Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1948, El Paso, Texas, USA
- Movies
- 114
Thomas Rosales Jr. (born 3 February 1948) is an American stunt man who has appeared in more than one hundred and fifty movies. His first known appearance as a stuntman was in Battle for the Planet of the Apes in 1973. Rosales is arguably one of Hollywood's most recognizable stunt performers due to speaking roles, including ones where a film's protagonist wounds or kills him. His filmography includes RoboCop 2, The Crow, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Universal Soldier, Predator 2, L. A. Confidential, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, U. S. Marshals, Deep Impact, The Running Man, The Hunter, Beverly Hills Cop III, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Speed, and NCIS.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2022 | No Name and Dynamite | barkeep |
| 2020 | Greenland | Hispanic Driver |
| 2020 | Spenser Confidential | Marcelo |
| 2017 | The Beautiful Ones | Tommy |
| 2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Old Man |
| 2014 | Need for Speed | Valet |
| 2013 | The Call | Jose |
| 2012 | Bad Ass | Bartender |
| 2012 | Casa de Mi Padre | Friend George |
| 2012 | Act of Valor | Christo's RHM |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Gang Leader (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Down for Life | Exiting bar patron |
| 2009 | Brüno | Mexican Gardener #4 |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | Bandit in Alley (uncredited) |
| 2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Huertero Thug |
| 2007 | Delta Farce | Bandito Guard |
| 2006 | Unknown | Ponytail |
| 2006 | The Guardian | Cargo Crew |
| 2006 | Bottoms Up | Crazy Town Mexican |
| 2006 | Running Scared | Julio |
| 2004 | Collateral | Ramon Ayala |
| 2003 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Bartender with Gun (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Hulk | Rebel Militant (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Analyze That | Coyote |
| 2002 | Stealing Harvard | Loach's Bandit |
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Subway Passenger (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Security Guard at Boxing Fight (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Double Bang | First Cop |
| 2001 | Tomcats | Gang Member (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Traffic | Tackled Man #2 |
| 2000 | Brother | First Mexican Mafia Boss |
| 2000 | The Crew | Ventana’s Gangster in the ship |
| 2000 | Shadow Hours | The Downey Destroyer |
| 2000 | The President's Man | Drug Soldier (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Across the Line | Boss |
| 1999 | Judgment Day | Payne's Man (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Foolish | Goon |
| 1999 | The Base | Driver |
| 1998 | Vampires | Ortega |
| 1998 | Deadly Ransom | Torturer |
| 1998 | Letters from a Killer | Headbanging Inmate |
| 1998 | Blade Squad | Mist Dealer |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Refugee (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Music from Another Room | Jose |
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | 727 Prisoner |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers | Gangster |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | First Mexican |
| 1997 | Face/Off | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Con Air | Cindino Gunman (Stunts) |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Carter |
| 1997 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | Bandito (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Last Man Standing | Ramirez Bodyguard |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Gang Member (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Oil Worker |
| 1996 | Blackout | Hispanic Prisoner |
| 1995 | Heat | Armored Truck Driver |
| 1995 | The Tie That Binds | Detective #2 |
| 1995 | Rough Magic | Tough |
| 1995 | My Family | The Boatman |
| 1995 | 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up | Thug Fighting Grandpa at Indian Ceremony (uncredited) |
| 1995 | See Jane Run | Driver |
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty Shame | Hood Who Fails Mendoza (uncredited) |
| 1994 | CyberTracker | Man with Gun in Club |
| 1994 | Speed | Vince |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Car Mechanic (uncredited), Car Mechanic |
| 1994 | The Crow | Sanchez |
| 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | Tough Guy |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Prisoner #2 (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Man's Best Friend | Mugger |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice | Chavez |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Vivaldi Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger | Robber (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Bound by Honor | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Nowhere to Run | Prisoner |
| 1992 | Trancers III | Scumbag |
| 1992 | Universal Soldier | Wagner |
| 1991 | Rush | Wino |
| 1991 | Ricochet | Drug-Dealer (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Bar Fighter (uncredited) |
| 1991 | The Owl | Morito |
| 1991 | Alligator 2: The Mutation | Victor |
| 1991 | One Good Cop | Beniamino Associate #3 |
| 1991 | The Perfect Weapon | Man in Alley |
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | Street Tough #4 (uncredited) |
| 1990 | The Rookie | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | El Scorpio Gang Member (uncredited) |
| 1990 | Death Warrant | Punk |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | Chet |
| 1990 | Impulse | Columbian Drug Dealer |
| 1989 | Bail Out | Casper 'Bean' Garcia |
| 1988 | Deadly Stranger | Juan (as Tommy Rosales) |
| 1987 | The Running Man | Chico |
| 1987 | La Bamba | Man at Party |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice | Scarza (uncredited) |
| 1986 | No Mercy | Man #4 |
| 1986 | Omega Syndrome | Fredo |
| 1986 | Out of Bounds | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1986 | Eye of the Tiger | Jamie's Relative |
| 1986 | Raw Deal | Jesus |
| 1985 | Commando | Young Guerrilla |
| 1985 | Stand Alone | Cocaine Cowboy #3 |
| 1985 | Stick | Nestor's Hood |
| 1984 | The Lost Empire | Terrorist Gang Leader |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Robber |
| 1983 | Blue Thunder | Thug #1 |
| 1982 | They Call Me Bruce? | Gunman |
| 1982 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | Kabal |
| 1981 | Nighthawks | Ripper |
| 1980 | The Hunter | Anthony "Tony" Bernardo |
| 1980 | Detour to Terror | Larry |
| 1980 | Getting Wasted | Carlos |
| 1979 | Sunnyside | Tommy |
| 1978 | Every Which Way but Loose | Young Trucker (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Student at School |
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