Ron O'Neal

Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
09/01/1937
Birthplace:
Utica, New York
Death Date:
01/14/2004
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biography
A tall, handsome and light-complected African-American player of stage and screen, Ron O'Neal first gained some measure of prominence with his portrayal of Youngblood Priest, the cool, resourceful and stylishly dressed cocaine dealer protagonist of "Superfly" (1972). Dismissed by some as just more "blaxploitation" fodder and damned by others for its supposed glorification of criminal behavior, "Superfly" was embraced by audiences and became a surprise hit. The success of this story of an outlaw's last big score generated the inevitable sequel, "Super Fly T.N.T." (1973), but surprisingly, Continued
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Bubba
1996
Actor
Joe Peralez
George "Cotton" Shorter
Actor
Lieutenant Charlie Garber
Commander Dan Thurman
Dan Rollins
Actor
Bella
Walter Nance
George Wilkes
From Story
Director
Superfly
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Year
Milestone
1957 
Acted with Karamu House, an interracial theater in Chicago, IL
 
Worked as an acting teacher in NYC's Harlem
1969 
Won acclaim for off-Broadway performance in "No Place to Be Somebody"
 
Acted in summer stock theater
1970 
Feature acting debut, "Move"
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