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Birthday:

11-15-1939

Deathday:

10-09-1991 (51 years)

Birthplace:

Miami, Florida, USA

Biography

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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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New Jack City

Act like Police Commissioner

event1991 star_border 6.6 top_panel_open

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

The Out-of-Towners

Act like Police Officer

event1970 star_border 6.7 top_panel_open

George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it turns out to be a trip to hell.

Blacula

Act like Gordon Thomas

event1972 star_border 5.5 top_panel_open

An 18th century African prince is turned into a vampire while visiting Transylvania. Two centuries later, he rises from his coffin attacking various residents of Los Angeles and meets Tina, a woman who he believes is the reincarnation of his deceased wife.

Mom and Dad Save the World

Act like General Afir

event1992 star_border 4.9 top_panel_open

Emperor Spengo sees Marge Nelson and using a giant magnet, kidnaps her and her husband Dick, hoping to make Marge his before blowing up the Earth. The Emperor and other inhabitants of his planet are somewhat less than bright, and Dick begins reliving episodes of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in order to rescue Marge, save the Earth, and restore the rightful emperor to the throne.

Judgement

Act like Judge Jackson

event1992 star_border 3.8 top_panel_open

A juvenile court judge goes out of her way to try to aid a young man whom she believes has innocently gotten involved with a gang.

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

Act like Self (archive footage)

event1974 star_border 7.7 top_panel_open

In this made-for-TV production, Vincent Price and his hunchback sidekick (Billy Van) host a pun-filled salute to the horror film genre from its earliest beginnings all the way up to The Exorcist. Featuring clips from classic horror films and interviews with genre greats like Frank Gorshin, John Carradine, John Astin and SFX legend Bill Tuttle, among others.

The Boss' Wife

Act like Barney

event1986 star_border 5 top_panel_open

Daniel Stern stars as a stockbroker trying to climb the corporate ladder. There's only one thing stopping him...his boss' beautiful and flirtatious wife! THE BOSS' WIFE is a full-bodied, high-spirited, bedroom comedy about lust, love and lechery.

Friday Foster

Act like Blake Tarr

event1975 star_border 6 top_panel_open

Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged into a web of conspiracy involving the murder of her childhood friend, a US senator, and a shadowy plan called "Black Widow".

Lambada

Act like Wesley Wilson

event1990 star_border 5.5 top_panel_open

Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance moves to first earn the kid's respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them academics. But when a jealous student exposes Kevin's double life, his two worlds collide, threatening his job and reputation.

Bucktown

Act like Roy

event1975 star_border 5.7 top_panel_open

Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand, so then he and his lady friend Aretha are threatened and attacked by the crooked cops. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. With the redneck cops out of the way, Duke lets his guard down. Then the situation gets out of hand again. Finally, Duke must settle the score himself.

Mr. Ricco

Act like Frankie Steele

event1975 star_border 6.6 top_panel_open

Accused murderer Frankie Steele walks free, thanks to the efforts of San Francisco defense lawyer Joe Ricco. Then a pair of cop killings strikes the city. All signs point to the newly released Steele as the perpetrator. Has Ricco sprung a killer? Dean Martin keeps his affable ease but abandons his hipster Matt Helm-series swagger to portray Ricco in his final leading-role film, a whodunit mystery set in the city that also was the gritty center of action for the era’s Bullitt and Dirty Harry. Convinced that Steele isn’t behind the murders, Ricco launches an inquiry and runs up against a police lieutenant assigned to birddog him, evidence planted by a racist cop and several assassination attempts on Ricco himself. As the mystery deepens, so does the danger. And behind it all is someone the attorney never suspected. The pre-Laverne & Shirley Cindy Williams plays Ricco’s office assistant.

Above the Law

Act like Deputy Supt. Crowder

event1988 star_border 6.1 top_panel_open

Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.

Cool Breeze

Act like Sidney Lord Jones

event1972 star_border 4.9 top_panel_open

A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.

Born American

Act like The Admiral

event1986 star_border 3.9 top_panel_open

A trio of American students vacationing in Finland cross the border into the USSR and are soon imprisoned following a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.

Cornbread, Earl and Me

Act like Charlie

event1975 star_border 7.3 top_panel_open

The unintentional shooting by police of a star basketball player has profound personal, political and community repercussions in this acclaimed adaptation of the novel Hog Butcher by Ronald Fair. This was one of the more thoughtful urban dramas produced at the height of the "blaxploitation" craze. Also released under the title Hit the Open Man, it features the screen debut of Laurence Fishburne, who was barely a teenager at the time.

Willie Dynamite

Act like Robert Daniels

event1974 star_border 6.4 top_panel_open

Willie Dynamite is a pimp who operates in New York City. Willie was a big success as a pimp, but now, just as fast as he rose to the top, he has hit bottom. A former prostitute who has become a social worker tries to get Willie to clean up his life while it is still possible.

Blind Vengeance

Act like Rev. Abel Mace

event1990 top_panel_open

A man seeks revenge on the white supremacists acquitted in the murder of his son

The Last Hard Men

Act like Weed

event1976 star_border 6.2 top_panel_open

In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is thrown upside-down when his old enemy Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for Burgade.

Bulletproof

Act like Billy Dunbar

event1988 star_border 5.1 top_panel_open

A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.

Last Hours Before Morning

Act like Justice Sullivan

event1975 star_border 2 top_panel_open

An ex-cop, now a private detective, investigating a gambler's murder finds that there may be a connection between that crime and the jewel robbery at a beautiful movie star's home.

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

event1983 top_panel_open

This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the NAACP. Fighting segregation and racist politics, Evers becomes a leader in the black community.

The Defiant Ones

Act like Fred

event1986 star_border 4.7 top_panel_open

Monroe and 'Joker' Johnson are two prisoners who despise each other. But after their prison transport crashes, they manage to escape chained to each other.

Booker

Act like Stepfather

event1984 top_panel_open

Booker tells the true story of Booker T. Washington, who, as a young slave, dreams of learning to read and write. After the Civil War frees him, Booker is forced to work long hours in a salt furnace to help his family survive. But with hard work and persistence, Booker finds a way to learn and gain the freedom that comes with education.

The President's Mistress

Act like Lt. Gordon

event1978 star_border 6.7 top_panel_open

A government courier is caught in a deadly cover-up after discovering that his murdered sister was not only the mistress of a U.S. president, but also a Soviet spy.

Adiós Amigo

Act like Noah

event1975 star_border 3 top_panel_open

Two incompetent Western outlaws engineer several failed crimes, including a botched stagecoach holdup. Fred Williamson, a tough-guy perennial in blaxploitation movies, does a rare comedy turn as a blundering patsy to Richard Pryor's slick con man.

Killer on Board

Act like Dr. Alvarez

event1977 star_border 5 top_panel_open

The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passengers and crew.

The Package

Act like Secret Service Commander

event1989 star_border 6.1 top_panel_open

Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Act like Ned (age 42)

event1974 star_border 6.4 top_panel_open

In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.

Life on the Edge

Act like Truman Brown

event1992 top_panel_open

Earthquakes and aftershocks forces a group of residents stranded at a party to reevaluate their lives, as one grueling situation after another, prompts surprise and comedy.

The Bait

Act like Eddie Nugent

event1973 star_border 6.4 top_panel_open

Tracy Fleming is a widowed police officer, with a young son, who has risen to the role of plainclothes operative. After six women have been raped and killed, Fleming agrees to go undercover in an effort to make herself a target for the killer. The climax places her in a life-and-death struggle with the killer.

The Jerk, Too

Act like Crossroads

event1984 star_border 3 top_panel_open

Navin Johnson heads to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie. On the way, he runs across a gang of hobos whose leader, Diesel, takes him to Las Vegas after learning of his skills at poker.

The Trial of the Moke

Act like William Chamberlain

event1978 star_border 10 top_panel_open

Henry Flipper is the first black West Point graduate. Assigned to serve at Fort Davis in Texas, Flipper becomes the object of a conspiracy by his fellow cadets to rid the base of its only black graduate.

Fun with Dick and Jane

Act like Food Stamp Man

event1977 star_border 6.5 top_panel_open

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

Good Times

(2 ep.)

event1974 star_border 8 top_panel_open

Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which is itself a spin-off of All in the Family along with The Jeffersons. The series is set in Chicago. The first two seasons were taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood. In the fall of 1975, the show moved to Metromedia Square, where Norman Lear's own production company was housed.

The Rookies

(1 ep.)

event1972 star_border 6.8 top_panel_open

The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Act like Capt. Donald Varley (1 ep.)

event1987 star_border 8.4 top_panel_open

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

T. J. Hooker

Act like Aaron Kramer / Lt. Craig Arkin (1 ep.)

event1982 star_border 6.3 top_panel_open

Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolling the streets and training recuits. Along with his young partners in blue, Hooker take on Lake City's toughest criminals.

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Act like Police Sergeant (1 ep.)

event1963 star_border 5.3 top_panel_open

Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall specials once monthly. Como's production company, Roncom Films, also produced Kraft Suspense Theatre. Writer, editor, critic and radio playwright Anthony Boucher served as consultant on the series. Later syndicated under the title Crisis, it was one of the few suspense series telecast in color at the time. While most of NBC's shows were in color then, all-color network line-ups did not become the norm until the 1966-67 season.

What's Happening!!

(6 ep.)

event1976 star_border 7.5 top_panel_open

What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. The show premiered as a summer series. With good ratings and reviews, and after the failure of several other shows on the network, What's Happening!! returned in November 1976 as a weekly series. It remained a regular show until 1979; ratings were modest. What's Happening!! was loosely based on the motion picture Cooley High, also written by Eric Monte.

Simon & Simon

(2 ep.)

event1981 star_border 6.7 top_panel_open

Simon & Simon is an American detective television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981 to January 21, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two brothers who run a private detective agency together.

All in the Family

Act like Mr. Byrd (as Jack Crowder) (1 ep.)

event1971 star_border 7.8 top_panel_open

Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

The Jeffersons

(1 ep.)

event1975 star_border 7.3 top_panel_open

Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.

Mannix

(1 ep.)

event1967 star_border 6.7 top_panel_open

Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.

Sanford and Son

(2 ep.)

event1972 star_border 7.5 top_panel_open

The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

(1 ep.)

event1983 star_border 6.3 top_panel_open

Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station.

Kojak

Act like Chief of Detectives (2 ep.)

event1973 star_border 7 top_panel_open

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

Medical Center

(1 ep.)

event1969 star_border 6.1 top_panel_open

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.

Cagney & Lacey

(1 ep.)

event1982 star_border 6.9 top_panel_open

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to make this one of the great crime-fighting duos of all time.

Cannon

(1 ep.)

event1971 star_border 6.5 top_panel_open

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.

Stingray

(1 ep.)

event1985 star_border 7.3 top_panel_open

Ray is an enigmatic adventurer with no traceable past who travels from place to place fighting crime and helping people in trouble. He refuses to be paid for his services; however, those seeking his assistance must promise him a favor.

The Twilight Zone

Act like Technician (1 ep.)

event1959 star_border 8.4 top_panel_open

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.

Khan!

(1 ep.)

event1975 star_border 5 top_panel_open

Khan! is an American television detective series. Set in San Francisco, it is named after the central character, a Chinese-American detective, played by Khigh Dheigh. Evan C. Kim and Irene Yah-Ling Sun are featured as his relatives. Four episodes were aired in February 1975 on CBS. Dheigh is better known for his portrayal of the Chinese spy Wo Fat on Hawaii Five-O from 1968 to 1980.

Blue Thunder

(1 ep.)

event1984 star_border 6.9 top_panel_open

Blue Thunder is a 1984 ABC television series based on the movie of the same title featuring the Blue Thunder helicopter. The series uses the converted Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter and large portions of stock footage from the 1983 film. A ground unit named "Rolling Thunder" backed up the helicopter in the television series. This was a large support van with a desert camouflage off-road vehicle stored inside. The television series cast includes James Farentino, Dana Carvey, and former professional American football players Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus. The series was canceled by ABC after they felt the similar Airwolf on CBS would win the ratings battle. Also, the series aired at the same time as the CBS soap opera Dallas on Friday nights, and lost. Eleven episodes were made before the series was cancelled.

event1977 star_border 5 top_panel_open

The Fitzpatricks is an American drama series which ran on CBS during the 1977–78 season. The series aired from September 5th, 1977 to January 10th, 1978. This show lasted only thirteen episodes, and was cancelled in 1978.

The Sophisticated Gents

Act like Kenneth 'Snake' Dobson (3 ep.)

event1981 star_border 7 top_panel_open

The 25-year reunion of members of a black athletic-social club brings together nine of its members for the first time to honor their old coach but is marred by a murder investigation involving one of the gents.

WonderWorks

Act like Wash (1 ep.)

event1984 top_panel_open

Anthology series aimed at children and families, many of the episodes were based on popular children's and young adult novels.

The New Dragnet

Act like Capt. Boltz (1 ep.)

event1989 star_border 6 top_panel_open

Two straight laced L.A.P.D. Detectives, Vic Daniels and Carl Molina, fight crime. Remake of the classic 60s show of the same name. A reboot of the classic series, which appeared in syndication from 1989 to 1991, starring Jeff Osterhage and Bernard White as detectives Vic Daniels and Carl Molina, and Don Stroud as Captain Lussen. Two seasons, of 26 episodes each, were aired.

Saturday Night Live

Act like Father Merrin (segment "Exorcist II") (1 ep.)

event1975 star_border 6.9 top_panel_open

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

The Incredible Hulk

Act like Dep. Chief Harry Simon (1 ep.)

event1977 star_border 7.2 top_panel_open

During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.

Roots

Act like Omoro (1 ep.)

event1977 star_border 7.4 top_panel_open

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.

Melba

(1 ep.)

event1986 star_border 10 top_panel_open

Melba is an American television sitcom which aired on CBS from January 28, 1986 until September 13, 1986. The series was a vehicle for singer/actress Melba Moore.

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