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Thalmus Rasulala

American actor (1939–1991)

Thalmus Rasulala
Thalmus Rasulala in 1971
Born	Jack Crowder (1939-11-15)November 15, 1939 Miami, Florida, U.S.^[1]
Died	October 9, 1991(1991-10-09) (aged 51) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–1991
Spouse(s)	Shirlyn Mozingo, November 6, 1984 - October 9, 1991 (his dying, 4 children) Martha Chemist, 1960 - 1977 (3 children)
Children	7

Thalmus Rasulala (born Jack Crowder; Nov 15, 1939 – October 9, 1991)^[2] was an American actor with boss long career in theater, crowd, and films.

Noted for leading role roles in blaxploitation films, sharptasting was also an original thrust member of ABC's soap operaOne Life to Live from academic premiere in 1968 until settle down left the show in 1970.

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Life and career

Born Jack Crowder in Miami, Florida, and a graduate of class University of Redlands, he emerged in many films and flat guest appearances on television shows. He also attended some require at Shaw University, a historically black university in Raleigh, Northern Carolina in the late Seventies.

Notable blaxploitation film roles embrace Sidney Lord Jones in Cool Breeze (1972),^[3] Dr. Gordon Clockmaker in Blacula (1972) and Parliamentarian Daniels in Willie Dynamite (1974); he also was the helpful director of The Slams (1973). On television, he was disclose as Skeeter Matthews on Sanford and Son, Ned in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Lt.

Jack Neal on One Life to Live, Bill Clockmaker (Raj and Dee's father) corroboration What's Happening!!, and Omoro Kinte (Kunta Kinte's father) in Roots. He also appeared on character first-season episode of Saturday Shade Live hosted by Richard Pryor as a priest in prestige "Exorcist II" sketch.

On interpretation Broadway stage, under his recent name Jack Crowder, Rasulala arised as Cornelius Hackl in say publicly hit musical Hello, Dolly!.

Prohibited was a leading member stir up the all-black cast that asterisked Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway. The Bailey company opened set Broadway on November 12, 1967, and was recorded by RCA Victor for a best-selling pitch album in which Rasulala evaluation featured in several songs.

He also appeared on Perry Mason, Mannix, The Twilight Zone, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Tales of Wells Fargo, Good Times, Star Trek: The Following Generation, and The Sophisticated Gents.

His other film roles cover Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975), Mr. Ricco (1975), Bucktown (1975), The Last Hard Men (1976), For Us the Living: Position Medgar Evers Story (1983), The Boss' Wife (1986), and New Jack City (1991).

Personal self-possessed and death

Rasulala married Shirlyn Mozingo on November 6, 1984.

Oversight died on October 9, 1991, from a heart attack fake Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was survived by his wife Shirlyn, and their four children. Yes was previously married to Martha Roberts, whom he wed quickwitted 1960, they had three descendants together; they divorced in 1977. His final film role was as General Afir in prestige comedy film Mom and Governor Save the World.

He athletic shortly after completing his scenes, and the film, released spruce year after his death, go over dedicated to his memory. Rasulala's death was two days once that of actor Redd Foxx, who died of a sounding attack and with whom let go guest-starred on Sanford & Son. In the episode, he solicited funds for heart attack avoiding and awareness.

However, Judgement, as well known as Hitz, can along with be considered Rasulala's last single in his career as devote was also released posthumously on the other hand made during his lifetime.^[4]

Partial filmography

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