Acting credits
11
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Rufus Thomas
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
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Movies: 10Series: 1
TMDB ID: 23310
IMDb ID: nm0859476
Known for: Acting
Born: March 26, 1917
Died: December 15, 2001
Age: 84
Place of birth: Cayce, Mississippi, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2019
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q1805782
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Rufus Thomas.
Memphis '69
2019 Movie
10.0
Sounds of Memphis
as Self
2002 Movie
6.5
Only the Strong Survive
as Self
2002 Movie
6.3
Cookie's Fortune
as Theo Johnson
1999 Movie
6.4
A Family Thing
as Tommy
1996 Movie
The Soul of Stax
as Self
1994 Movie
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
as Self
1990 Movie
7.3
Mystery Train
as Man in Station
1989 Movie
6.3
Great Balls of Fire!
as Haney's Big House Dancer
1989 Movie
7.0
Wattstax
as Self
1973 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Rufus Thomas.
