
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

Knight Rider
1982
as Charles Zurich

Hill Street Blues
1981
as Pete / Stan Williams

The Equalizer
1985
as Lt. Isadore Smalls

A Different World
1987
as Mercer Gilbert / Quentin

Remington Steele
1982
as Gabe Putnam

North and South
1985
as William Still

The Wayans Bros.
1995
as Sergeant Scully

Crazy like a Fox
1984

The Greatest American Hero
1981
as Colonel

1st & Ten
1984
as Mr. Byron

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Col. Robles

Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982

Mathnet
1987
as Sgt. Bill Dietrich

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Hot l Baltimore
1975

The Sophisticated Gents
1981
as Clarence 'Clare' Henderson

Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Isaac Stubbs
Movies (31)

Red Dawn
1984
as Bella

The Final Countdown
1980
as Commander Dan Thurman

Original Gangstas
1996
as Bubba

The Organization
1971
as Joe Peralez

BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self

A Force of One
1979
as Rollins

Hero and the Terror
1988
as Mayor

When a Stranger Calls
1979
as Lt. Charlie Garber

Puppet Master 5
1994
as Dectective

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self

Move
1970
as Peter

Zombie Death House
1988
as Tom Boyle

Super Fly
1972
as Priest

Freedom Road
1979
as Francis Cardoza

St. Helens
1982
as Otis Kaylor

Mercenary Fighters
1988
as Cliff Taylor

Brave New World
1980
as Mustapha Mond

On the Edge
2002
as Frank Harris

As Summers Die
1986
as Daniel Backus

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990
as Ray Samuels

The Master Gunfighter
1975
as Paulo

Trained To Kill
1989
as George 'Cotton' Shorter

The Hitter
1979
as Otis

North Beach and Rawhide
1985
as Kyle Weston

Playing with Fire
1985
as Steve Phillips

Hyper Space
1989
as Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian

Brothers
1977
as Walter Nance

Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
2004
as Self

The Rage Within
2001
as Captain Lang

Up Against the Wall
1991
as George Wilkes

Super Fly T.N.T.
1973
as Priest
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
- Original Gangstas (1996) — as Bubba
- The Organization (1971) — as Joe Peralez
- BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) — as Self
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