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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).
Ron O'Neal (1937-2004) was a veteran stage and film actor, best known for his role as Youngblood Priest in the 1972 blaxploitation classic Super Fly. He also appeared in Red Dawn, The Final Countdown, Original Gangsters and many other films and TV shows.
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Ron O'Neal was a stage and film actor who starred in the blaxploitation movie "Superfly" after winning an Obie Award for his role in No Place to Be Somebody. He died of cancer in 2004 and is survived by his wife.
Ron O'Neal was a veteran stage and film actor, best known for his role as Youngblood Priest in Super Fly (1972). He received critical acclaim and awards for his Broadway debut in No Place to Be Somebody, but was typecast and struggled to break free from the blaxploitation genre.
- September 1, 1937
- January 14, 2004
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...
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...
Feb 1, 2019 · Interview with Super Fly actor Ron O'Neal. From Say Brother: Hustlers, Drugs and Prison.
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