About
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Overview
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 |
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| 2022 | No Name and Dynamite | Actor | barkeep | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Spenser Confidential | Actor | Marcelo | 63 Fair |
| 2017 | The Beautiful Ones | Actor | Tommy | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Actor | Old Man | 72 Good |
| 2014 | Need for Speed | Actor | Valet | 63 Fair |
| 2013 | The Call | Actor | Jose | 66 Fair |
| 2012 | Bad Ass | Actor | Bartender | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Act of Valor | Actor | Christo's RHM | 63 Fair |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Actor | Gang Leader (uncredited) | 56 Average |
| 2010 | Down for Life | Actor | Exiting bar patron | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Brüno | Actor | Mexican Gardener #4 | 56 Average |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | Actor | Bandit in Alley (uncredited) | 54 Average |
| 2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Actor | Huertero Thug | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Delta Farce | Actor | Bandito Guard | 56 Average |
| 2006 | Unknown | Actor | Ponytail | 60 Fair |
| 2006 | The Guardian | Actor | Cargo Crew | 68 Fair |
| 2006 | Bottoms Up | Actor | Crazy Town Mexican | 56 Average |
| 2006 | Running Scared | Actor | Julio | 66 Fair |
| 2004 | Collateral | Actor | Ramon Ayala | 70 Good |
| 2003 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Actor | Bartender with Gun (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 2003 | Hulk | Actor | Rebel Militant (uncredited) | 55 Average |
| 2002 | Analyze That | Actor | Coyote | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Stealing Harvard | Actor | Loach's Bandit | 56 Average |
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Actor | Subway Passenger (uncredited) | 63 Fair |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Actor | Security Guard at Boxing Fight (uncredited) | 73 Good |
| 2001 | Double Bang | Actor | First Cop | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Tomcats | Actor | Gang Member (uncredited) | 56 Average |
| 2000 | Traffic | Actor | Tackled Man #2 | 68 Fair |
| 2000 | Brother | Actor | First Mexican Mafia Boss | 64 Fair |
| 2000 | The Crew | Actor | Ventana’s Gangster in the ship | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Shadow Hours | Actor | The Downey Destroyer | 58 Average |
| 2000 | The President's Man | Actor | Drug Soldier (uncredited) | 57 Average |
| 2000 | Across the Line | Actor | Boss | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Judgment Day | Actor | Payne's Man (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Foolish | Actor | Goon | 59 Average |
| 1999 | The Base | Actor | Driver | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Vampires | Actor | Ortega | 61 Fair |
| 1998 | Deadly Ransom | Actor | Torturer | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Letters from a Killer | Actor | Headbanging Inmate | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Blade Squad | Actor | Mist Dealer | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | Actor | Refugee (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1998 | Music from Another Room | Actor | Jose | 58 Average |
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | Actor | 727 Prisoner | 63 Fair |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers | Actor | Gangster | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Actor | First Mexican | 76 Good |
| 1997 | Face/Off | Actor | Prisoner (uncredited) | 69 Fair |
| 1997 | Con Air | Actor | Cindino Gunman (Stunts) | 66 Fair |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Actor | Carter | 64 Fair |
| 1996 | Last Man Standing | Actor | Ramirez Bodyguard | 61 Fair |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Actor | Gang Member (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Actor | Oil Worker | 61 Fair |
| 1996 | Blackout | Actor | Hispanic Prisoner | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Heat | Actor | Armored Truck Driver | 77 Good |
| 1995 | The Tie That Binds | Actor | Detective #2 | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Rough Magic | Actor | Tough | 58 Average |
| 1995 | 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up | Actor | Thug Fighting Grandpa at Indian Ceremony (uncredited) | 56 Average |
| 1995 | See Jane Run | Actor | Driver | 58 Average |
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty Shame | Actor | Hood who fails Mendoza (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1994 | CyberTracker | Actor | Man with Gun in Club (uncredited) | 57 Average |
| 1994 | Speed | Actor | Vince | 70 Good |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Actor | Car Mechanic (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Actor | Car Mechanic | 58 Average |
| 1994 | The Crow | Actor | Sanchez | 73 Good |
| 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | Actor | Tough Guy | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Actor | Prisoner #2 (uncredited) | 63 Fair |
| 1993 | Man's Best Friend | Actor | Mugger | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice | Actor | Chavez | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Actor | Vivaldi Henchman (uncredited) | 63 Fair |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger | Actor | Robber (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Bound by Honor | Actor | Prisoner | 75 Good |
| 1993 | Bound by Honor | Actor | Prisoner (uncredited) | 75 Good |
| 1993 | Nowhere to Run | Actor | Prisoner | 61 Fair |
| 1992 | Trancers 3: Deth Lives | Actor | Scumbag | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Universal Soldier | Actor | Wagner | 62 Fair |
| 1991 | Rush | Actor | 60 Fair |
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| 1991 | Ricochet | Actor | Drug-Dealer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Actor | Bar Fighter (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1991 | The Owl | Actor | Morito | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Alligator 2: The Mutation | Actor | Victor | 57 Average |
| 1991 | One Good Cop | Actor | Beniamino Associate #3 | 58 Average |
| 1991 | The Perfect Weapon | Actor | Man in Alley | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | Actor | Street Tough #4 (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1990 | The Rookie | Actor | Bar Patron (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Actor | El Scorpio Gang Member | 62 Fair |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Actor | El Scorpio Gang Member (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1990 | Death Warrant | Actor | Punk | 60 Fair |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | Actor | Chet | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Impulse | Actor | Columbian Drug Dealer | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Bail Out | Actor | Casper 'Bean' Garcia | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Deadly Stranger | Actor | Juan (as Tommy Rosales) | 58 Average |
| 1987 | The Running Man | Actor | Chico | 64 Fair |
| 1987 | La Bamba | Actor | Man at Party | 66 Fair |
| 1986 | No Mercy | Actor | Man #4 | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Omega Syndrome | Actor | Fredo | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Eye of the Tiger | Actor | Jamie's Relative | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Raw Deal | Actor | Jesus | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Commando | Actor | Young Guerrilla | 65 Fair |
| 1985 | Stand Alone | Actor | Cocaine Cowboy #3 | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Stick | Actor | Nestor's Hood | 58 Average |
| 1984 | The Lost Empire | Actor | Terrorist Gang Leader | 57 Average |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Actor | Robber | 59 Average |
| 1983 | Blue Thunder | Actor | Thug #1 | 60 Fair |
| 1982 | They Call Me Bruce? | Actor | Gunman | 58 Average |
| 1982 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | Actor | Kabal | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Nighthawks | Actor | Ripper | 61 Fair |
| 1980 | The Hunter | Actor | Anthony "Tony" Bernardo | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Detour to Terror | Actor | Larry | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Getting Wasted | Actor | Carlos | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Sunnyside | Actor | Tommy | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Every Which Way but Loose | Actor | Young Trucker (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Actor | Student at School | N/A N/A |
Crew |
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| 2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Crew | Stunts | 68 Fair |
| 2017 | CHiPS | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Our Brand Is Crisis | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Hot Pursuit | Crew | Stunts | 57 Average |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Crew | Stunts | 56 Average |
| 2010 | The A-Team | Crew | Stunts | 63 Fair |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Crew | Utility Stunts | 76 Good |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | Crew | Stunts | 54 Average |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Crew | Stunts | 78 Good |
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | Crew | Stunts | 66 Fair |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Crew | Stunts | 72 Good |
| 2006 | Bottoms Up | Crew | Stunts | 56 Average |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Crew | Stunts | 73 Good |
| 2005 | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Crew | Stunts | 64 Fair |
| 2005 | The Legend of Zorro | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 2004 | Collateral | Crew | Stunts | 70 Good |
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Crew | Stunts | 77 Good |
| 2003 | Hulk | Crew | Stunts | 55 Average |
| 2003 | Chasing Papi | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 60 Fair |
| 2002 | xXx | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Slackers | Crew | Stunts | 56 Average |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Tomcats | Crew | Stunts | 56 Average |
| 2000 | Brother | Crew | Stunts | 64 Fair |
| 2000 | All the Pretty Horses | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Submerged | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Bedazzled | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 1998 | The Assault | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1998 | The Mask of Zorro | Crew | Stunts | 65 Fair |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Crew | Stunts | 64 Fair |
| 1998 | Out of Sight | Crew | Stunts | 64 Fair |
| 1998 | City of Angels | Crew | Stunts | 66 Fair |
| 1997 | The Underground | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Executive Target | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Face/Off | Crew | Stunts | 69 Fair |
| 1997 | Buddy | Crew | Utility Stunts | 57 Average |
| 1997 | Con Air | Crew | Stunts | 66 Fair |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Crew | Stunts | 64 Fair |
| 1997 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | Crew | Stunts | 56 Average |
| 1997 | The Beautician and the Beast | Crew | Stunts | 62 Fair |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Crew | Stunts | 63 Fair |
| 1996 | Last Man Standing | Crew | Stunts | 61 Fair |
| 1996 | The Crow: City of Angels | Crew | Stunts | 56 Average |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1996 | The Sunchaser | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Crew | Stunts | 61 Fair |
| 1996 | Up Close & Personal | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | Crew | Stunts | 54 Average |
| 1995 | Cover Me | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Rough Magic | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Hologram Man | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1995 | 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up | Crew | Stunts | 56 Average |
| 1994 | Deconstructing Sarah | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1994 | The Hard Truth | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty Shame | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Bad Blood | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Stargate | Crew | Stunts | 68 Fair |
| 1994 | In the Army Now | Crew | Stunts | 56 Average |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Crew | Stunts | 63 Fair |
| 1993 | Demolition Man | Crew | Stunts | 66 Fair |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Menace II Society | Crew | Stunts | 68 Fair |
| 1993 | Falling Down | Crew | Stunts | 72 Good |
| 1993 | Bound by Honor | Crew | Stunts | 75 Good |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Crew | Stunts | 72 Good |
| 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Crew | Stunts | 57 Average |
| 1992 | Class Act | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Deep Cover | Crew | Stunts | 61 Fair |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1990 | The Rookie | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Crew | Stunts | 62 Fair |
| 1989 | One Man Force | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1989 | The Heist | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Weekend at Bernie's | Crew | Stunts | 62 Fair |
| 1989 | K-9 | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 1988 | They Live | Crew | Stunts | 71 Good |
| 1988 | Traxx | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Midnight Run | Crew | Stunts | 67 Fair |
| 1988 | Two Moon Junction | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Cherry 2000 | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1987 | The Bedroom Window | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 59 Average |
| 1986 | ¡Three Amigos! | Crew | Stunts | 61 Fair |
| 1986 | Out of Bounds | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1986 | 8 Million Ways to Die | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Commando | Crew | Stunts | 65 Fair |
| 1985 | Fright Night | Crew | Stunts | 67 Fair |
| 1985 | Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 1984 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | Crew | Stunts | 57 Average |
| 1984 | Bad Manners | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Red Dawn | Crew | Stunts | 61 Fair |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Crew | Stunts | 56 Average |
| 1983 | Uncommon Valor | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1983 | Scarface | Crew | Stunts | 81 Very good |
| 1981 | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1980 | The Hunter | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1980 | The Island | Crew | Stunts | 57 Average |
| 1980 | Die Laughing | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1979 | The Concorde... Airport '79 | Crew | Stunts | 55 Average |
| 1979 | Boulevard Nights | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 1978 | Every Which Way but Loose | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1978 | The Norseman | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1978 | FM | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Airport '77 | Crew | Stunts | 57 Average |
| 1975 | Lucky Lady | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Crew | Stunts | 66 Fair |
| 1973 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Crew | Stunts | 57 Average |