O'Neal, Ron
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Birth Date
- 1937-09-01
Death Date
- 2004-01-14
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Ohio State University
- Organization: (naf) Public Theater (New York, N.Y.)
Birth Place
- Utica (N.Y.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Acting
Directing
Writing
Occupation
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Sources
- found: Super fly, 1992, c1972:credits (Ron O'Neal; actor)
- found: New York times, Jan. 17, 2004:obituaries (Ron O'Neal; actor who starred in Superfly films; d. Jan. 14, 2004 in Los Angeles at age 66)
- found: Internet Movie Database WWW site, Aug. 2, 2013:(Ron O'Neal ; actor, director, writer ; b. September 1, 1937 in Utica, New York, USA ; d. January 14, 2004 (age 66) in Los Angeles, California, USA)
- found: African American National Biography, accessed March 5, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(O'Neal, Ron; stage / screen actor, screenwriter, motion picture producer / director; born 01 September 1937 in Utica, New York, United States; graduated from Glenville High School; attended Ohio State University; joined the ensemble at Karamu performing in their productions for free; got a role with the small Joseph Papp Public Theater; chose to go with the untested production of Charles Gordone's, No Place to Be Somebody; he was awarded several honors: the Clarence Derwent, Obie, and Drama Desk awards; took a role in the film Move (1970); returned to perform in the three-week Broadway run of No Place to Be Somebody; landed a role in a film with Sidney Poitier, The Organization (1971); played lead character in Superfly (1972); directed the sequel Superfly TNT (1973); appeared in action films and as supporting character: Billy Jack (1975), A Force of One (1979), When a Stranger Calls (1979), Brave New World (1980), The Final Countdown (1980), St. Helens (1981), and Red Dawn (1984); played television roles; directed Up against the Wall (1991); played in the film Original Gangstas (1996); diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (2000); died 14 January 2004 in Los Angeles, California, United States)
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Change Notes
- 1999-02-25: new
- 2015-09-02: revised
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