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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 26, 1917
Died
December 15, 2001
Place of Birth
Cayce, Mississippi, USA
Rufus Thomas
0.1 Popularity
Biography
Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian from Memphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the 1950s and on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of soul singer Carla Thomas and keyboard player Marvell Thomas. A third child, Vaneese, a former French teacher, has a recording studio in upstate New York and sings for television commercials.
Known For
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Memphis '69
2019
10.0
Self
Sounds of Memphis
2002
6.5
Self
Only the Strong Survive
2002
6.3
Theo Johnson
Cookie's Fortune
1999
6.4
Tommy
A Family Thing
1996
0.0
Self
The Soul of Stax
1994
0.0
Self
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
1990
7.3
Man in Station
Mystery Train
1989
6.3
Haney's Big House Dancer
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
6.9
Police Story
1973
Credits
Memphis '69
2019
0.0
Sounds of Memphis
as Self
2002
10.0
Only the Strong Survive
as Self
2002
6.5
Cookie's Fortune
as Theo Johnson
1999
6.3
A Family Thing
as Tommy
1996
6.4
The Soul of Stax
as Self
1994
0.0
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
as Self
1990
0.0
Mystery Train
as Man in Station
1989
7.3
Great Balls of Fire!
as Haney's Big House Dancer
1989
6.3
Police Story
1973
6.9
Wattstax
as Self
1973
7.0