Ron O'Neal
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron O'Neal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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movieOn the Edge
2002
Frank Harris
movieThe Rage Within
2001
Captain Lang
tvThe Wayans Bros.
1995
Sergeant Scully
moviePuppet Master 5
1994
Dectective
movieUp Against the Wall
1991
George Wilkes
movieHammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990
Ray Samuels
movieTrained To Kill
1989
George 'Cotton' Shorter
movieHyper Space
1989
Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian
movieZombie Death House
1988
Tom Boyle
movieMercenary Fighters
1988
Cliff Taylor
tvBeauty and the Beast
1987
Isaac Stubbs
tvA Different World
1987
Mercer Gilbert / Quentin
tvMathnet
1987
Sgt. Bill Dietrich
movieAs Summers Die
1986
Daniel Backus
movieNorth Beach and Rawhide
1985
Kyle Weston
tvNorth and South
1985
William Still
tvThe Equalizer
1985
Lt. Isadore Smalls
moviePlaying with Fire
1985
Steve Phillips
tv1st & Ten
1984
Mr. Byron
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Sgt. Joe Santiago
movieRed Dawn
1984
Bella
tvRemington Steele
1982
Gabe Putnam
tvKnight Rider
1982
Charles Zurich
movieSt. Helens
1982
Otis Kaylor
tvThe Sophisticated Gents
1981
Clarence 'Clare' Henderson
tvHill Street Blues
1981
Pete / Stan Williams
tvGuyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
Col. Robles
movieBrave New World
1980
Mustapha Mond
movieThe Final Countdown
1980
Commander Dan Thurman
movieFreedom Road
1979
Francis Cardoza
movieWhen a Stranger Calls
1979
Lt. Charlie Garber
movieA Force of One
1979
Rollins
movieBrothers
1977
Walter Nance
movieSuper Fly
1972
Priest
movieThe Organization
1971
Joe Peralez
movieMove
1970
Peter
Directing2
movieUp Against the Wall
1991
Director
movieSuper Fly T.N.T.
1973
Director