Person
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Acting · Born 1948-02-03 · El Paso, Texas, USA
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
NCIS
Pedro Hernandez
S.W.A.T.
Attendant
Babylon 5
Panicked Man
ER
Orderly Enriquez
Westworld
Stunts
Bosch
Mexican OG
The A-Team
Walker
Scorpion
Manager
MacGyver
LaFond
Outer Banks
Island Cop #2
Filmography
- 2022No Name and Dynamitebarkeep
- 2021WandaVisionStunts
- 2021Mr. MayorDrunk Old Man
- 2020GreenlandHispanic Driver
- 2020Outer BanksIsland Cop #2
- 2020Spenser ConfidentialMarcelo
- 2018Sicario: Day of the SoldadoStunts
- 2017S.W.A.T.Attendant
- 2017The Beautiful OnesTommy
- 2017SnowfallLucia's Worker (uncredited)
- 2017CHiPsStunts
- 2016ShooterArmed Man
- 2016WestworldStunts
- 2015Our Brand Is CrisisStunts
- 2015Hot PursuitStunts
- 2015BoschMexican OG
- 2014ScorpionManager
- 2014Dawn of the Planet of the ApesOld Man
- 2014Need for SpeedValet
- 2013InAPPropriate ComedyStunts
- 2013The CallJose
- 2012Bad AssBartender
- 2012Casa de Mi PadreFriend George
- 2012Act of ValorChristo's RHM
- 2011WorkaholicsRamon
- 2011The Green HornetGang Leader (uncredited)
- 2010Down for LifeExiting bar patron
- 2010The A-TeamStunts
- 2009BrünoMexican Gardener #4
- 2008Iron ManUtility Stunts
- 2008Superhero MovieBandit in Alley (uncredited)
- 2007No Country for Old MenStunts
- 2007The Death and Life of Bobby ZHuertero Thug
- 2007Ocean's ThirteenStunts
- 2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndStunts
- 2007Delta FarceBandito Guard
- 2006UnknownPonytail
- 2006The GuardianCargo Crew
- 2006Bottoms UpCrazy Town Mexican
- 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestStunts
- 2006Running ScaredJulio
- 2005The Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaStunts
- 2005The Legend of ZorroStunts
- 2004CollateralRamon Ayala
- 2003NCISPedro Hernandez
- 2003Once Upon a Time in MexicoBartender with Gun (uncredited)
- 2003Reno 911!Rosales Brother
- 2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlStunts
- 2003HulkRebel Militant (uncredited)
- 2003Chasing PapiStunt Coordinator
- 2002Analyze ThatCoyote
- 2002Stealing HarvardLoach's Bandit
- 2002xXxStunts
- 2002Men in Black IISubway Passenger (uncredited)
- 2002SlackersStunts
- 2001Ocean's ElevenSecurity Guard at Boxing Fight (uncredited)
- 2001Double BangFirst Cop
- 2001Planet of the ApesStunts
- 2001TomcatsGang Member (uncredited)
- 2000TrafficTackled Man #2
- 2000BrotherFirst Mexican Mafia Boss
- 2000All the Pretty HorsesStunts
- 2000SubmergedStunts
- 2000BedazzledStunts
- 2000The CrewVentana’s Gangster in the ship
- 2000Shadow HoursThe Downey Destroyer
- 2000The President's ManDrug Soldier (uncredited)
- 2000Across the LineBoss
- 1999Judgment DayPayne's Man (uncredited)
- 1999AngelManny the Pig
- 1999FoolishGoon
- 1999The BaseDriver
- 1998Hard TimeStunts
- 1998VampiresOrtega
- 1998The AssaultStunts
- 1998Deadly RansomTorturer
- 1998V.I.P.Soldier
- 1998Letters from a KillerHeadbanging Inmate
- 1998Blade SquadMist Dealer
- 1998The Mask of ZorroStunts
- 1998Lethal Weapon 4Stunts
- 1998Out of SightStunts
- 1998Deep ImpactRefugee (uncredited)
- 1998Music from Another RoomJose
- 1998In God's HandsStunts
- 1998City of AngelsStunts
- 1998U.S. Marshals727 Prisoner
- 1998The Replacement KillersGangster
- 1998T.N.T.Stunts
- 1997The UndergroundStunts
- 1997Mike Hammer, Private Eye
- 1997L.A. ConfidentialFirst Mexican
- 1997Executive TargetStunts
- 1997Face/OffPrisoner (uncredited)
- 1997BuddyUtility Stunts
- 1997Con AirCindino Gunman (Stunts)
- 1997The Lost World: Jurassic ParkCarter
- 19978 Heads in a Duffel BagBandito (uncredited)
- 1997The Beautician and the BeastStunts
- 1996Mars Attacks!Stunts
- 1996Last Man StandingRamirez Bodyguard
- 1996The Crow: City of AngelsStunts
- 1996Escape from L.A.Gang Member (uncredited)
- 1996The SunchaserStunts
- 1996Tremors 2: AftershocksOil Worker
- 1996BlackoutHispanic Prisoner
- 1996Up Close & PersonalStunts
- 1995HeatArmored Truck Driver
- 1995Vampire in BrooklynStunts
- 1995Cover MeStunts
- 1995The Tie That BindsDetective #2
- 1995Rough MagicTough
- 1995Hologram ManStunts
- 19953 Ninjas Knuckle UpThug Fighting Grandpa at Indian Ceremony (uncredited)
- 1995Unhappily Ever AfterPablo
- 1995See Jane RunDriver
- 1994Deconstructing SarahStunts
- 1994A Low Down Dirty ShameHood Who Fails Mendoza (uncredited)
- 1994The Hard TruthStunts
- 1994Bad BloodStunts
- 1994StargateStunts
- 1994EROrderly Enriquez
- 1994CyberTrackerMan with Gun in Club
- 1994In the Army NowStunts
- 1994SpeedVince
- 1994Beverly Hills Cop IIICar Mechanic (uncredited)
- 1994The CrowSanchez
- 1994Jimmy HollywoodTough Guy
- 1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultPrisoner #2 (uncredited)
- 1994Babylon 5Panicked Man
- 1993Man's Best FriendMugger
- 1993Demolition ManStunts
- 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanThug
- 1993Extreme JusticeChavez
- 1993Last Action HeroVivaldi Henchman (uncredited)
- 1993Menace II SocietyStunts
- 1993Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One RangerRobber (uncredited)
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerMexican Guard (uncredited)
- 1993Falling DownStunts
- 1993Bound by HonorPrisoner (uncredited)
- 1993Nowhere to RunPrisoner
- 1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanCowboy #2
- 1992Bram Stoker's DraculaStunts
- 1992Trancers IIIScumbag
- 1992RenegadeRico
- 1992Honeymoon in VegasStunts
- 1992Universal SoldierWagner
- 1992Red Shoe DiariesThug
- 1992Class ActStunts
- 1992Deep CoverStunts
- 1992Memoirs of an Invisible ManStunts
- 1991Rush
- 1991RicochetDrug-Dealer (uncredited)
- 1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManBar Fighter (uncredited)
- 1991The OwlMorito
- 1991Alligator 2: The MutationVictor
- 1991One Good CopBeniamino Associate #3
- 1991The Perfect WeaponMan in Alley
- 1990Kindergarten CopStreet Tough #4 (uncredited)
- 1990The RookieBar Patron (uncredited)
- 1990Predator 2El Scorpio Gang Member (uncredited)
- 1990Death WarrantPunk
- 1990RoboCop 2Chet
- 1990ImpulseColumbian Drug Dealer
- 1989Bail OutCasper 'Bean' Garcia
- 1989Family MattersPirate
- 1989One Man ForceStunts
- 1989The HeistStunts
- 1989Weekend at Bernie'sStunts
- 1989K-9Stunts
- 1988They LiveStunts
- 1988TraxxStunts
- 1988Deadly StrangerJuan (as Tommy Rosales)
- 1988Midnight RunStunts
- 1988Two Moon JunctionStunts
- 1987*batteries not includedStunt Coordinator
- 1987The Running ManChico
- 1987Cherry 2000Stunts
- 1987Jake and the FatmanCarlos
- 1987Beauty and the BeastCarlos
- 1987La BambaMan at Party
- 1987Extreme PrejudiceScarza (uncredited)
- 1987The Bedroom WindowStunt Coordinator
- 1986No MercyMan #4
- 1986¡Three Amigos!Stunts
- 1986Omega SyndromeFredo
- 1986Out of BoundsCop (uncredited)
- 1986Eye of the TigerJamie's Relative
- 1986Raw DealJesus
- 19868 Million Ways to DieStunts
- 1985CommandoYoung Guerrilla
- 1985MacGyverLaFond
- 1985Stand AloneCocaine Cowboy #3
- 1985Fright NightStunts
- 1985StickNestor's Hood
- 1985Police Academy 2: Their First AssignmentStunts
- 1984Breakin' 2: Electric BoogalooStunts
- 1984Bad MannersStunts
- 1984Red DawnStunts
- 1984Cannonball Run IIStunts
- 1984The Lost EmpireTerrorist Gang Leader
- 1984AirwolfMorales
- 1983Uncommon ValorStunts
- 1983ScarfaceStunts
- 1983Zorro and Son
- 1983Max Dugan ReturnsRobber
- 1983Blue ThunderThug #1
- 1983The A-TeamWalker
- 1982They Call Me Bruce?Gunman
- 1982The Sword and the SorcererKabal
- 1981Bret Maverick
- 1981Simon & Simon
- 1981The Fall Guy
- 1981NighthawksRipper
- 1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenStunts
- 1980The HunterAnthony "Tony" Bernardo
- 1980The IslandStunts
- 1980Die LaughingStunts
- 1980Detour to TerrorLarry
- 1980Getting WastedCarlos
- 1979The Concorde... Airport '79Stunts
- 1979SunnysideTommy
- 1979Boulevard NightsStunts
- 1978Every Which Way but LooseYoung Trucker (uncredited)
- 1978The NorsemanStunts
- 1978FMStunts
- 1977Billy: Portrait of a Street KidStudent at School
- 1977Airport '77Stunts
- 1975Lucky LadyStunts
- 1974The Towering InfernoStunts
- 1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesStunts
- 1972Emergency!
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