A Legacy Cut Short: The Tragic End Of Ron O'Neal

Webron 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.

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Webron o'neal, the actor who briefly became an international star in the film superfly after producers saw his performance in the play no place to be somebody ,.

According to the celebrity deaths, ron o’neal was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2000.

Webron o'neal was an american actor, director and screenwriter, famous for his role as youngblood priest, a cocaine dealer in the blaxploitation film 'super fly'.

Born in los angeles, he trained as an amateur boxer before beginning a career in acting.

Webron 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.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive and lethal types of cancer, with a.