Thalmus Rasulala
Born: 1939-11-15 in Miami, Florida, USA
Died: 1991-10-09
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
1992
- Mom and Dad Save the World as General Afir
- Judgement as Judge Jackson
- Life on the Edge as Truman Brown
1991
- New Jack City as Police Commissioner
1990
- Lambada as Wesley Wilson
- Blind Vengeance as Rev. Abel Mace
1989
- The Preppie Murder as Judge Bell
- The Package as Secret Service Commander
- The New Dragnet as Capt. Boltz
1988
- Bulletproof as Billy Dunbar
- Above the Law as Deputy Supt. Crowder
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Capt. Donald Varley
1986
- Born American as The Admiral
- The Boss' Wife as Barney
- The Defiant Ones as Fred
- Melba
1985
1984
- Blue Thunder as Marley Winston
- Booker as Stepfather
- The Jerk, Too as Crossroads
- WonderWorks as Wash
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Lt. Craig Arkin
- Cagney & Lacey
1981
- Simon & Simon
- The Sophisticated Gents as Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson
1979
- The Bermuda Triangle as Coast Guard Offficer
1978
- The President's Mistress as Lt. Gordon
- The Trial of the Moke as William Chamberlain
1977
- The Incredible Hulk as Dep. Chief Harry Simon
- Roots as Omoro
- The Fitzpatricks
- Fun with Dick and Jane as Food Stamp Man
- Killer on Board as Dr. Alvarez
1976
- The Last Hard Men as Weed
- What's Happening!!
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Father Merrin (segment "Exorcist II")
- The Jeffersons
- Friday Foster as Blake Tarr
- Cornbread, Earl and Me as Charlie
- Last Hours Before Morning as Justice Sullivan
- Adiós Amigo as Noah
- When Things Were Rotten as Prince Enjomo
- The Cop and the Kid
- Khan!
- Mr. Ricco as Frankie Steele
- Bucktown as Roy
1974
- Good Times
- Willie Dynamite as Robert Daniels
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Ned (age 42)
- The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute as Self (archive footage)
1972
- Sanford and Son
- The Rookies
- Blacula as Gordon Thomas
- Cool Breeze as Sidney Lord Jones
1971
- Cannon
- All in the Family as Mr. Byrd (as Jack Crowder)
1970
- The Out-of-Towners as Police Officer
1969
1967
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatre as Police Sergeant
1959
- The Twilight Zone as Technician