Thalmus Rasulala
Age: 51 | From: Miami, Florida, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1939-11-15 05:15:53
Death: 1991-10-09 05:15:53
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA
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Movie Involvements: 25
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987) Capt. Donald Varley
The Twilight Zone
(1959) Technician (as Jack Crowder)
The Incredible Hulk
(1977) Dep. Chief Harry Simon
T. J. Hooker
(1982) Aaron Kramer / Lt. Craig Arkin
Kojak
(1973) Chief of Detectives
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(1963) Technician
Roots
(1977) Omoro
The Sophisticated Gents
(1981) Kenneth 'Snake' DobsonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Judge Jackson | |
| General Afir | ||
| Truman Brown | ||
| 1991 | Police Commissioner | |
| 1990 | Rev. Abel Mace | |
| Wesley Wilson | ||
| 1989 | Secret Service Commander | |
| 1988 | Billy Dunbar | |
| Deputy Supt. Crowder | ||
| 1987 | Capt. Donald Varley | |
| 1986 | The Admiral | |
| Fred | ||
| Barney | ||
| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1984 | Stepfather | |
| N/A | ||
| Crossroads | ||
| 1983 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Aaron Kramer / Lt. Craig Arkin | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson | ||
| 1978 | William Chamberlain | |
| Lt. Gordon | ||
| 1977 | Dep. Chief Harry Simon | |
| Dr. Alvarez | ||
| N/A | ||
| Food Stamp Man | ||
| Omoro | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| Weed | ||
| 1975 | Noah | |
| Blake Tarr | ||
| N/A | ||
| Father Merrin (segment "Exorcist II") | ||
| Roy | ||
| Charlie | ||
| Justice Sullivan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Frankie Steele | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1974 | Self (archive footage) | |
| N/A | ||
| Ned (age 42) | ||
| Robert Daniels | ||
| 1973 | Chief of Detectives | |
| Eddie Nugent | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| Gordon Thomas | ||
| Sidney Lord Jones | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Mr. Byrd (as Jack Crowder) | ||
| 1970 | Police Officer | |
| 1969 | N/A | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Police Sergeant | |
| Technician | ||
| 1959 | Technician (as Jack Crowder) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
