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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.
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.
Dec 3, 2011 · An interview with the actor Ron O'Neal on his role as the supercool 'Youngblood Priest' in the 1972 movie '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...
Jan 16, 2004 · Ron O’Neal, a stage and film actor who rode the wave of blaxploitation movies in the early 1970s starring as the sartorially resplendent Harlem drug dealer in the 1972 hit “Superfly,” has...
Jan 27, 2021 · Ron O’Neal was a charismatic and gifted actor who never fulfilled the early promise he had shown on the New York Off-Broadway stage following his appearance as a flashy drug dealer in the hit blaxploitation film Super Fly (1972), the role that made him a star but effectively limited his acting options for the remainder of his career.
