Ron O'Neal
28 movies · 18 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 1, 1937
- Died
- Jan 14, 2004 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Utica, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Ron O'Neil
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.
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Known for
Ron O'Neal: movies and TV shows
Acting (46)
- 2002 On the Edge
as Frank Harris
- 2001 The Rage Within
as Captain Lang
- 1996
- 1996 Original Gangstas
as Bubba
- 1995
- 1994 Puppet Master 5
as Dectective
- 1991 Up Against the Wall
as George Wilkes
- 1990 Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
as Ray Samuels
- 1989 Trained To Kill
as George 'Cotton' Shorter
- 1989 Hyper Space
as Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian
- 1988 Zombie Death House
as Tom Boyle
- 1988 Hero and the Terror
as Mayor
- 1988 Mercenary Fighters
as Cliff Taylor
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986 As Summers Die
as Daniel Backus
- 1985 North Beach and Rawhide
as Kyle Weston
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985 Playing with Fire
as Steve Phillips
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 Red Dawn
as Bella
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 St. Helens
as Otis Kaylor
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980
- 1980 Brave New World
as Mustapha Mond
- 1980 The Final Countdown
as Commander Dan Thurman
- 1979 Freedom Road
as Francis Cardoza
- 1979 When a Stranger Calls
as Lt. Charlie Garber
- 1979 A Force of One
as Rollins
- 1979 The Hitter
as Otis
- 1977 Brothers
as Walter Nance
- 1975 The Master Gunfighter
as Paulo
- 1975
- 1973 Super Fly T.N.T.
as Priest
- 1972 Super Fly
as Priest
- 1971 The Organization
as Joe Peralez
- 1970 Move
as Peter
Behind the camera (2)
- 1991 Up Against the Wall
Director
- 1973 Super Fly T.N.T.
Director, Story
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2007
- 2004
- 2002