Acting credits
59
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Thalmus Rasulala
Acting
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Movies: 32Series: 27
TMDB ID: 86138
IMDb ID: nm0711560
Known for: Acting
Born: November 15, 1939
Died: October 9, 1991
Age: 51
Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 1992
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q371943
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Thalmus Rasulala.
3.0
Judgement
as Judge Jackson
1992 Movie
4.8
Mom and Dad Save the World
as General Afir
1992 Movie
6.6
New Jack City
as Police Commissioner
1991 Movie
1.0
Blind Vengeance
as Rev. Abel Mace
1990 Movie
5.4
Lambada
as Wesley Wilson
1990 Movie
5.2
The Preppie Murder
as Judge Bell
1989 Movie
6.2
The Package
as Secret Service Commander
1989 Movie
5.0
Bulletproof
as Billy Dunbar
1988 Movie
6.1
Above the Law
as Deputy Supt. Crowder
1988 Movie
3.9
Born American
as The Admiral
1986 Movie
4.7
The Defiant Ones
as Fred
1986 Movie
4.8
The Boss' Wife
as Barney
1986 Movie
3.0
The Jerk, Too
as Crossroads
1984 Movie
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983 Movie
5.0
The Bermuda Triangle
as Coast Guard Offficer
1979 Movie
5.5
The Trial of the Moke
as William Chamberlain
1978 Movie
6.7
The President's Mistress
as Lt. Gordon
1978 Movie
5.2
Killer on Board
as Dr. Alvarez
1977 Movie
6.5
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Food Stamp Man
1977 Movie
6.1
The Last Hard Men
as Weed
1976 Movie
5.9
Friday Foster
as Blake Tarr
1975 Movie
3.0
Adiós Amigo
as Noah
1975 Movie
5.6
Bucktown
as Roy
1975 Movie
6.7
Cornbread, Earl and Me
as Charlie
1975 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Thalmus Rasulala.
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Capt. Donald Varley • 1 eps
1987 Series
10.0
Melba
1 eps
1986 Series
7.2
Stingray
1 eps
1985 Series
6.9
Blue Thunder
as Marley Winston • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.4
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1 eps
1983 Series
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
1 eps
1982 Series
6.5
T. J. Hooker
as Lt. Craig Arkin • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.7
Simon & Simon
2 eps
1981 Series
7.0
The Sophisticated Gents
as Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson • 3 eps
1981 Series
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
as Dep. Chief Harry Simon • 1 eps
1977 Series
5.0
The Fitzpatricks
1 eps
1977 Series
7.4
Roots
as Omoro • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.4
What's Happening!!
6 eps
1976 Series
The Cop and the Kid
1 eps
1975 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Father Merrin • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.2
When Things Were Rotten
as Prince Enjomo • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.3
The Jeffersons
as Kurt Hendricks • 1 eps
1975 Series
8.0
Good Times
2 eps
1974 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Chief of Detectives • 2 eps
1973 Series
6.8
The Rookies
1 eps
1972 Series
7.4
Sanford and Son
2 eps
1972 Series
6.6
Cannon
1 eps
1971 Series
7.8
All in the Family
as Mr. Byrd (as Jack Crowder) • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.1
Medical Center
1 eps
1969 Series