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Ron O'Neal was born in Utica, NY in 1937. He grew up in Cleveland, the son of a jazz musician.

As a young man, O'Neal was involved with an experimental theater troupe. He made a dramatic jump from stage performance to film with a lead role in the "blaxploitation" movie Superfly, in which he played a drug-dealing priest. Following his success in Superfly, O'Neal directed and starred in the sequel, Superfly TNT.

O'Neal has appeared in many movies including Red Dawn, A Force of One, North and South and Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter. Television appearances include such shows as "A Different World," "Hill Street Blues" and "Knight Rider."

In 2000, O'Neal was featured on E! Television's "The E! True Hollywood Story."

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