Thalmus Rasulala
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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
Above the Law (1988)
as Deputy Supt. Crowder
New Jack City (1991)
as Police Commissioner
The Package (1989)
as Secret Service Commander
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
as Food Stamp Man
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
as Police Officer
The Last Hard Men (1976)
as Weed
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
as General Afir
Friday Foster (1975)
as Blake Tarr
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
as Ned (age 42)
Judgement (1992)
as Judge Jackson
The Boss' Wife (1986)
as Barney
Adiós Amigo (1975)
as Noah
The Preppie Murder (1989)
as Judge Bell
Blacula (1972)
as Gordon Thomas
Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
as Charlie
The President's Mistress (1978)
as Lt. Gordon
Born American (1986)
as The Admiral
The Trial of the Moke (1978)
as William Chamberlain
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983)
Actor
Lambada (1990)
as Wesley Wilson
Willie Dynamite (1974)
as Robert Daniels
Last Hours Before Morning (1975)
as Justice Sullivan
Bulletproof (1988)
as Billy Dunbar
The Defiant Ones (1986)
as Fred
Life on the Edge (1992)
as Truman Brown
The Bait (1973)
as Eddie Nugent
Cool Breeze (1972)
as Sidney Lord Jones
Mr. Ricco (1975)
as Frankie Steele
The Jerk, Too (1984)
as Crossroads
Bucktown (1975)
as Roy
The Bermuda Triangle (1979)
as Coast Guard Offficer
Booker (1984)
as Stepfather
Killer on Board (1977)
as Dr. Alvarez
Blind Vengeance (1990)
as Rev. Abel Mace