Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-11-15 (52 years old)
Deathday
1991-10-09
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Also known As
Jack Crowder
Jack Bernarde Crowder
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, ...
1991
as Police Commissioner
1970
as Police Officer
1972
as Gordon Thomas
1992
as General Afir
1992
as Judge Jackson
1974
as Self (archive footage)
1986
as Barney
1975
as Blake Tarr
1990
as Wesley Wilson
1975
as Roy
1975
as Frankie Steele
1988
as Deputy Supt. Crowder
1972
as Sidney Lord Jones
1986
as The Admiral
1975
as Charlie
1974
as Robert Daniels
1990
as Rev. Abel Mace
1976
as Weed
1988
as Billy Dunbar
1975
as Justice Sullivan
1986
as Fred
1984
as Stepfather
1978
as Lt. Gordon
1975
as Noah
1977
as Dr. Alvarez
1989
as Secret Service Commander
1974
as Ned (age 42)
1992
as Truman Brown
1973
as Eddie Nugent
1984
as Crossroads
1978
as William Chamberlain
1977
as Food Stamp Man
1989
as Judge Bell
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