Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1939-11-15
Day of Death
1991-10-09
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Thalmus Rasulala
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
Filmography (35)
Judgement
1992
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992Life on the Edge
1992
New Jack City
1991
Blind Vengeance
1990
Lambada
1990
The Preppie Murder
1989
The Package
1989
Bulletproof
1988
Above the Law
1988
Born American
1986
The Defiant Ones
1986
The Boss' Wife
1986Booker
1984
