Thalmus Rasulala Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Thalmus Rasulala was born on November 15, 1939 in Miami, Florida, USA as Jack Crowder. He was an actor and assistant director, known for General Hospital (1963), One Life to Live (1968) and New Jack City (1991). He was married to Shirlyn Mozingo and Martha Roberts. He died on October 9, 1991 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Died of a heart attack 2 days before Redd Foxx (who also died of a heart attack), with whom he guest-starred on Sanford and Son (1972), playing the role of a man warning of heart attacks among African-Americans.
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Died of a heart attack in October of 1991 but, ironically, appeared on the Sanford and Son (1972) episode, Sanford and Son: Fred's Cheating Heart (1974), as "the Heart Fund Man", advocating heart disease awareness among African-Americans.
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He is referred to as "Jack Crowder" (his real name) by one of his on screen co-stars in the Andrew Davis film The Package (1989), in which he played the Secret Service Commander.
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His most famous role is playing Bill Thomas, Roger and Dee's father, on the 1970's television show What's Happening!! (1976).
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Won a Theater World award during the 1967-1968 season playing Cornelius Hackl to Pearl Bailey's Dolly Levi in the all-black revival of "Hello, Dolly!" He was using his real name, Jack Crowder, at the time.
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Co-starred in 70s blaxploitation films as the vampire killer in Blacula (1972) and in the films Cool Breeze (1972) and Willie Dynamite (1974).