Thalmus Rasulala

Known for ActingBorn 1939-11-15Died 1991-10-09Miami, Florida, USA

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 WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

Melba

Life on the Edge

The Sophisticated Gents

Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Twilight Zone

Booker

Good Times

All in the Family

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

The Fitzpatricks

Sanford and Son

Roots

What's Happening!!

When Things Were Rotten

Stingray

The Jeffersons

The Incredible Hulk

Kojak

The New Dragnet

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Cagney & Lacey

Blue Thunder

Saturday Night Live

New Jack City

The President's Mistress

The Rookies

Simon & Simon

The Out-of-Towners

Cornbread, Earl and Me

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Mannix

Fun with Dick and Jane

Cannon

T. J. Hooker

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Bait

Willie Dynamite

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Medical Center

Above the Law

The Package

Mr. Ricco

The Last Hard Men

Friday Foster

The Trial of the Moke

Khan!

Killer on Board

Bucktown