Thalmus Rasulala

Known for: Acting
Born: November 15, 1939, Miami, Florida, USA
Died: October 9, 1991
Movies: 35

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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.

Best-Known Movies

6.1

Above the Law

1988

6.7

New Jack City

1991

6.1

The Package

1989

5.5

Blacula

1972

6.8

The Out-of-Towners

1970

4.9

Mom and Dad Save the World

1992

6.6

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977

6.1

The Last Hard Men

1976

6.1

Friday Foster

1975

5.0

Bulletproof

1988

Filmography

1992	Judgement	Judge Jackson
1992	Mom and Dad Save the World	General Afir
1992	Life on the Edge	Truman Brown
1991	New Jack City	Police Commissioner
1990	Blind Vengeance	Rev. Abel Mace
1990	Lambada	Wesley Wilson
1989	The Preppie Murder	Judge Bell
1989	The Package	Secret Service Commander
1988	Bulletproof	Billy Dunbar
1988	Above the Law	Deputy Supt. Crowder
1986	Born American	The Admiral
1986	The Defiant Ones	Fred
1986	The Boss' Wife	Barney
1984	Booker	Stepfather
1984	The Jerk, Too	Crossroads
1983	For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1979	The Bermuda Triangle	Coast Guard Offficer
1978	The Trial of the Moke	William Chamberlain
1978	The President's Mistress	Lt. Gordon
1977	Killer on Board	Dr. Alvarez
1977	Fun with Dick and Jane	Food Stamp Man
1976	The Last Hard Men	Weed
1975	Friday Foster	Blake Tarr
1975	Adiós Amigo	Noah
1975	Bucktown	Roy
1975	Cornbread, Earl and Me	Charlie
1975	Last Hours Before Morning	Justice Sullivan
1975	Mr. Ricco	Frankie Steele
1974	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman	Ned (age 42)
1974	The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute	Self (archive footage)
1974	Willie Dynamite	Robert Daniels
1973	The Bait	Eddie Nugent
1972	Blacula	Gordon Thomas
1972	Cool Breeze	Sidney Lord Jones
1970	The Out-of-Towners	Police Officer

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