Thomas Rosales Jr.
Born: 1948-02-03 in El Paso, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Thomas Rosales Jr. (born 3 February 1948) is an American stunt man who has appeared in more than one hundred and fifty movies. His first known appearance as a stuntman was in Battle for the Planet of the Apes in 1973. Rosales is arguably one of Hollywood's most recognizable stunt performers due to speaking roles, including ones where a film's protagonist wounds or kills him. His filmography includes RoboCop 2, The Crow, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Universal Soldier, Predator 2, L. A. Confidential, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, U. S. Marshals, Deep Impact, The Running Man, The Hunter, Beverly Hills Cop III, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Speed, and NCIS.
Filmography
2022
- No Name and Dynamite as barkeep
2021
- WandaVision ... (Stunts)
- Mr. Mayor as Drunk Old Man
2020
- Outer Banks as Island Cop #2
- Greenland as Hispanic Driver
- Spenser Confidential as Marcelo
2018
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado ... (Stunts)
2017
- S.W.A.T. as Attendant
- Snowfall as Lucia's Worker (uncredited)
- CHiPs ... (Stunts)
- The Beautiful Ones as Tommy
2015
- Bosch as Mexican OG
- Hot Pursuit ... (Stunts)
- Our Brand Is Crisis ... (Stunts)
2014
- Scorpion as Manager
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as Old Man
- Need for Speed as Valet
2013
- The Call as Jose
- InAPPropriate Comedy ... (Stunts)
2012
- Act of Valor as Christo's RHM
- Bad Ass as Bartender
2011
- Workaholics as Ramon
- The Green Hornet as Gang Leader (uncredited)
2010
- The A-Team ... (Stunts)
- Down for Life as Exiting bar patron
2009
- Brüno as Mexican Gardener #4
2008
- Iron Man ... (Utility Stunts)
- Superhero Movie as Bandit in Alley (uncredited)
2007
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ... (Stunts)
- No Country for Old Men ... (Stunts)
- Ocean's Thirteen ... (Stunts)
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Huertero Thug
- Delta Farce as Bandito Guard
2006
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ... (Stunts)
- The Guardian as Cargo Crew
- Running Scared as Julio
- Unknown as Ponytail
- Bottoms Up as Crazy Town Mexican
2005
- The Legend of Zorro ... (Stunts)
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada ... (Stunts)
2004
- Collateral as Ramon Ayala
2003
- NCIS as Pedro Hernandez
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ... (Stunts)
- Reno 911! as Rosales Brother
- Hulk as Rebel Militant (uncredited)
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico as Bartender with Gun (uncredited)
- Chasing Papi ... (Stunt Coordinator)
2002
- xXx ... (Stunts)
- Men in Black II as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
- Analyze That as Coyote
- Slackers ... (Stunts)
- Stealing Harvard as Loach's Bandit
2001
- Ocean's Eleven as Security Guard at Boxing Fight (uncredited)
- Planet of the Apes ... (Stunts)
- Tomcats as Gang Member (uncredited)
- Double Bang as First Cop
2000
- Traffic as Tackled Man #2
- Bedazzled ... (Stunts)
- Brother as First Mexican Mafia Boss
- All the Pretty Horses ... (Stunts)
- The Crew as Ventana’s Gangster in the ship
- The President's Man as Drug Soldier (uncredited)
- Shadow Hours as The Downey Destroyer
- Submerged ... (Stunts)
- Across the Line as Boss
1999
- Angel as Manny the Pig
- The Base as Driver
- Foolish as Goon
- Judgment Day as Payne's Man (uncredited)
1998
- V.I.P. as Soldier
- City of Angels ... (Stunts)
- Deep Impact as Refugee (uncredited)
- The Mask of Zorro ... (Stunts)
- Lethal Weapon 4 ... (Stunts)
- The Replacement Killers as Gangster
- U.S. Marshals as 727 Prisoner
- Vampires as Ortega
- Out of Sight ... (Stunts)
- Letters from a Killer as Headbanging Inmate
- Music from Another Room as Jose
- The Assault ... (Stunts)
- Hard Time ... (Stunts)
- T.N.T. ... (Stunts)
- In God's Hands ... (Stunts)
- Blade Squad as Mist Dealer
- Deadly Ransom as Torturer
1997
- Face/Off as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Con Air as Cindino Gunman (Stunts)
- L.A. Confidential as First Mexican
- Mike Hammer, Private Eye
- The Beautician and the Beast ... (Stunts)
- Buddy ... (Utility Stunts)
- 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag as Bandito (uncredited)
- Executive Target ... (Stunts)
- The Underground ... (Stunts)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Carter
1996
- Mars Attacks! ... (Stunts)
- Tremors II: Aftershocks as Oil Worker
- Escape from L.A. as Gang Member (uncredited)
- Last Man Standing as Ramirez Bodyguard
- The Crow: City of Angels ... (Stunts)
- Up Close & Personal ... (Stunts)
- The Sunchaser ... (Stunts)
- Blackout as Hispanic Prisoner
1995
- Heat as Armored Truck Driver
- Unhappily Ever After as Pablo
- 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up as Thug Fighting Grandpa at Indian Ceremony (uncredited)
- Vampire in Brooklyn ... (Stunts)
- Hologram Man ... (Stunts)
- Rough Magic as Tough
- See Jane Run as Driver
- The Tie That Binds as Detective #2
- Cover Me ... (Stunts)
1994
- ER as Orderly Enriquez
- Babylon 5 as Panicked Man
- Speed as Vince
- The Crow as Sanchez
- Stargate ... (Stunts)
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Prisoner #2 (uncredited)
- Beverly Hills Cop III as Car Mechanic (uncredited)
- A Low Down Dirty Shame as Hood Who Fails Mendoza (uncredited)
- In the Army Now ... (Stunts)
- Jimmy Hollywood as Tough Guy
- Bad Blood ... (Stunts)
- CyberTracker as Man with Gun in Club
- The Hard Truth ... (Stunts)
- Deconstructing Sarah ... (Stunts)
1993
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Cowboy #2
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Thug
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Mexican Guard (uncredited)
- Demolition Man ... (Stunts)
- Bound by Honor as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Falling Down ... (Stunts)
- Last Action Hero as Vivaldi Henchman (uncredited)
- Menace II Society ... (Stunts)
- Nowhere to Run as Prisoner
- Man's Best Friend as Mugger
- Extreme Justice as Chavez
- Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger as Robber (uncredited)
1992
- Renegade as Rico
- Red Shoe Diaries as Thug
- Bram Stoker's Dracula ... (Stunts)
- Universal Soldier as Wagner
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man ... (Stunts)
- Deep Cover ... (Stunts)
- Class Act ... (Stunts)
- Honeymoon in Vegas ... (Stunts)
- Trancers III as Scumbag
1991
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man as Bar Fighter (uncredited)
- Ricochet as Drug-Dealer (uncredited)
- Rush
- The Perfect Weapon as Man in Alley
- One Good Cop as Beniamino Associate #3
- Alligator 2: The Mutation as Victor
- The Owl as Morito
1990
- Predator 2 as El Scorpio Gang Member (uncredited)
- RoboCop 2 as Chet
- The Rookie as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Kindergarten Cop as Street Tough #4 (uncredited)
- Death Warrant as Punk
- Impulse as Columbian Drug Dealer
1989
- Family Matters as Pirate
- Weekend at Bernie's ... (Stunts)
- K-9 ... (Stunts)
- One Man Force ... (Stunts)
- Bail Out as Casper 'Bean' Garcia
- The Heist ... (Stunts)
1988
- They Live ... (Stunts)
- Midnight Run ... (Stunts)
- Two Moon Junction ... (Stunts)
- Traxx ... (Stunts)
- Deadly Stranger as Juan (as Tommy Rosales)
1987
- Jake and the Fatman as Carlos
- The Running Man as Chico
- La Bamba as Man at Party
- *batteries not included ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Cherry 2000 ... (Stunts)
- The Bedroom Window ... (Stunt Coordinator)
- Extreme Prejudice as Scarza (uncredited)
- Beauty and the Beast as Carlos
1986
- ¡Three Amigos! ... (Stunts)
- Raw Deal as Jesus
- No Mercy as Man #4
- 8 Million Ways to Die ... (Stunts)
- Out of Bounds as Cop (uncredited)
- Eye of the Tiger as Jamie's Relative
- Omega Syndrome as Fredo
1985
- MacGyver as LaFond
- Commando as Young Guerrilla
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment ... (Stunts)
- Fright Night ... (Stunts)
- Stick as Nestor's Hood
- Stand Alone as Cocaine Cowboy #3
1984
- Airwolf as Morales
- Red Dawn ... (Stunts)
- Cannonball Run II ... (Stunts)
- Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo ... (Stunts)
- The Lost Empire as Terrorist Gang Leader
- Bad Manners ... (Stunts)
1983
- The A-Team as Walker
- Scarface ... (Stunts)
- Blue Thunder as Thug #1
- Uncommon Valor ... (Stunts)
- Max Dugan Returns as Robber
- Zorro and Son
1982
- The Sword and the Sorcerer as Kabal
- They Call Me Bruce? as Gunman
1981
- Simon & Simon
- The Fall Guy
- Bret Maverick
- Nighthawks as Ripper
- Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen ... (Stunts)
1980
- The Hunter as Anthony "Tony" Bernardo
- The Island ... (Stunts)
- Getting Wasted as Carlos
- Die Laughing ... (Stunts)
- Detour to Terror as Larry
1979
- The Concorde... Airport '79 ... (Stunts)
- Boulevard Nights ... (Stunts)
- Sunnyside as Tommy
1978
- Every Which Way but Loose as Young Trucker (uncredited)
- FM ... (Stunts)
- The Norseman ... (Stunts)
1977
- Airport '77 ... (Stunts)
- Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid as Student at School
1975
- Lucky Lady ... (Stunts)
1974
- The Towering Inferno ... (Stunts)
1973
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes ... (Stunts)