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Ron O'Neal (September 1, 1937 – January 14, 2004) was an American actor, director and screenwriter, who rose to fame in his role as Youngblood Priest, a New York City cocaine dealer, in the blaxploitation film Super Fly (1972) and its sequel Super Fly T.N.T. (1973).
Tall, lean, handsome veteran stage and classically trained actor, best known for his iconic role as Youngblood Priest - the long haired, stylishly dressed cocaine dealer who wants to make one last big score so he can retire from the cocaine business, in the seminal 1972 crime drama Super Fly.
- January 1, 1
- Utica, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Ron O'Neal. Actor: Red Dawn. Tall, lean, handsome veteran stage and classically trained actor, best known for his iconic role as Youngblood Priest - the long haired, stylishly dressed cocaine dealer who wants to make one last big score so he can retire from the cocaine business, in the seminal 1972 crime drama Super Fly.
- September 1, 1937
- January 14, 2004
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Stage and screen actor, writer and director who starred in the 1972 blaxploitation-genre film, Super Fly. He reprised his role as Youngblood Priest in the sequel, Super Fly T.N.T.
He was born in Utica, New York and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio as the son of a jazz musician-turned-factory worker. Later, he attended Ohio State University and joined Karamu House, a Cleveland-based, African-American theatre company.
He debuted on Broadway in 1969, performing in Ceremonies in Dark Old Men. A year later, he received an Obie Award for his performance in a 1970 production of No Place to Be Somebody.
He divorced his first wife, Carol Tillery Banks, in 1980 and remained married to his second wife, Audrey Pool, until his death.
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- September 1, 1937
- New York
Oct 10, 2023 · Discover 25 astonishing facts about Ron O'Neal, the talented actor known for his iconic role as Youngblood Priest in the 1972 film, "Super Fly."
Jan 17, 2004 · Ron O'Neal, whose role as the cocaine dealer Youngblood Priest in the 1972 film ''Superfly'' epitomized the era's blaxploitation genre, died here on Wednesday. He was 66. The cause was cancer,...
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Ron O'Neal, the actor who briefly became an international star in the film "Superfly" after producers saw his performance in the play No Place to Be Somebody , died of cancer in Los Angeles on Jan....
