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Known Credits

11

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-03-26

Deathday

2001-12-15 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Cayce, Mississippi, USA

Rufus Thomas

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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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Known For

Mystery Train
7.3%

Mystery Train

Sep 6, 1989

Great Balls of Fire!
6.3%

Great Balls of Fire!

Jun 30, 1989

Cookie's Fortune
6.4%

Cookie's Fortune

Mar 24, 1999

A Family Thing
6.4%

A Family Thing

Mar 29, 1996

Wattstax
6.8%

Wattstax

Feb 4, 1973

Police Story
6.9%

Police Story

Mar 20, 1973

Only the Strong Survive
6.5%

Only the Strong Survive

Jan 14, 2002

Sounds of Memphis
10.0%

Sounds of Memphis

Feb 19, 2002

The Soul of Stax
0.0%

The Soul of Stax

Jan 1, 1994

Memphis '69
0.0%

Memphis '69

Jan 28, 2019

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Memphis '69
2002
Sounds of Memphis as Self
2002
Only the Strong Survive as Self
1999
Cookie's Fortune as Theo Johnson
1996
A Family Thing as Tommy
1994
The Soul of Stax as Self
1990
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians as Self
1989
Mystery Train as Man in Station
1989
Great Balls of Fire! as Haney's Big House Dancer
1973
Police Story
1973
Wattstax as Self
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