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Portrait of Ron O'Neal

Acting

Ron O'Neal

Career

Active from 1972 to 2002, busiest in 1979 and 1988 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Super Fly
Super Fly
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ron O'Neal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Violent Confrontations 2
  • Tension & Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 36
On the Edge
On the Edge (2002)
GoodWatch score 36

as Frank Harris

The Rage Within
The Rage Within (2001)

as Captain Lang

1990s

6 titles · average score 48
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas (1996)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bubba

The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Sergeant Scully

Puppet Master 5
Puppet Master 5 (1994)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dectective

Up Against the Wall
Up Against the Wall (1991)

as George Wilkes

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990)

as Ray Samuels

1980s

27 titles · average score 61
Hyper Space
Hyper Space (1989)

as Samuel 'Tubbs' Tubarian

Mercenary Fighters
Mercenary Fighters (1988)
GoodWatch score 36

as Cliff Taylor

Hero and the Terror
Hero and the Terror (1988)
GoodWatch score 24

as Mayor

Zombie Death House
Zombie Death House (1988)
GoodWatch score 42

as Tom Boyle

A Different World
A Different World (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Quentin / Mercer Gilbert

Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire (1985)

as Steve Phillips

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Sgt. Joe Santiago

Bring 'Em Back Alive
Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Knight Rider
Knight Rider (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Charles Zurich

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Gabe Putnam

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Pete / Stan Williams

The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

as Commander Dan Thurman

1970s

11 titles · average score 51
The Hitter
The Hitter (1979)

as Otis

Freedom Road
Freedom Road (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

as Francis Cardoza

A Force of One
A Force of One (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

as Rollins

When a Stranger Calls
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lt. Charlie Garber

Brothers
Brothers (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

as Walter Nance

The Master Gunfighter
The Master Gunfighter (1975)
GoodWatch score 43

as Paulo

Hot l Baltimore
Hot l Baltimore (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Super Fly T.N.T.
Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)
GoodWatch score 39

as Priest

Super Fly
Super Fly (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

as Priest

The Organization
The Organization (1971)
GoodWatch score 38

as Joe Peralez

Move
Move (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

as Peter