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Ron O'Neal

Ron O'Neal is best known for his iconic role as Youngblood Priest in the 1972 crime drama Super Fly. Unfortunately, this role received both praise and criticism, then political backlash and controversy as a 'blaxploitation' film. His credits include Freedom Road (1979), Red Dawn (1984), Up Against the Wall (1991), and appearances on series including A Different World, The Equalizer, Hill Street Blues and Bring 'Em Back Alive.

Aliases
  • Ron O'Neill
English
Filmography
  • Born In Utica, New York, USA
  • Born September 1, 1937
  • Died January 14, 2004
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com Wikipedia
  • Created April 5, 2019 by
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  • Modified September 17, 2023 by
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BaadAsssss Cinema

2002
as Himself

Super Fly T.N.T.

1973
as Priest

Red Dawn

1984
as Col Ernesto Bella

Original Gangstas

1996
as Bubba

Hyper Space

1989
as Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian

A Force of One

1979
as Rollins

North Beach and Rawhide

1985
as Kyle Weston

The Final Countdown

1980
as Commander Dan Thurman

Freedom Road

1979
as Francis Cardoza

Hero and the Terror

1988
as Mayor

When a Stranger Calls

1979
as Lt. Charlie Garber

Brave New World

1980
as Mustapha Mond

The Hitter

1979
as Otis

As Summers Die

1986
as Daniel Backus

The Master Gunfighter

1975
as Paulo

On the Edge

2002
as Frank Harris

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

2000
as Youngblood Priest

Mercenary Fighters

1988
as Cliff Taylor

Zombie Death House

1987
as Tom Boyle

Trained To Kill

1990
as George 'Cotton' Shorter

Playing with Fire

1985
as Steve Phillips

Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter

1994
as Dectective

Up Against the Wall

1991
as George Wilkes

Super Fly

1972
as Priest

Director

Movie Super Fly T.N.T. 1973
Movie Up Against the Wall 1991

Writer

Movie Super Fly T.N.T. 1973