Ron O'Neal
Sep 1, 1937 — Jan 14, 2004 (66 years)
Utica, New York, USA
22 Movies
14 Series
Ron O'Neal, an actor from Utica, New York, USA, began their career in the 1970s. They appeared in Red Dawn as Bella. They have also starred in The Final Countdown and When a Stranger Calls. Their filmography spans 22 films and 14 TV productions across 56 years, working mainly across genres like action, thriller, drama.
66R.I.P.
22Movies
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Ron O'Neal
22 Movies
14 Series
Ron O'Neal, an actor from Utica, New York, USA, began their career in the 1970s. They appeared in Red Dawn as Bella. They have also starred in The Final Countdown and When a Stranger Calls. Their filmography spans 22 films and 14 TV productions across 56 years, working mainly across genres like action, thriller, drama.
66 R.I.P.
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22
Movies
14
Series
Movies
The Final Countdown
1980
Red Dawn
1984
The Organization
1971
Zombie Death House
1988
The Hitter
1979
Hero and the Terror
1988
Trained To Kill
1989
When a Stranger Calls
1979
A Force of One
1979
Puppet Master 5
1994
Original Gangstas
1996
Super Fly
1972
The Master Gunfighter
1975
Mercenary Fighters
1988
Super Fly T.N.T.
1973
Freedom Road
1979
Move
1970
On the Edge
2002
Brothers
1977
TV Shows
The Equalizer
1985
A Different World
1987
The Sophisticated Gents
1981
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
Hill Street Blues
1981
Mathnet
1987
Remington Steele
1982
The Wayans Bros.
1995
North and South
1985
Knight Rider
1982
Murder, She Wrote
1984
1st & Ten
1984
The Greatest American Hero
1981
Beauty and the Beast
1987
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On the Edge
Frank Harris
2002
Film
The Rage Within
Captain Lang
2001
Film
Original Gangstas
Bubba
1996
Film
The Wayans Bros.
Sergeant Scully
1998–1999
TV
Puppet Master 5
Dectective
1994
Film
Up Against the Wall
George Wilkes
1991
Film
Trained To Kill
George 'Cotton' Shorter
1989
Film
Hyper Space
Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian
1989
Film
Zombie Death House
Tom Boyle
1988
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ron O'Neal still alive?
Ron O'Neal passed away on January 14, 2004 at age 66.
What are the most famous roles of Ron O'Neal?
Ron O'Neal is best known for roles in Red Dawn, The Final Countdown, When a Stranger Calls.
How many movies has Ron O'Neal been in?
Over a 34-year career (since 1970), Ron O'Neal has appeared in 31 movies and 18 TV shows.
What was Ron O'Neal's first movie?
The career of Ron O'Neal began with Move (1970).
What is Ron O'Neal's most recent movie or series?
Ron O'Neal's most recent release is Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, which premiered on October 13, 2007.
What TV shows has Ron O'Neal appeared in?
On television, Ron O'Neal has appeared in Knight Rider, Murder, She Wrote, Beauty and the Beast, North and South.
Ron O'Neal
1937-09-01 · Utica, New York, USA
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.Ron O'Neal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.