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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-02-03 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

El Paso, Texas, USA

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Biography:

Thomas Rosales Jr. (born 3 February 1948) is an American stunt man who has appeared in more than one hundred and fifty movies. His first known appearance as a stuntman was in Battle for the Planet of the Apes in 1973. Rosales is arguably one of Hollywood's most recognizable stunt performers due to speaking roles, including ones where a film's protagonist wounds or kills him. His filmography includes RoboCop 2, The Crow, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Universal Soldier, Predator 2, L. A. Confidential, Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, U. S. Marshals, Deep Impact, The Running Man, The Hunter, Beverly Hills Cop III, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Speed, and NCIS.

Known For

Acting

2022

2021

Mr. Mayor as Drunk Old Man

2020

Outer Banks as Island Cop #2

2017

Snowfall as Lucia's Worker (uncredited)
S.W.A.T. as Attendant

2016

Shooter as Armed Man

2015

Bosch as Mexican OG

2014

Scorpion as Manager
Scorpion as Bryan

2013

The Call as Jose

2012

Bad Ass as Bartender
Act of Valor as Christo's RHM

2011

The Green Hornet as Gang Leader (uncredited)

2010

Down for Life as Exiting bar patron

2009

Brüno as Mexican Gardener #4

2008

Superhero Movie as Bandit in Alley (uncredited)

2007

Delta Farce as Bandito Guard

2006

Unknown as Ponytail
Bottoms Up as Crazy Town Mexican
The Guardian as Cargo Crew

2004

Collateral as Ramon Ayala

2003

Hulk as Rebel Militant (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico as Bartender with Gun (uncredited)
Reno 911! as Rosales Brother
NCIS as Pedro Hernandez

2002

Analyze That as Coyote
Stealing Harvard as Loach's Bandit
Men in Black II as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

2001

Tomcats as Gang Member (uncredited)
Double Bang as First Cop
Ocean's Eleven as Security Guard at Boxing Fight (uncredited)

2000

The Crew as Ventana’s Gangster in the ship
Traffic as Tackled Man #2
The President's Man as Drug Soldier (uncredited)
Shadow Hours as The Downey Destroyer
Brother as First Mexican Mafia Boss

1999

The Base as Driver
Judgment Day as Payne's Man (uncredited)
Foolish as Goon
Angel as Manny the Pig

1998

Vampires as Ortega
U.S. Marshals as 727 Prisoner
Letters from a Killer as Headbanging Inmate
Deadly Ransom as Torturer
Deep Impact as Refugee (uncredited)
Blade Squad as Mist Dealer
V.I.P. as Soldier

1997

L.A. Confidential as First Mexican
Con Air as Cindino Gunman (Stunts)
Face/Off as Prisoner (uncredited)
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag as Bandito (uncredited)

1996

Escape from L.A. as Gang Member (uncredited)
Last Man Standing as Ramirez Bodyguard
Blackout as Hispanic Prisoner

1995

See Jane Run as Driver
Heat as Armored Truck Driver
The Tie That Binds as Detective #2
Rough Magic as Tough
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up as Thug Fighting Grandpa at Indian Ceremony (uncredited)

1994

Speed as Vince
The Crow as Sanchez
Jimmy Hollywood as Tough Guy
Beverly Hills Cop III as Car Mechanic (uncredited)
A Low Down Dirty Shame as Hood Who Fails Mendoza (uncredited)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Prisoner #2 (uncredited)
CyberTracker as Man with Gun in Club
Beverly Hills Cop III as Car Mechanic
Babylon 5 as Panicked Man
ER as Orderly Enriquez
ER as Orderly

1993

Bound by Honor as Prisoner (uncredited)
Nowhere to Run as Prisoner
Extreme Justice as Chavez
Last Action Hero as Vivaldi Henchman (uncredited)
Bound by Honor as Prisoner
Walker, Texas Ranger as Mexican Guard (uncredited)
Walker, Texas Ranger as Mendoza's Goon (uncredited)
Walker, Texas Ranger as Chico Valdes
Walker, Texas Ranger as Drug-Dealer

1992

Renegade as Rico

1991

One Good Cop as Beniamino Associate #3
The Owl as Morito
Ricochet as Drug-Dealer (uncredited)
The Perfect Weapon as Man in Alley
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man as Bar Fighter (uncredited)

1990

Impulse as Columbian Drug Dealer
The Rookie as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Kindergarten Cop as Street Tough #4 (uncredited)
RoboCop 2 as Chet
Predator 2 as El Scorpio Gang Member (uncredited)
Predator 2 as El Scorpio Gang Member

1989

Bail Out as Casper 'Bean' Garcia
Family Matters as Pirate

1988

Deadly Stranger as Juan (as Tommy Rosales)

1987

La Bamba as Man at Party
Extreme Prejudice as Scarza (uncredited)

1986

No Mercy as Man #4
Raw Deal as Jesus
Eye of the Tiger as Jamie's Relative

1985

Commando as Young Guerrilla
Stand Alone as Cocaine Cowboy #3
Stick as Nestor's Hood
MacGyver as Charles LaFond

1984

The Lost Empire as Terrorist Gang Leader
Airwolf as Morales

1983

Blue Thunder as Thug #1
The A-Team as Walker

1982

1981

Nighthawks as Ripper

1980

Getting Wasted as Carlos
The Hunter as Anthony "Tony" Bernardo

1979

Sunnyside as Tommy

1978

Every Which Way but Loose as Young Trucker (uncredited)

1977

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid as Student at School

1972

Crew

2021

WandaVision as Stunts

2017

CHiPS as Stunts

2016

Westworld as Stunts

2015

Hot Pursuit as Stunts

2013

2011

2010

The A-Team as Stunts

2008

Superhero Movie as Stunts
Iron Man as Utility Stunts

2004

Collateral as Stunts

2002

xXx as Stunts
Slackers as Stunts

2001

Tomcats as Stunts

2000

Brother as Stunts
Submerged as Stunts
Bedazzled as Stunts

1998

The Assault as Stunts
Lethal Weapon 4 as Stunts
Out of Sight as Stunts
City of Angels as Stunts
In God's Hands as Stunts

1997

Face/Off as Stunts
Con Air as Stunts
The Underground as Stunts
Buddy as Utility Stunts

1995

Hologram Man as Stunts
Rough Magic as Stunts
Cover Me as Stunts

1993

Falling Down as Stunts
Bound by Honor as Stunts
Demolition Man as Stunts
Extreme Justice as Stunts

1990

Predator 2 as Stunts
The Rookie as Stunts

1989

One Man Force as Stunts
The Heist as Stunts
K-9 as Stunts

1988

They Live as Stunts
Traxx as Stunts
Midnight Run as Stunts

1987

The Bedroom Window as Stunt Coordinator
Cherry 2000 as Stunts
*batteries not included as Stunt Coordinator

1986

¡Three Amigos! as Stunts
Out of Bounds as Stunts

1984

Bad Manners as Stunts
Red Dawn as Stunts

1983

Scarface as Stunts
Uncommon Valor as Stunts

1980

The Island as Stunts
Die Laughing as Stunts
The Hunter as Stunts

1978

The Norseman as Stunts
FM as Stunts

1977

Airport '77 as Stunts

1975

Lucky Lady as Stunts

1974