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Ron O'Neal

Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor | * 09/01/1937 († 66, 01/14/2004) | Utica, New York (United States of America (USA))
Ron O'Neal (September 1, 1937 – January 14, 2004) was an American actor, director and screenwriter, who rose to fame in his role as Youngblood Priest, a New York City cocaine dealer, in the blaxploitation film Super Fly (1972) and its sequel Super Fly T.N.T. (1973). O'Neal was also a director and writer for the sequel, and for the film Up Against the Wall. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Crime

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It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces. ...

Red Dawn

PG-13

1984 | 3.2/5 | 1h 54min
Action, Thriller, War, Drama
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Priest, a suave top-rung New York City drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade. Working with his reluctant friend, Eddie, Priest devises a scheme that will allow him to ma ...

Super Fly

R

1972 | 3.2/5 | 1h 33min
Action, Crime, Drama, Music, Thriller
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A Harlem drug dealer and his girlfriend retire to Rome, where he joins an African revolution. ...

Super Fly T.N.T.

R

1973 | 2.5/5 | 1h 27min
Action
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During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the Japanese attack ...

The Final Countdown

PG

1980 | 3.3/5 | 1h 43min
War, Action, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Ron O'Neal

Theatre World Award
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Movies with Ron O'Neal as Actor(30)

as himself2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as himself2004 Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
as Frank Harris2002 On the Edge
as himself2002 BaadAsssss Cinema
as Captain Lang2001 The Rage Within
as Bubba1996 Original Gangstas
as Dectective1994 Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter
as George Wilkes1991 Up Against the Wall
as Ray Samuels1990 Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
as George 'Cotton' Shorter1989 Trained To Kill
as Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian1989 Hyper Space
as Tom Boyle1988 Zombie Death House
as Mayor1988 Hero and the Terror
as Cliff Taylor1988 Mercenary Fighters
as Daniel Backus1986 As Summers Die
as Steve Phillips1985 Playing with Fire
as Col Ernesto Bella1984 Red Dawn
as Otis Kaylor1982 St. Helens
as Mustapha Mond1980 Brave New World
as Commander Dan Thurman1980 The Final Countdown
as Rollins1979 A Force of One
as Otis1979 The Hitter
as Lt. Charlie Garber1979 When a Stranger Calls
as Francis Cardoza1979 Freedom Road
as Walter Nance1977 Brothers
as Paulo1975 The Master Gunfighter
as Priest1973 Super Fly T.N.T.
as Priest1972 Super Fly
as Joe Peralez1971 The Organization
as Peter1970 Move

TV Shows/Series with Ron O'Neal as Actor(13)

1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Sergeant Scully1995 The Wayans Bros.
as Mercer Gilbert1987 A Different World
1987 Beauty and the Beast
as Lt. Isadore Smalls1985 The Equalizer
1984 Crazy like a Fox
as Charles Zurich1982 Knight Rider
as Gabe Putnam1982 Remington Steele
1982 Bring 'Em Back Alive
1981 Hill Street Blues
as Clarence 'Clare' Henderson1981 The Sophisticated Gents
as Col. Robles1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1975 Hot l Baltimore

Movies with Ron O'Neal as Crew(3)

Directing/Director1991 Up Against the Wall
Directing/Director1973 Super Fly T.N.T.
Writing/Story1973 Super Fly T.N.T.

Full Name: Ron O'Neal
Born: Wednesday, 09/01 1937 (September) in Utica, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 01/14 2004 (January) in Los Angeles (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Ohio State University, Glenville High School, Karamu House
Other names for Ron O'Neal (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ron O’Neal"
Ron O'Neal frequently works together with these people:
Adam May-Bower (8x, Crew)
Frank Cardea (7x, Crew)
George Schenck (7x, Crew)
Fred Williamson (6x, Actor)
Rosalind Cash (6x, Actress)
Clyde Kusatsu (5x, Actor)
Ken Foree (5x, Actor)
Jim Brown (5x, Actor)
Michael Ralph (5x, Actor)
BJ Davis (5x, Crew)
Robert O'Reilly (5x, Actor)
Robert Hanley (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:80554, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024