Thalmus Rasulala
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-11-15
Day of Death
1991-10-09 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Thalmus Rasulala
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
Known For
Acting
(1992)
Mom and Dad Save the World
as General Afir
(1992)
Judgement
as Judge Jackson
(1992)
Life on the Edge
as Truman Brown
(1991)
New Jack City
as Police Commissioner
(1990)
Lambada
as Wesley Wilson
(1990)
Blind Vengeance
as Rev. Abel Mace
(1989)
The Package
as Secret Service Commander
(1989)
The Preppie Murder
as Judge Bell
(1988)
Above the Law
as Deputy Supt. Crowder
(1988)
Bulletproof
as Billy Dunbar
(1986)
The Boss' Wife
as Barney
(1986)
Born American
as The Admiral
(1986)
The Defiant Ones
as Fred
(1984)
The Jerk, Too
as Crossroads
(1984)
Booker
as Stepfather
(1983)
(1978)
The President's Mistress
as Lt. Gordon
(1978)
The Trial of the Moke
as William Chamberlain
(1977)
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Food Stamp Man
(1977)
Killer on Board
as Dr. Alvarez
(1976)
The Last Hard Men
as Weed
(1975)
Bucktown
as Roy
(1975)
Cornbread, Earl and Me
as Charlie
(1975)
Friday Foster
as Blake Tarr
(1975)
Adiós Amigo
as Noah
(1975)
Mr. Ricco
as Frankie Steele
(1975)
Last Hours Before Morning
as Justice Sullivan
(1974)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Ned (age 42)
(1974)
Willie Dynamite
as Robert Daniels
(1974)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
(1973)
The Bait
as Eddie Nugent
(1972)
Blacula
as Gordon Thomas
(1972)
Cool Breeze
as Sidney Lord Jones
(1970)
The Out-of-Towners
as Police Officer