Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

Birthday: 1939-11-15

Deathday: 1991-10-09

Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA

Also known as: Jack Crowder, Jack Bernarde Crowder

imdb_id: nm0711560

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

Played in movies:

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Score: 7.7

The President's Mistress

Score: 6.7

The Out-of-Towners

Score: 6.7

Cornbread, Earl and Me

Score: 6.7

New Jack City

Score: 6.6

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Score: 6.6

Fun with Dick and Jane

Score: 6.5

The Bait

Score: 6.4

Willie Dynamite

Score: 6.4

The Last Hard Men

Score: 6.2

Above the Law

Score: 6.1

The Package

Score: 6.1

Mr. Ricco

Score: 6.0

Friday Foster

Score: 6.0

The Preppie Murder

Score: 5.8

Bucktown

Score: 5.6

The Trial of the Moke

Score: 5.5

Lambada

Score: 5.5

Blacula

Score: 5.5

Cool Breeze

Score: 5.1

The Bermuda Triangle

Score: 5.0

Killer on Board

Score: 5.0

Bulletproof

Score: 5.0

Mom and Dad Save the World

Score: 4.9

The Boss' Wife

Score: 4.9

The Defiant Ones

Score: 4.7

Born American

Score: 3.9

Judgement

Score: 3.2

The Jerk, Too

Score: 3.0

Adiós Amigo

Score: 3.0

Last Hours Before Morning

Score: 2.0

Blind Vengeance

Score: 1.0

Life on the Edge

Score: 0.0

Booker

Score: 0.0

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Melba

Score: 10.0

The Twilight Zone

Score: 8.5

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Score: 8.4

Good Times

Score: 8.0

All in the Family

Score: 7.8

Sanford and Son

Score: 7.4

Roots

Score: 7.4

What's Happening!!

Score: 7.4

The Jeffersons

Score: 7.3

The Incredible Hulk

Score: 7.2

When Things Were Rotten

Score: 7.2

Stingray

Score: 7.2

Kojak

Score: 7.0

The Sophisticated Gents

Score: 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

Score: 7.0

Saturday Night Live

Score: 7.0

Blue Thunder

Score: 6.9

The Rookies

Score: 6.8

Mannix

Score: 6.7

Simon & Simon

Score: 6.7

Cannon

Score: 6.5

T. J. Hooker

Score: 6.4

T. J. Hooker

Score: 6.4

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Score: 6.3

Medical Center

Score: 6.1

The New Dragnet

Score: 6.0

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Score: 5.3

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Score: 5.3

The Fitzpatricks

Score: 5.0

The Fitzpatricks

Score: 5.0

Khan!

Score: 5.0

WonderWorks

Score: 0.0

The Cop and the Kid

Score: 0.0