Thalmus Rasulala

Biography

Born Jack Crowder in Miami, Florida, Thalmus Rasulala was an American actor whose career spanned theater, television, and film. A University of Redlands graduate, he was an original cast member of ABC's One Life to Live from its 1968 premiere until 1970. On Broadway, under his original name, he played Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly! in an all-black cast led by Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway. He became known for blaxploitation leads, including Sidney Lord Jones in Cool Breeze (1972), Dr. Gordon Thomas in Blacula (1972), and Robert Daniels in Willie Dynamite (1974), and was assistant director of The Slams. On television he played Omoro Kinte in Roots, Ned in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), and Skeeter Matthews on Sanford and Son. His films included Bucktown (1975), The Last Hard Men (1976), The Boss' Wife (1986), and New Jack City (1991). He died in 1991.

51years old at death

Born November 15, 1939Miami
Died October 9, 1991Albuquerque
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 22 years1970 to 1992

Genres

Drama59%, 10 films
Action29%, 5 films
Crime29%, 5 films
Comedy24%, 4 films
Thriller18%, 3 films

First and latest

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Beyond film
Under his original name Jack Crowder, Rasulala played Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway. He was part of the all-black cast starring Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway, which opened on November 12, 1967, and he sang on the RCA Victor cast album.
Behind the camera
Rasulala was the assistant director of The Slams, a 1973 film. His notable blaxploitation roles include Dr. Gordon Thomas in Blacula, Sidney Lord Jones in Cool Breeze and Robert Daniels in Willie Dynamite.

Thalmus Rasulala movies on Netflix

Mom and Dad Save the World1992IMDb rating 5.4as General Afir
Lambada1990IMDb rating 3.5as Wesley Wilson
Above the Law1988IMDb rating 6.0as Deputy Supt. Crowder
Bulletproof1988IMDb rating 4.9as Billy Dunbar
Born American1986IMDb rating 4.3as The Admiral
The Boss' Wife1986IMDb rating 4.9as Barney
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers1983IMDb rating 7.4
The President's Mistress1978IMDb rating 4.8as Lt. Gordon
The Last Hard Men1976IMDb rating 6.2as Weed
Bucktown1975IMDb rating 6.2as Roy
Friday Foster1975IMDb rating 6.0as Blake Tarr
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman1974IMDb rating 7.8as Ned (age 42)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute1974IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
Willie Dynamite1974IMDb rating 6.4as Robert Daniels
Blacula1972IMDb rating 5.8as Gordon Thomas
Cool Breeze1972IMDb rating 5.4as Sidney Lord Jones
The Out-of-Towners1970IMDb rating 7.1as Police Officer

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Blacula1972 Fantasy, Horror, Romanceas Gordon Thomas
IMDb rating 5.88.9K votes
Mom and Dad Save the World1992 Adventure, Comedy, Familyas General Afir
IMDb rating 5.45.7K votes
Born American1986as The Admiral
IMDb rating 4.32.4K votes
Friday Foster1975as Blake Tarr
IMDb rating 6.03.1K votes
Bucktown1975as Roy
IMDb rating 6.22.0K votes
Willie Dynamite1974as Robert Daniels
IMDb rating 6.41.5K votes
Bulletproof1988as Billy Dunbar
IMDb rating 4.91.6K votes
The Last Hard Men1976as Weed
IMDb rating 6.22.9K votes

Most often with

Arthur Marks directed two of these films. Pam Grier appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Pam Grier

Henry Silva

Carl Weathers

Margaret Avery

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Stack PierceArthur MarksDirector, 2 films

Films together

Pam Grier4 films together, 1972 to 1988
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- Above the Law1988IMDb rating 6.0Rasulala as Deputy Supt. CrowderGrier as Delores 'Jacks' Jackson
- Bucktown1975IMDb rating 6.2Rasulala as RoyGrier as Aretha
- Friday Foster1975IMDb rating 6.0Rasulala as Blake TarrGrier as Friday Foster
- Cool Breeze1972IMDb rating 5.4Rasulala as Sidney Lord JonesGrier as Mona
Henry Silva2 films together, 1988
Henry Silva's page
- Above the Law1988IMDb rating 6.0Rasulala as Deputy Supt. CrowderSilva as Kurt Zagon
- Bulletproof1988IMDb rating 4.9Rasulala as Billy DunbarSilva as Col. Kartiff
Carl Weathers2 films together, 1975
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- Bucktown1975IMDb rating 6.2Rasulala as RoyWeathers as Hambone
- Friday Foster1975IMDb rating 6.0Rasulala as Blake TarrWeathers as Yarbro
Margaret Avery2 films together, 1972 to 1983
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- For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers1983IMDb rating 7.4Avery as Dottie
- Cool Breeze1972IMDb rating 5.4Rasulala as Sidney Lord JonesAvery as Lark
Lincoln Kilpatrick2 films together, 1972 to 1988
Lincoln Kilpatrick's page
- Bulletproof1988IMDb rating 4.9Rasulala as Billy DunbarKilpatrick as Capt. Briggs
- Cool Breeze1972IMDb rating 5.4Rasulala as Sidney Lord JonesKilpatrick as Lt. Brian Knowles
Stack Pierce2 films together, 1972 to 1986
Stack Pierce's page
- Born American1986IMDb rating 4.3Rasulala as The AdmiralPierce as The Admiralvoice
- Cool Breeze1972IMDb rating 5.4Rasulala as Sidney Lord JonesPierce as Tinker
Arthur MarksDirector, 2 films, 1975
All films by Arthur Marks
- Bucktown1975IMDb rating 6.2Rasulala as Roy
- Friday Foster1975IMDb rating 6.0Rasulala as Blake Tarr
Also two films together4 more actors
- William MarshallThe Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974) and Blacula (1972)
- Royce WallaceWillie Dynamite (1974) and Cool Breeze (1972)
- Ed CambridgeFriday Foster (1975) and Cool Breeze (1972)
- Tierre TurnerBucktown (1975) and Friday Foster (1975)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.