Ron O'Neal
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1937-09-01
- Died
- 2004-01-14
- 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
TV Shows (18)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Sgt. Joe Santiago
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Pete / Stan Williams
Knight Rider
1982
as Charles Zurich
The Equalizer
1985
as Lt. Isadore Smalls
Remington Steele
1982
as Gabe Putnam
A Different World
1987
as Mercer Gilbert / Quentin
The Wayans Bros.
1995
as Sergeant Scully
North and South
1985
as William Still
1st & Ten
1984
as Mr. Byron
Crazy like a Fox
1984
The Greatest American Hero
1981
as Colonel
Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982
Mathnet
1987
as Sgt. Bill Dietrich
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Col. Robles
The Sophisticated Gents
1981
as Clarence 'Clare' Henderson
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Isaac Stubbs
Hot l Baltimore
1975
Movies (31)
Red Dawn
1984
as Bella
The Final Countdown
1980
as Commander Dan Thurman
The Organization
1971
as Joe Peralez
Hero and the Terror
1988
as Mayor
When a Stranger Calls
1979
as Lt. Charlie Garber
Zombie Death House
1988
as Tom Boyle
A Force of One
1979
as Rollins
Puppet Master 5
1994
as Dectective
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990
as Ray Samuels
The Hitter
1979
as Otis
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
Trained To Kill
1989
as George 'Cotton' Shorter
Original Gangstas
1996
as Bubba
The Master Gunfighter
1975
as Paulo
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
Hyper Space
1989
as Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian
Super Fly T.N.T.
1973
as Priest
Brave New World
1980
as Mustapha Mond
Super Fly
1972
as Priest
As Summers Die
1986
as Daniel Backus
Freedom Road
1979
as Francis Cardoza
North Beach and Rawhide
1985
as Kyle Weston
Up Against the Wall
1991
as George Wilkes
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
2004
as Self
Move
1970
as Peter
Playing with Fire
1985
as Steve Phillips
Mercenary Fighters
1988
as Cliff Taylor
On the Edge
2002
as Frank Harris
Brothers
1977
as Walter Nance
St. Helens
1982
as Otis Kaylor
The Rage Within
2001
as Captain Lang
About Ron O'Neal
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 se… With 49 credits spanning from 1970 to 2007, Ron O'Neal has appeared in 31 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ron O'Neal Movies
- Red Dawn (1984) — as Bella
- The Final Countdown (1980) — as Commander Dan Thurman
- The Organization (1971) — as Joe Peralez
- Hero and the Terror (1988) — as Mayor
- When a Stranger Calls (1979) — as Lt. Charlie Garber
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