
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 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.
Acting
- 1996E! True Hollywood Story1 ep.
- 1995The Wayans Bros.Sergeant Scully1 ep.
- 1987Beauty and the BeastIsaac Stubbs1 ep.
- 1987A Different WorldMercer Gilbert5 ep.
- 1987MathnetSgt. Bill Dietrich2 ep.
- 1985North and SouthWilliam Still1 ep.
- 1985The EqualizerLt. Isadore Smalls7 ep.
- 1984Crazy like a Fox1 ep.
- 19841st & TenMr. Byron1 ep.
- 1982Remington SteeleGabe Putnam1 ep.
- 1982Bring 'Em Back Alive17 ep.
- 1981The Sophisticated GentsClarence 'Clare' Henderson3 ep.
- 1981The Greatest American HeroColonel1 ep.
- 1981Hill Street BluesStan Williams3 ep.
- 1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesCol. Robles2 ep.
- 1975Hot l Baltimore1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2000E! True Hollywood Story1 ep.
- 1999The Wayans Bros.Sergeant Scully1 ep.
- 1988A Different WorldMercer Gilbert, Quentin5 ep.
- 19891st & TenMr. Byron1 ep.
- 1988Murder, She WroteSgt. Joe Santiago1 ep.
- 1988MathnetSgt. Bill Dietrich2 ep.
- 1987Beauty and the BeastIsaac Stubbs1 ep.
- 1986The EqualizerLt. Isadore Smalls7 ep.
- 1985Hill Street BluesPete, Stan Williams3 ep.
- 1985North and SouthWilliam Still1 ep.
- 1985Knight RiderCharles Zurich1 ep.
- 1985Crazy like a Fox1 ep.
- 1984Remington SteeleGabe Putnam1 ep.
- 1982The Greatest American HeroColonel1 ep.
- 1975Hot l Baltimore1 ep.
Also known as: Ron O'Neil