as Sidney Lord Jones
- 1972 · Sanford and Son as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · All in the Family as Mr. Byrd (as Jack Crowder)
- 1970 · The Out-of-Towners as Police Officer
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Police Sergeant
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Technician
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Technician