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Thomas Rosales, Jr. (born February 3, 1948) is an American actor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator and producer who played an unnamed member of the Colombian Scorpions in the 1990 film Predator 2, although he was not credited for the role. Other notable films Rosales has appeared in include RoboCop 2 (1990), Speed (1994) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).

Rosales has had a prolific career, working on over 180 movies. He is arguably one of Hollywood's most recognizable stuntmen, given that he is often cast in prominent "henchman" roles and has performed numerous minor speaking parts.

Filmography[]

Year Title Notes
1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes Uncredited
1974 The Towering Inferno Uncredited
1975 Lucky Lady Uncredited
1976 Two-Minute Warning Uncredited
1977 Airport '77
1978 FM
Big Wednesday Uncredited; with Steve Boyum and Gary Busey
Every Which Way But Loose Uncredited
The Norsemen
1979 Boulevard Nights
The Concorde... Airport '79
Walk Proud
Sunnyside
1980 Die Laughing
The Island
Getting Wasted
The Hunter
Borderline
1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Nighthawks
1982 The Sword and the Sorcerer
They Call Me Bruce?
1983 Max Dugan Returns
Blue Thunder Uncredited
Scarface
1984 Red Dawn With Harry Dean Stanton
Cannonball Run II
Bad Manners
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
The Lost Empire
1985 Stick
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Fright Night
Stand Alone
Commando With Bill Duke, Dan Hedaya, Bill Paxton and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Rainy Day Friends
Space Rage
1986 8 Million Ways to Die
Out of Bounds
Raw Deal With Robert Davi, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sven-Ole Thorsen
Eye of the Tiger With Gary Busey and Yaphet Kotto
Omega Syndrome
No mercy
¡Three Amigos!
1987 Extreme Prejudice With María Conchita Alonso
La Bamba
Weeds With Mark Rolston
The Running Man With María Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sven-Ole Thorsen and Jesse Ventura
Date with an Angel
Cherry 2000 With Laurence Fishburne
Made in U.S.A.
*batteries not included With Gerard G. Williams
The Wild Pair
The Bedroom Window
1988 Remote Control
License to Drive With Henry Kingi and William R. Perry
Midnight Run With Yaphet Kotto
Alien Nation With Abraham Alvarez, Tom Finnegan, Alec Gillis and Diana James
They Live With Henry Kingi
Traxx With Robert Davi
Two Moon Junction
Deadly Stranger
1989 Bailout With Danny Trejo
Intimate Power
K-9 With William H. Burton, Jr. and Henry Kingi
Weekend at Bernie's
One Man Force With Henry Kingi
1990 Downtown With Henry Kingi
Impulse With Mark Rolston
RoboCop 2 With Mark Rolston
Death Warrant With Paulo Tocha and Jean-Claude Van Damme
Predator 2 Uncredited
The Rookie With Tom Skerritt
Kindergarten Cop Uncredited; with Arnold Schwarzenegger
1991 The Perfect Weapon
One Good Cop With J. E. Freeman
Alligator II: The Mutation With Julian Reyes
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man With William H. Burton, Jr. and Sven-Ole Thorsen
Ricochet With Alex Chapman, George Christy, Tom Finnegan, Jim Ishida and Jesse Ventura
Rush With Cynthia Dale Scott
1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man With Henry Kingi and Pat Skipper
Class Act With Henry Kingi and Gerard G. Williams
Universal Soldier With Lilyan Chauvin, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gerard G. Williams
Trancers III
American Me With William H. Burton, Jr. and Gerard G. Williams
Deep Cover With John Cann, Laurence Fishburne and Henry Kingi, directed by Bill Duke
Bram Stoker's Dracula With William H. Burton, Jr. and Winona Ryder
Honeymoon in Vegas
1993 Amos & Andrew With Brad Dourif
Street Knight
Nowhere to Run With William H. Burton, Jr., Henry Kingi, Sven-Ole Thorsen and Jean-Claude Van Damme
Falling Down With Steve Boyum and Henry Kingi
Last Action Hero Uncredited; with William H. Burton, Jr., Charles Dance, Larry Ferguson, Henry Kingi, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sven-Ole Thorsen and Jean-Claude Van Damme, directed by John McTiernan
Menace II Society With Charles S. Dutton and Vonte Sweet
The Hidden 2
Blood In, Blood Out With John Cann, Raymond Cruz, Henry Kingi, Michael Papajohn, Paulo Tocha and Danny Trejo
Extreme Justice With Yaphet Kotto
Demolition Man With Alex Chapman, Steve Kahan, Henry Kingi, Pat Skipper and Jesse Ventura
Man's Best Friend With John Cann and Lance Henriksen
1994 Naked Gun 33 ⅓: The Final Insult With Tom Finnegan, Brad Martin and Gerard G. Williams
Jimmy Hollywood
The Crow With Michael Wincott
Beverly Hills Cop III Uncredited
Speed With Eddie Yansick
The Hard Truth
Stargate With Christopher John Fields
In the Army Now With Alex Lorre
Bad Blood
A Low Down Dirty Shame With William H. Burton, Jr., Charles S. Dutton, Henry Kingi and Sven-Ole Thorsen
The Silence of the Hams With Gerard G. Williams
1995 Major Payne With Brad Martin
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Hologram Man
My Family With John Cann and Elpidia Carrillo
Cover Me
The Tie That Binds
Heat With Danny Trejo
Rough Magic
Vampire in Brooklyn With Jsu Garcia
$teal Big Steal Little
1996 The Assault
Up Close & Personal With Raymond Cruz
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Escape from L.A. With William H. Burton, Jr., Brad Martin and Leland Orser
Last Man Standing
The Sunchaser With William H. Burton, Jr.
The Crow: City of Angels
Mars Attacks!
1997 The Beautician and the Beast
Buddy
Con Air With Danny Trejo and Eddie Yansick
The Lost World: Jurassic Park With Henry Kingi, Pete Postlethwaite, David St. James and Alan Purwin
T.N.T.
Executive Target
The Underground
L.A. Confidential With Guy Pearce and David St. James
Face/Off Uncredited
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
Most Wanted With Henry Kingi
1998 In God's Hands
U.S Marshals With Henry Kingi
Deep Impact Uncredited
The Replacement Killers With Danny Trejo
City of Angels
The Pandora Project
Black Thunder
Letters from a Killer With Mark Rolston
Lethal Weapon 4 With Lionel Douglass, Danny Glover, Steve Kahan, Henry Kingi and Brad Martin
Freedom Strike
Vampires With Henry Kingi
Music from Another Room
The Odd Couple II
Out of Sight With Brad Martin
The Mask of Zorro
1999 Foolish With Sven-Ole Thorsen
The Base
Judgement Day
2000 Across the Line
Shadow Hours With Brad Dourif
The Crew With Dan Hedaya
Submerged
Bedazzled With Tom Woodruff, Jr.
Held for Ransom
Traffic With Jsu Garcia, Topher Grace and Vonte Sweet
Brother
All the Pretty Horses With Rubén Blades
2001 Double Take With William H. Burton, Jr.
Tomcats Uncredited; with Jake Busey
Planet of the Apes With Michael Wiseman
2002 Slackers
The Salton Sea
Men in Black II Uncredited; with Brian Steele
xXx With William H. Burton, Jr., Jan Pavel Filipenský, William Hope, Petr Jákl, Henry Kingi and Danny Trejo
Analyze That With Sylvia Kauders
Stealing Harvard
2003 Biker Boyz With Laurence Fishburne
Hulk With Michael Papajohn
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Once Upon a Time in Mexico With Rubén Blades and Danny Trejo, directed by Robert Rodriguez
2004 Collateral
2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Bad News Bears
The Legend of Zorro
2006 Running Scared
Unknown
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Bottoms Up Uncredited
The Guardian
2007 Delta Farce With Michael Papajohn
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Ocean's Thirteen Uncredited
Lions for Lambs
The Death and Life of Bobby Z With Laurence Fishburne and Oleg Taktarov
No Country for Old Men
2008 Iron Man
Superhero Movie With Michael Papajohn
Columbus Day
Big Fat Important Movie Uncredited; with Robert Davi
2009 Brüno
La Linea — The Line With Danny Trejo
2010 The A-Team
2011 The Green Hornet Uncredited
2012 Act of Valor
Casa de mi Padre
2013 inAPPropriate Comedy With Adrien Brody
2014 Need for Speed
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes With Michael Papajohn
The Beautiful Ones

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