About

Known credits:
37
Birthday:
1937-09-01
Place of birth:
Utica, New York, USA
Website:
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Ron O'Neal

Overview

​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

Acting
2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Actor Self 59
Average
2004 Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted Actor Self N/A
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2002 On the Edge Actor Frank Harris 58
Average
2002 BaadAsssss Cinema Actor Self 58
Average
2001 The Rage Within Actor Captain Lang 59
Average
1996 Original Gangstas Actor Bubba 58
Average
1994 Puppet Master 5 Actor Dectective 57
Average
1991 Up Against the Wall Actor George Wilkes 59
Average
1990 Hammer, Slammer, & Slade Actor Ray Samuels N/A
N/A
1989 Trained To Kill Actor George 'Cotton' Shorter 59
Average
1989 Hyper Space Actor Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian 58
Average
1988 Zombie Death House Actor Tom Boyle 58
Average
1988 Hero and the Terror Actor Mayor 58
Average
1988 Mercenary Fighters Actor Cliff Taylor 58
Average
1986 As Summers Die Actor Daniel Backus 58
Average
1985 North Beach and Rawhide Actor Kyle Weston N/A
N/A
1985 Playing with Fire Actor Steve Phillips 58
Average
1984 Red Dawn Actor Bella 61
Fair
1982 Bring 'Em Back Alive Actor 69
Fair
1982 St. Helens Actor Otis Kaylor 59
Average
1981 The Sophisticated Gents Actor Clarence 'Clare' Henderson 70
Good
1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Actor Col. Robles 70
Good
1980 Brave New World Actor Mustapha Mond 58
Average
1980 The Final Countdown Actor Commander Dan Thurman 62
Fair
1979 Freedom Road Actor Francis Cardoza 58
Average
1979 When a Stranger Calls Actor Lt. Charlie Garber 59
Average
1979 A Force of One Actor Rollins 56
Average
1979 The Hitter Actor Otis 58
Average
1977 Brothers Actor Walter Nance 58
Average
1975 The Master Gunfighter Actor Paulo 59
Average
1973 Super Fly T.N.T. Actor Priest 58
Average
1972 Super Fly Actor Priest 59
Average
1971 The Organization Actor Joe Peralez 58
Average
1970 Move Actor Peter 58
Average

Directing
1991 Up Against the Wall Directing Director 59
Average
1973 Super Fly T.N.T. Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
1973 Super Fly T.N.T. Writing Story 58
Average