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Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

Birthday: 1939-11-15 | Place of Birth: Miami, 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 Wikipedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1992
Mom and Dad Save the World

as    General Afir

1988
Bulletproof

as    Billy Dunbar

1986
The Defiant Ones

as    Fred

1986
Born American

as    The Admiral

1984
Booker

as    Stepfather

1981
The Sophisticated Gents

as    Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson

1978
The President's Mistress

as    Lt. Gordon

1976
The Last Hard Men

as    Weed

1975
Friday Foster

as    Blake Tarr

1975
Mr. Ricco

as    Frankie Steele

1975
Adiós Amigo

as    Noah

1975
Bucktown

as    Roy

1974
Willie Dynamite

as    Robert Daniels

1972
Blacula

as    Gordon Thomas

1972
Cool Breeze

as    Sidney Lord Jones