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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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Filmography
all 45
Movies 31
TV Shows 14
self 3
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted (2004)
On the Edge (2002)
BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
The Rage Within (2001)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Original Gangstas (1996)
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
Puppet Master 5 (1994)
Up Against the Wall (1991)
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990)
Trained To Kill (1989)
Hyper Space (1989)
Zombie Death House (1988)
Hero and the Terror (1988)
Mercenary Fighters (1988)
Beauty and the Beast (1987)
A Different World (1987)
As Summers Die (1986)
North and South (1985)
The Equalizer (1985)
Playing with Fire (1985)
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
Red Dawn (1984)
Remington Steele (1982)
Knight Rider (1982)
Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)
St. Helens (1982)
The Sophisticated Gents (1981)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
Brave New World (1980)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Freedom Road (1979)
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
A Force of One (1979)
The Hitter (1979)
Brothers (1977)
The Master Gunfighter (1975)
Hot l Baltimore (1975)
Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)
Super Fly (1972)
The Organization (1971)
Move (1970)
North Beach and Rawhide
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1937-09-01
Deathday2004-01-14 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceUtica, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsTheatre World Award
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