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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 15, 1939
Died
October 9, 1991
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Also Known As
- Jack Crowder
- Jack Bernarde Crowder
Thalmus Rasulala
0.6 Popularity
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
Known For
3.0
Judge Jackson
Judgement
1992
4.8
General Afir
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992
🎬
0.0
Truman Brown
Life on the Edge
1992
6.6
Police Commissioner
New Jack City
1991
1.0
Rev. Abel Mace
Blind Vengeance
1990
5.4
Wesley Wilson
Lambada
1990
🎬
6.0
Capt. Boltz
The New Dragnet
1989
5.2
Judge Bell
The Preppie Murder
1989
6.1
Secret Service Commander
The Package
1989
4.9
Billy Dunbar
Bulletproof
1988
Credits
Judgement
as Judge Jackson
1992
3.0
Mom and Dad Save the World
as General Afir
1992
4.8
🎬
Life on the Edge
as Truman Brown
1992
0.0
New Jack City
as Police Commissioner
1991
6.6
Blind Vengeance
as Rev. Abel Mace
1990
1.0
Lambada
as Wesley Wilson
1990
5.4
🎬
The New Dragnet
as Capt. Boltz
1989
6.0
The Preppie Murder
as Judge Bell
1989
5.2
The Package
as Secret Service Commander
1989
6.1
Bulletproof
as Billy Dunbar
1988
4.9
Above the Law
as Deputy Supt. Crowder
1988
6.1
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Capt. Donald Varley
1987
8.4
Melba
1986
10.0
Born American
as The Admiral
1986
3.9
The Defiant Ones
as Fred
1986
4.7
The Boss' Wife
as Barney
1986
4.8
Stingray
1985
7.2
🎬
Booker
as Stepfather
1984
7.0
🎬
WonderWorks
as Wash
1984
0.0
The Jerk, Too
as Crossroads
1984
3.0
Blue Thunder
as Marley Winston
1984
6.9
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
6.4
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
0.0
Cagney & Lacey
1982
7.0
T. J. Hooker
as Lt. Craig Arkin
1982
6.4
T. J. Hooker
as Aaron Kramer
1982
6.4
Simon & Simon
1981
6.7
The Sophisticated Gents
as Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson
1981
7.0
The Bermuda Triangle
as Coast Guard Offficer
1979
5.0
The Trial of the Moke
as William Chamberlain
1978
5.5
The President's Mistress
as Lt. Gordon
1978
6.7
The Incredible Hulk
as Dep. Chief Harry Simon
1977
7.2
Killer on Board
as Dr. Alvarez
1977
5.2
The Fitzpatricks
1977
5.0
The Fitzpatricks
as Huston
1977
5.0
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Food Stamp Man
1977
6.5
Roots
as Omoro
1977
7.4
What's Happening!!
1976
7.4
The Last Hard Men
as Weed
1976
6.1
Friday Foster
as Blake Tarr
1975
5.9
Adiós Amigo
as Noah
1975
3.0
The Cop and the Kid
1975
0.0
Saturday Night Live
as Father Merrin
1975
7.0
When Things Were Rotten
as Prince Enjomo
1975
7.2
Bucktown
as Roy
1975
5.6
Cornbread, Earl and Me
as Charlie
1975
6.7
Last Hours Before Morning
as Justice Sullivan
1975
2.0
🎬
Khan!
1975
5.0
Mr. Ricco
as Frankie Steele
1975
6.0
The Jeffersons
1975
7.3
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Ned (age 42)
1974
6.6
🎬
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
1974
7.7
Good Times
1974
8.0
Willie Dynamite
as Robert Daniels
1974
6.2
Kojak
as Chief of Detectives
1973
7.0
The Bait
as Eddie Nugent
1973
6.4
The Rookies
1972
6.8
Blacula
as Gordon Thomas
1972
5.4
Cool Breeze
as Sidney Lord Jones
1972
4.8
Sanford and Son
1972
7.4
Cannon
1971
6.6
All in the Family
as Mr. Byrd (as Jack Crowder)
1971
7.8
The Out-of-Towners
as Police Officer
1970
6.7
Medical Center
1969
6.1
Mannix
1967
6.7
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Police Sergeant
1963
5.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Technician
1963
5.3
The Twilight Zone
as Technician
1959
8.5