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    Ron O'Neal - Wikipedia

    Ron O'Neal grew up in a working-class neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, to parents Eunice and Ernest O'Neal, a former jazz musician who earned his living as a factory worker. Ernest died when Ron was 16 years old. Six months later his brother, who worked as a truck driver, was killed in an accident. Following these … See more

    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) … See more

    O'Neal was first married to actress Carol Tillery Banks, from November 1973 until 1980 (divorced), and then to Audrey Pool, from 1993 until his death in 2004. See more

    Actor
    Move (1970) .... Peter
    The Organization (1971) .... Joe Peralez
    Super Fly (1972) .... Youngblood Priest
    Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) .... Youngblood Priest See more

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    In 1969, he appeared in the Broadway play Ceremonies in Dark Old Men.
    That same year, he acted in Charles Gordone See more

    O'Neal died in Los Angeles on January 14, 2004, after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer, on the same day Super Fly was released on DVD in the United States.
    The Wu-Tang Clan's 2014 album A Better Tomorrow includes … See more

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  2. Ron O'Neal, Obie-Winning Actor and "Superfly" Star, Dead at 66

  3. Ron O’Neal, 66; Star of Blaxploitation Hit ‘Superfly’

  4. Ron O'Neal - Biography - IMDb

    Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Ron died on January 14, 2004, at the age of 66. Divorced from former actress Carol Tillery Banks who appeared with him in the film When a Stranger Calls (1979) , he was survived by second wife …

  5. Ron O'Neal, 66, Actor Who Starred In 'Superfly' Films

    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,...

  6. Ron O'Neal (1937-2004) - Find a Grave Memorial

    Jan 14, 2004 · In 1996, he joined other former 70s black action stars, including Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Richard Roundtree and Pam Grier, in a revival of the violent genre entitled Original Gangstas (1996). Ron died in 2004 after a long …

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  8. Ron O'Neal - IMDb

    Unfortunately, he was never able to break free from the iconic image he helped to create. On January 14, 2004, he died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was only 66. Ironically, he died a day after Super Fly made its debut on DVD.

  9. Ron O'Neal Obituary (2004) - San Diego, CA - San Diego Union …

  10. Ron O’Neal (1937-2004) - Blackpast

    Jan 27, 2021 · O’Neal was first married to actress Carol Tillery Banks, from November 1973 until 1980 (divorced), and then to Audrey Pool, from 1993 until his death in 2004. After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, he died on …

  11. Ron O'Neal - The Movie Database (TMDB)

    Jan 14, 2004 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron O'Neal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of …