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Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

Actor · Born 1939-11-15 · Miami, Florida, USA

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Biography

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

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) — Capt. Donald Varley
  2. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Technician
  3. Above the Law (1988) — Deputy Supt. Crowder
  4. New Jack City (1991) — Police Commissioner
  5. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Father Merrin
  6. The Incredible Hulk (1977) — Dep. Chief Harry Simon
  7. The Package (1989) — Secret Service Commander
  8. Roots (1977) — Omoro
  9. Blacula (1972) — Gordon Thomas
  10. All in the Family (1971) — Mr. Byrd (as Jack Crowder)
  11. The Out-of-Towners (1970) — Police Officer
  12. Kojak (1973) — Chief of Detectives
  13. Blue Thunder (1984) — Marley Winston
  14. The Jeffersons (1975) — Kurt Hendricks
  15. Sanford and Son (1972)
  16. T. J. Hooker (1982) — Lt. Craig Arkin
  17. Simon & Simon (1981)
  18. Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) — General Afir
  19. Good Times (1974)
  20. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) — Food Stamp Man
  21. Cagney & Lacey (1982)
  22. The Last Hard Men (1976) — Weed
  23. Friday Foster (1975) — Blake Tarr
  24. Mannix (1967)
  25. Bulletproof (1988) — Billy Dunbar
  26. Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
  27. Cannon (1971)
  28. Lambada (1990) — Wesley Wilson
  29. Bucktown (1975) — Roy
  30. Born American (1986) — The Admiral
  31. What's Happening!! (1976) — Bill Thomas
  32. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) — Ned (age 42)
  33. The Boss' Wife (1986) — Barney
  34. Willie Dynamite (1974) — Robert Daniels
  35. Stingray (1985)
  36. The Rookies (1972)
  37. Cool Breeze (1972) — Sidney Lord Jones
  38. Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975) — Charlie
  39. Medical Center (1969)
  40. When Things Were Rotten (1975) — Prince Enjomo