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Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas

Actor, Music Department

Born March 26, 1917 in Cayce, Mississippi, USA

Died December 15, 2001

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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.

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Only The Strong Survive (HD Trailer Englisch)

Filmography

Actor

44

Type

Year

STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. Poster

STAX: Soulsville, U.S.A. TV Series2024Self, Self - Artist

Memphis '69 Poster

Memphis '69 Documentary2019Self

Elvis Presley: The Searcher Poster

Elvis Presley: The Searcher Documentary2018Self

Common Ground: The Music Festival Experience Poster

Common Ground: The Music Festival Experience Short Film2014Self

B.B. King: The Life of Riley Poster

B.B. King: The Life of Riley Documentary2012Self

Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio Poster

Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio Documentary2008Self

Blues Story Poster

Blues Story Documentary2003Self

Soulsville Poster

Soulsville Documentary2003Self

The Blues Poster

The Blues Mini-Series2003Self

Only the Strong Survive Poster

Only the Strong Survive Documentary2002Self

Sounds of Memphis Poster

Sounds of Memphis Documentary2002

22nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards Poster

22nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards TV Special2001Self

American Roots Music Poster

American Roots Music TV Series2001Self

Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song Poster

Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song TV Series2001Self

21st Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards TV Special2000Self

Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll Poster

Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll Documentary2000Self

Cookie's Fortune Poster

Cookie's Fortune Feature Film1999Théo Johnson

A Family Thing Poster

A Family Thing Feature Film1996Tommy

Dancing in the Street Poster

Dancing in the Street TV Series1996Self

Rock & Roll Poster

Rock & Roll Mini-Series1995Self

The Atlantic Records Story Poster

The Atlantic Records Story TV Special1994Self

The Memphis Sound: A Tribute to Our City's Music Documentary1994Self

Elvis: His Life and Times Poster

Elvis: His Life and Times TV Special1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Series1993Self - Musical Guest

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning: The Travels of Gatemouth Moore Poster

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning: The Travels of Gatemouth Moore Documentary1992

All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians Poster

All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians TV Movie1990Self

Schmidteinander Poster

Schmidteinander TV Series1990Self

Great Balls of Fire! Poster

Great Balls of Fire! Feature Film1989Haney's Big House Dancer

Mystery Train Poster

Mystery Train Feature Film1989Man in station

Presley Mini-Series1987Self

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985Self - Sun Artist

All You Need Is Love Poster

All You Need Is Love TV Series1977Self

Black Omnibus Poster

Black Omnibus TV Series1973Self

Police Story Poster

Police Story TV Series1973Blackberry

Wattstax Poster

Wattstax Documentary1973Self

In Concert Poster

In Concert TV Series1972Self

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971Self

Soul Train Poster

Soul Train TV Series1971Guest

In Concert Poster

In Concert TV Series1970Self

The Beat Room Poster

The Beat Room TV Series1964Self

Top of the Pops Poster

Top of the Pops TV Series1964Self

Ready, Steady, Go! Poster

Ready, Steady, Go! TV Series1963Self

The Lloyd Thaxton Show Poster

The Lloyd Thaxton Show TV Series1961Self

American Bandstand Poster

American Bandstand TV Series1952Self

Thanks

2

Type

Year

Only the Strong Survive Poster

Only the Strong Survive Documentary2002

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

Music Department

2

Type

Year

The Inseparables Poster

The Inseparables TV Movie2016

Aerosmith: Live Texxas Jam '78 Poster

Aerosmith: Live Texxas Jam '78 Documentary1989

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