Cast
Thalmus Rasulala
Acting
Cast
Thalmus Rasulala
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-11-15
From
Miami, Florida, USA
Died
1991-10-09
Also known as Jack Crowder, Jack Bernarde Crowder
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
Above the Law
as Deputy Supt. Crowder
The Package
as Secret Service Commander
The Last Hard Men
as Weed
New Jack City
as Police Commissioner
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Food Stamp Man
Judgement
as Judge Jackson
Blacula
as Gordon Thomas
Lambada
as Wesley Wilson
The Boss' Wife
as Barney
Bulletproof
as Billy Dunbar
Mom and Dad Save the World
as General Afir
The Out-of-Towners
as Police Officer
The Preppie Murder
as Judge Bell
Friday Foster
as Blake Tarr
Adiós Amigo
as Noah
Life on the Edge
as Truman Brown
Blind Vengeance
as Rev. Abel Mace
Willie Dynamite
as Robert Daniels
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Ned (age 42)
Cool Breeze
as Sidney Lord Jones
The Jerk, Too
as Crossroads
The President's Mistress
as Lt. Gordon
Bucktown
as Roy
Cornbread, Earl and Me
as Charlie
The Defiant Ones
as Fred
Mr. Ricco
as Frankie Steele
The Bermuda Triangle
as Coast Guard Offficer
The Bait
as Eddie Nugent
Born American
as The Admiral
Booker
as Stepfather
Killer on Board
as Dr. Alvarez
Last Hours Before Morning
as Justice Sullivan
The Trial of the Moke
as William Chamberlain