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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.
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The roles that explain the career.
28 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | Self | Film |
| 2002 | On the Edge | Frank Harris | Film |
| 1996 | Original Gangstas | Bubba | Film |
| 1994 | Puppet Master 5 | Dectective | Film |
| 1989 | Hyper Space | Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian | Film |
| 1989 | Trained To Kill | George 'Cotton' Shorter | Film |
| 1988 | Hero and the Terror | Mayor | Film |
| 1988 | Zombie Death House | Tom Boyle | Film |
| 1988 | Mercenary Fighters | Cliff Taylor | Film |
| 1986 | As Summers Die | Daniel Backus | Film |
| 1985 | Playing with Fire | Steve Phillips | Film |
| 1984 | Red Dawn | Bella | Film |
| 1982 | Bring 'Em Back Alive | TV | |
| 1982 | St. Helens | Otis Kaylor | Film |
| 1980 | Brave New World | Mustapha Mond | Film |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Col. Robles | TV |
| 1980 | The Final Countdown | Commander Dan Thurman | Film |
| 1979 | Freedom Road | Francis Cardoza | Film |
| 1979 | A Force of One | Rollins | Film |
| 1979 | When a Stranger Calls | Lt. Charlie Garber | Film |
| 1979 | The Hitter | Otis | Film |
| 1977 | Brothers | Walter Nance | Film |
| 1975 | The Master Gunfighter | Paulo | Film |
| 1973 | Super Fly T.N.T. | Priest | Film |
| 1973 | Super Fly T.N.T. | Director | Film |
| 1972 | Super Fly | Priest | Film |
| 1971 | The Organization | Joe Peralez | Film |
| 1970 | Move | Peter | Film |
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