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Rufus Thomas
Actor
Born March 26, 1917Died December 15, 2001 (84 years)
Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian from Memphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the 1950s and on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of soul singer Carla Thomas and keyboard player Marvell Thomas. A third child, Vaneese, a former French teacher, has a recording studio in upstate New York and sings for television commercials.
Rufus Thomas Filmography
| 1999 | Cookie's Fortune · as Theo Johnson |
| 1996 | A Family Thing · as Tommy |
| 1989 | Mystery Train · as Man In Station |
| 1989 | Great Balls of Fire! · as Haney's Big House Dancer |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 2019 | I Am Richard Pryor · as Self |
| 2018 | Elvis Presley: The Searcher · as Self |
| 2012 | B.B. King: The Life of Riley · as Self |
| 2008 | Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio · as Self |
| 2003 | The Blues (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Only the Strong Survive · as Self |
| 2001 | Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Dancing in the Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Rock & Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1990 | Schmidteinander (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Sun Artist |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Wattstax · as Self |
| 1972 | BBC In Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | In Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Ready Steady Go! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |