Thalmus Rasulala
Born November 15, 1939 (Age: 86)
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Miami, Florida, USA
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
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
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Filmography
Judgement
1992
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as Judge Jackson
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Age: 52
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992
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as General Afir
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Age: 52
No Image
Life on the Edge
1992
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as Truman Brown
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Age: 52
New Jack City
1991
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as Police Commissioner
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Age: 51
Blind Vengeance
1990
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as Rev. Abel Mace
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Age: 50
Lambada
1990
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as Wesley Wilson
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Age: 50
The Preppie Murder
1989
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as Judge Bell
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Age: 49
The Package
1989
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as Secret Service Commander
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Age: 49
Bulletproof
1988
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as Billy Dunbar
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Age: 48
Above the Law
1988
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as Deputy Supt. Crowder
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Age: 48
The Trial of the Moke
1978
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as William Chamberlain
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Age: 38
The President's Mistress
1978
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as Lt. Gordon
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Age: 38
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
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as Food Stamp Man
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Age: 37
Last Hours Before Morning
1975
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as Justice Sullivan
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Age: 35
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
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as Ned (age 42)
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Age: 34
No Image
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 34
Willie Dynamite
1974
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as Robert Daniels
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Age: 34
The Bait
1973
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as Eddie Nugent
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Age: 33
Cool Breeze
1972
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as Sidney Lord Jones
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Age: 32