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Thalmus Rasulala was an American actor with a long career in theater, television, and movies. Noted for starring roles in blaxploitation films, he was also an original cast member of ABC's soap opera One Life to Live from its premiere in 1968 until he left the show in 1970.
Birth Name
Jack Crowder
Born
Wednesday, 15 November 1939
Died
Wednesday, 09 October 1991
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hitz | Judge Jackson | 1992 |
| Mom and Dad Save the World | General Afir | 1992 |
| New Jack City | Police Commissioner | 1991 |
| Blind Vengeance | Rev. Abel Mace | 1990 |
| Lambada | Wesley Wilson | 1990 |
| Dragnet | Capt. Boltz / Captain Bolz / Capt. Bolz | 1989 |
| The Preppie Murder | Judge Bell | 1989 |
| The Package | Secret Service Commander | 1989 |
| Generations | Dr. Warren Jackson #2 | 1989 |
| Above the Law | Deputy Supt. Crowder | 1988 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hitz | Judge Jackson | 1992 |
| Mom and Dad Save the World | General Afir | 1992 |
| New Jack City | Police Commissioner | 1991 |
| Blind Vengeance | Rev. Abel Mace | 1990 |
| Lambada | Wesley Wilson | 1990 |
| Dragnet | Capt. Boltz / Captain Bolz / Capt. Bolz | 1989 |
| The Preppie Murder | Judge Bell | 1989 |
| The Package | Secret Service Commander | 1989 |
| Generations | Dr. Warren Jackson #2 | 1989 |
| Above the Law | Deputy Supt. Crowder | 1988 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Capt. Donald Varley | 1987 |
| Bulletproof | Billy Dunbar | 1987 |
| Duet | Lance | 1987 |
| The Boss' Wife | Barney | 1986 |
| Born American | The Admiral | 1986 |
| He's the Mayor | Eddie | 1986 |
| The Defiant Ones | Fred | 1986 |
| 227 | Ben Chadway | 1985 |
| What's Happening Now! | Bill Thomas | 1985 |
| Stingray | FBI Agent Mutter | 1986 |
| Highway to Heaven | Jake | 1984 |
| The Jerk, Too | Crossroads | 1984 |
| Blue Thunder | Marley Winston | 1984 |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Ray Packer | 1983 |
| T.J. Hooker | Lt. Craig Arkin / Aaron Kramer | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Talbot | 1982 |
| Simon & Simon | Arthur Pick / Mason Tribes | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Lou Casey | 1981 |
| The Sophisticated Gents | Snake / Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson | 1981 |
| The Greatest American Hero | Victor Soucha | 1981 |
| Willie Dynamite | Robert Daniels | 1980 |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Marshall Cook | 1980 |
| The Bermuda Triangle | Coast Guard Officer | 1979 |
| The President's Mistress | Lieutenant Gordon | 1978 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Dep. Chief Harry Simon | 1977 |
| Killer on Board | Dr. Alvarez | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Sgt. Chandliss | 1977 |
| The Richard Pryor Show | Richard's friend | 1977 |
| The Fitzpatricks | Huston | 1977 |
| Fun with Dick and Jane | Food Stamp Man | 1977 |
| Roots | Omoro | 1977 |
| What's Happening!! | Bill Thomas | 1976 |
| The Last Hard Men | Weed | 1976 |
| Most Wanted | Ed Fort | 1976 |
| Adiós Amigo | Noah | 1975 |
| Friday Foster | Blake Tarr | 1975 |
| The Cop and the Kid | Lee Simpson | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Father Merrin (segment "Exorcist II") | 1975 |
| When Things Were Rotten | Prince Enjomo | 1975 |
| Bucktown | Roy | 1975 |
| Cornbread, Earl and Me | Charlie | 1975 |
| Caribe | General Misulu | 1975 |
| Mr. Ricco | Frankie Steele | 1975 |
| The Jeffersons | Kurt Hendricks | 1975 |
| Good Times | Oscar Harris / Ernie Harris | 1974 |
| The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Ned Age 42 / Ned (age 42) | 1974 |
| Kojak | Chief of Detectives | 1973 |
| The Bait | Eddie Nugent | 1973 |
| Blacula | Gordon Thomas | 1972 |
| Cool Breeze | Sidney Lord Jones | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Tony Ross | 1972 |
| Sanford and Son | Heart Fund Man / Skeeter Matthews | 1972 |
| Cannon | Chief Constable McPhee | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Mr. Byrd | 1971 |
| The Out of Towners | Police Officer | 1970 |
| Medical Center | Jim Thompson | 1969 |
| Mannix | Perry Riggs | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Eddie | 1966 |
| Run for Your Life | The Detective | 1965 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Technician / Police Sergeant | 1963 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Native Crewman | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Technician | 1959 |
| Perry Mason | Officer | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | George - Cook | 1957 |
