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Ron O'Neal

Ron O'Neal

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 01, 1937
Died Jan 14, 2004 (66)
Birthplace Utica, New York, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Ron O'Neal (September 1, 1937 in Utica, New York – January 14, 2004 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor, director and screenwriter. O'Neal is most remembered for his starring role as Youngblood Priest in the blaxploitation film Super Fly and t ... he anti-villain Cuban officer Colonel Bella in the film Red Dawn, although he also had recurring roles on the television show Living Single as Synclaire's father and as Whitley Gilbert's father on A Different World. He was also a regular on the 1982 series "Bring 'Em Back Alive" with Bruce Boxleitner in which he played the Sultan of Johore. He died in 2004 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 66 on the same day "Super Fly" was released on DVD in the US. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron O'Neal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

On the Edge

On the Edge

2002

as Frank Harris

The Rage Within

The Rage Within

2001

as Captain Lang

Original Gangstas

Original Gangstas

1996

as Bubba

Puppet Master 5

Puppet Master 5

1994

as Dectective

Up Against the Wall

Up Against the Wall

1991

as George Wilkes

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

1990

as Ray Samuels

Hyper Space

Hyper Space

1989

as Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian

Trained To Kill

Trained To Kill

1989

as George 'Cotton' Shorter

Mercenary Fighters

Mercenary Fighters

1988

as Cliff Taylor

Zombie Death House

Zombie Death House

1988

as Tom Boyle

Hero and the Terror

Hero and the Terror

1988

as Mayor

As Summers Die

As Summers Die

1986

as Daniel Backus

Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

1985

as Steve Phillips

North Beach and Rawhide

North Beach and Rawhide

1985

as Kyle Weston

Red Dawn

Red Dawn

1984

as Bella

St. Helens

St. Helens

1982

as Otis Kaylor

Brave New World

Brave New World

1980

as Mustapha Mond

The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

1980

as Commander Dan Thurman

The Hitter

The Hitter

1979

as Otis

Freedom Road

Freedom Road

1979

as Francis Cardoza

A Force of One

A Force of One

1979

as Rollins

When a Stranger Calls

When a Stranger Calls

1979

as Lt. Charlie Garber

Brothers

Brothers

1977

as Walter Nance

The Master Gunfighter

The Master Gunfighter

1975

as Paulo

Super Fly T.N.T.

Super Fly T.N.T.

1973

as Priest

Super Fly

Super Fly

1972

as Priest

The Organization

The Organization

1971

as Joe Peralez

Move

Move

1970

as Peter

Super Fly T.N.T.

Super Fly T.N.T.

1973

Story

Up Against the Wall

Up Against the Wall

1991

Director

Super Fly T.N.T.

Super Fly T.N.T.

1973

Director

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Equalizer

as Lt. Isadore Smalls

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 18, 1985

A Different World

as Mercer Gilbert

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 24, 1987

The Sophisticated Gents

as Clarence 'Clare' Henderson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 29, 1981

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

as Col. Robles

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 15, 1980

Mathnet

as Sgt. Bill Dietrich

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 26, 1987

Hill Street Blues

as Stan Williams

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Remington Steele

as Gabe Putnam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1982

The Wayans Bros.

as Sergeant Scully

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 11, 1995

North and South

as William Still

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 03, 1985

Knight Rider

as Charles Zurich

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Murder, She Wrote

as Sgt. Joe Santiago

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

A Different World

as Quentin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1987

Hill Street Blues

as Pete

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

1st & Ten

as Mr. Byron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 02, 1984

The Greatest American Hero

as Colonel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 1981

Bring 'Em Back Alive

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Sep 24, 1982

Beauty and the Beast

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1987

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

Crazy like a Fox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 1984

Hot l Baltimore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 1975

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