Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 15, 1939
Died
Oct 09, 1991
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Credits
66 titles
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
Filmography
Judgement
Judge Jackson
Mom and Dad Save the World
General Afir
Life on the Edge
Truman Brown
New Jack City
Police Commissioner
Blind Vengeance
Rev. Abel Mace
Lambada
Wesley Wilson
The New Dragnet
Capt. Boltz
The Preppie Murder
Judge Bell
The Package
Secret Service Commander
Bulletproof
Billy Dunbar
Above the Law
Deputy Supt. Crowder
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Capt. Donald Varley
Melba
Born American
The Admiral
The Defiant Ones
Fred
The Boss' Wife
Barney
Stingray
WonderWorks
Wash
Booker
Stepfather
Blue Thunder
Marley Winston
The Jerk, Too
Crossroads
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Cagney & Lacey
T. J. Hooker
Lt. Craig Arkin
American Playhouse
Talbot
Simon & Simon
The Sophisticated Gents
Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson
The Bermuda Triangle
Coast Guard Offficer
The Trial of the Moke
William Chamberlain
The President's Mistress
Lt. Gordon
The Incredible Hulk
Dep. Chief Harry Simon
Killer on Board
Dr. Alvarez
The Fitzpatricks
Fun with Dick and Jane
Food Stamp Man
Roots
Omoro
What's Happening!!
Bill Thomas
The Last Hard Men
Weed
Adiós Amigo
Noah
Friday Foster
Blake Tarr
The Cop and the Kid
Saturday Night Live
Father Merrin
When Things Were Rotten
Prince Enjomo
Bucktown
Roy
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Charlie
Last Hours Before Morning
Justice Sullivan
Khan!
Mr. Ricco
Frankie Steele
The Jeffersons
Kurt Hendricks
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Ned (age 42)