- Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal (
September 1 1937 inUtica, New York –January 14 2004 inLos Angeles, California ) was an Americanactor , director andscreenwriter . O'Neal is most remembered for his starring role as Youngblood Priest in theblaxploitation film "Super Fly", 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 died in 2004 of
pancreatic cancer at the age of 66 on the same day "Super Fly" was released on DVD in the US.elected filmography
Actor
* "
Original Gangstas " (1996)
* "The Equalizer " (1986-1987) ... as Lt. Isadore Smalls
* "Red Dawn " (1984) ... as Bella
* "St. Helens" (1981) ... Otis Kaylor
* "The Final Countdown (1980) ... Commander Dan Thurman
* "When a Stranger Calls (1979 film) Lt. Charlie Garber
* "A Force of One " (1979)
* "Super Fly" (1972) ... Youngblood Priest
* "The Mack " (1973) ... Hispanic
* "The Organization" (1971) ... Joe PeralezDirector/Writer
* "
Superfly T.N.T. " (1973)
* "Up Against The Wall " (1992)External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641938/ Ron O'Neal] at the
Internet Movie Database .
* [http://openvault.wgbh.org/saybrother/MLA001000/index.html/ Interview with Ron O'Neal about Superfly] from the WGBH series, Say Brother
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