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Ron O'Neal

Ron O'Neal

Actor · Born 1937-09-01 · Utica, New York, USA

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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 the 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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Knight Rider (1982) — Charles Zurich
  2. Red Dawn (1984) — Bella
  3. The Final Countdown (1980) — Commander Dan Thurman
  4. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Sgt. Joe Santiago
  5. When a Stranger Calls (1979) — Lt. Charlie Garber
  6. Beauty and the Beast (1987) — Isaac Stubbs
  7. North and South (1985) — William Still
  8. Super Fly (1972) — Priest
  9. Remington Steele (1982) — Gabe Putnam
  10. Puppet Master 5 (1994) — Dectective
  11. Hill Street Blues (1981) — Pete
  12. A Force of One (1979) — Rollins
  13. The Greatest American Hero (1981) — Colonel
  14. Hero and the Terror (1988) — Mayor
  15. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  16. A Different World (1987) — Mercer Gilbert
  17. The Equalizer (1985) — Lt. Isadore Smalls
  18. The Wayans Bros. (1995) — Sergeant Scully
  19. The Organization (1971) — Joe Peralez
  20. Original Gangstas (1996) — Bubba
  21. Brave New World (1980) — Mustapha Mond
  22. BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) — Self
  23. Zombie Death House (1988) — Tom Boyle
  24. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) — Self
  25. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) — Col. Robles
  26. St. Helens (1982) — Otis Kaylor
  27. 1st & Ten (1984) — Mr. Byron
  28. Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) — Priest
  29. The Hitter (1979) — Otis
  30. As Summers Die (1986) — Daniel Backus
  31. Freedom Road (1979) — Francis Cardoza
  32. Crazy like a Fox (1984)
  33. Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)
  34. Trained To Kill (1989) — George 'Cotton' Shorter
  35. On the Edge (2002) — Frank Harris
  36. Mercenary Fighters (1988) — Cliff Taylor
  37. Move (1970) — Peter
  38. Hot l Baltimore (1975)
  39. The Master Gunfighter (1975) — Paulo
  40. Brothers (1977) — Walter Nance

Directed

  1. Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) — Director
  2. Up Against the Wall (1991) — Director