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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Judgement
Character:Judge Jackson
Release Date:05/08/1992
Mom and Dad Save the World
Character:General Afir
Release Date:24/07/1992
Life on the Edge
Character:Truman Brown
Release Date:19/05/1992
New Jack City
Character:Police Commissioner
Release Date:08/03/1991
Blind Vengeance
Character:Rev. Abel Mace
Release Date:22/08/1990
Lambada
Character:Wesley Wilson
Release Date:16/03/1990
The Preppie Murder
Character:Judge Bell
Release Date:24/09/1989
The Package
Character:Secret Service Commander
Release Date:25/08/1989
Bulletproof
Character:Billy Dunbar
Release Date:20/04/1988
Above the Law
Character:Deputy Supt. Crowder
Release Date:08/04/1988
Born American
Character:The Admiral
Release Date:14/01/1986
The Defiant Ones
Character:Fred
Release Date:05/01/1986
The Boss' Wife
Character:Barney
Release Date:01/01/1986
Booker
Character:Stepfather
Release Date:01/10/1984
The Jerk, Too
Character:Crossroads
Release Date:06/01/1984
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Character:
Release Date:22/03/1983
The Bermuda Triangle
Character:Coast Guard Offficer
Release Date:24/01/1979
The Trial of the Moke
Character:William Chamberlain
Release Date:03/05/1978
The President's Mistress
Character:Lt. Gordon
Release Date:10/02/1978
Killer on Board
Character:Dr. Alvarez
Release Date:10/10/1977
Fun with Dick and Jane
Character:Food Stamp Man
Release Date:18/03/1977
The Last Hard Men
Character:Weed
Release Date:22/04/1976
Friday Foster
Character:Blake Tarr
Release Date:25/12/1975
Adiós Amigo
Character:Noah
Release Date:25/12/1975
Bucktown
Character:Roy
Release Date:02/07/1975
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Character:Charlie
Release Date:21/05/1975
Last Hours Before Morning
Character:Justice Sullivan
Release Date:19/04/1975
Mr. Ricco
Character:Frankie Steele
Release Date:31/01/1975
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Character:Ned (age 42)
Release Date:17/10/1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/02/1974
Willie Dynamite
Character:Robert Daniels
Release Date:23/01/1974
The Bait
Character:Eddie Nugent
Release Date:13/03/1973
Blacula
Character:Gordon Thomas
Release Date:25/08/1972
Cool Breeze
Character:Sidney Lord Jones
Release Date:29/03/1972
The Out-of-Towners
Character:Police Officer
Release Date:28/05/1970
Television Appearances
The New Dragnet
Character:Capt. Boltz
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Capt. Donald Varley
Melba
Character:
Stingray
Character:
WonderWorks
Character:Wash
Blue Thunder
Character:Marley Winston
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Character:
Cagney & Lacey
Character:
T. J. Hooker
Character:Lt. Craig Arkin
T. J. Hooker
Character:Aaron Kramer
Simon & Simon
Character:
The Sophisticated Gents
Character:Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson
The Incredible Hulk
Character:Dep. Chief Harry Simon
The Fitzpatricks
Character:
The Fitzpatricks
Character:Huston
Roots
Character:Omoro
What's Happening!!
Character:
The Cop and the Kid
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Father Merrin
When Things Were Rotten
Character:Prince Enjomo
Khan!
Character:
The Jeffersons
Character:
Good Times
Character:
Kojak
Character:Chief of Detectives
The Rookies
Character:
Sanford and Son
Character:
Cannon
Character:
All in the Family
Character:Mr. Byrd (as Jack Crowder)
Medical Center
Character:
Mannix
Character:
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Police Sergeant
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Technician
The Twilight Zone
Character:Technician
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