Actor

Rufus Thomas

6 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

Associated lifetime gross

$2.3M

Combined reported budget

$3.0M

Gross / budget

0.8x

Bankability Index

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Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Drama

$2.1M · 1 film · 0% hit

Comedy

$232K · 1 film · 0% hit

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

Based on 2 of 6 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.

Acted in (6)

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