+ApostleTarrence & Chapawnee Ross Austin You're so right Brotha and the older I get I'm 47now and I first saw "Superfly" back in the late 1980's as a teenager but through books, magazines and my father I had years prior read and heard what a great film it is, Ron O'Neal and Carl Lee brought nothing but realism to that film just with there raw acting couple with Curtis Mayfield musical masterpiece
According to him, [schitt] like awards and hollywood star walk "wasn't his thang"... One of his very last appearances was when he was on "Livin Single" as Denise Nicholas' husband (I believe).
I don't care what anybody says about you, I love that movie you were in. Super Fly is the boom. Baby I am from the 70's. I just loved it, and yes I was a kid. Now I am grown up. I still love it.
I just saw SuperFly recently again after all these years !! I saw it back then and as a white person he was my first black man crush !! Oh my GOSH !! Still is. I looked him up and was so disappointed he had passed ! Rest In Peace ~ 💔
Ron was my friend, he use to tease me about having a crush on "Priest" we had long meaningful talks where he dished out valuable advice but the one thing he never told me is that his was ill his death blindsided me Im so sad that I wasn't there & I didn't get to say goodbye my only solace is knowing in my heart that he loved me so much that he didn't want me to see him ill. Still, I miss you my friend not a day goes by that I don't have a memory of us, I know for sure that I never failed to put a smile on ur face & for that Im grateful. May you rest in eternal peace until we meet again.
RON O'NEAL R1P!!! I NEVER HEARD OF JAMES EDWARDS. Superfly was like THE MOVIE! His style, in that movie, set so much influence on the youth in Los Angeles!
Ron, You Played The Hell Out Of Your Role In The Movie: Superfly. That Movie Was A Hit In Every Ghetto In Every City Across The Globe, Rest Easy, Mr. O’Neal Much ❤
Love and miss my dear, dear friend! he was truly a talented actor and a charming person. We had lots of fun back in the day..."lips are sealed". ALL GOOD
Truly great actor never got all the props that he should have mini actors that appeared in this film never got all their just dues rest in peace Ron! truly inspirational actor the movie to me to this day is still an icon will always be.
I have to watch Superfly every couple of months just to remind myself how it really was as a kid in the inner city 1970s. All of us on our block followed Ron's path... still on it.
The movie Superfly brings back a lot of memories when i watch it now of the old Harlem of the early 70's i lived not too far from where most of the movie was filmed, RIP Ron
I appreciate the openness and candor of Ron in these interviews. The film should have been a springboard to bigger and better things for this very talented brother. I’ll always be a fan. May he Rest In Peace.
Superfly was my favorite 70s Black Exploitation film. With a tremendous charisma, good looks and intelligence he could’ve waltz to super stardom. I don’t know why he didn’t achieve such heights but I enjoyed the films he did make including albeit a small role, the “ “Final Countdown “
Ron was my teacher at HarYouAct in the late 60s and early 70s. I consider him a friend and we used to have many heated discussions on life and acting. He was just as fiery than and straight forward as he is in these interviews. His incredible expressive eyes seem to look right into you. These interviews are so true about the business. I'm very glad that I can see them and study them. Timeless information about this business and especially as a black man in this business. I'm sorry that we didn't get to talk later on, although we were in the same places at the same time. It's wonderful remebering Ron in those days at HarYouAct. Lastly I was one of the lucky ones to see his wonderfull portrayal in the play "No place to be somebody". We'll miss you Ron.
he admitted in another interview that his outspokenness many times got him into trouble..lol. it's obvious he was a very intelligent man which is a surprise to many. i bet your discussions were really something for the ears. another surprise is that he had a spectacular singing voice. i would love to have heard it. yes, you are lucky to have seen "no place to be somebody" for which he got an obie award. thanks for your post.
Truly miss Ron O'Neal did not know him personally but this movie for some reason or another touch my soul every now and then I have to pull the movie out and watch it just me by myself it takes me back to a place in time when the hustle was real the game was strong and you were fighting for something not just to do but to get ahead to get out you wanted something better! Rest in peace brother thank you for your acting it was a pleasure to watch you and others
Love this interview & the comments from those who knew Ron O'Neal. You were privileged to know him.I just wish his career would have went further than Superfly. He was indeed a great man & a great actor.
He was a Blessed and beautiful man with a heart of gold now he is with Heavenly Father looking at us. I wonder what he would be thinking about the world now?
All our true leaders have passed on, this interview is important, just as the rest are, keep up the good work man and we all need to step up and starting speaking out, our people are being locked up or exploited. "Wake up my people."
Personally,I think that the character of Youngblood Priest was written specially for Ron... and he did a damn good job. I get all hyped up when he says that line, "Nothing...NOTHING better happen to one hair on my gorgeous head. Can you dig it?!" Then gets into his hog and drives off!
If you go to other Interviews on Ron O'Neal, you will see he actually wrote his character for superfly. That's why it seems the character was intentionally made for ron O'Neal .
Superfly was a heck of a movie - it was one of the best black films ever made, it was HOT when it came out. As Ron O'Neal pointed out that the black news man is the one that started all the negativity for his movie Superfly.....many times it is black people who help keep blacks down. Like it was black man that started the calling of black americans "African americans" …..we called ourselves black americans and that is what I like best - I don't like being called an African American.
Roman he did star in more than just the super fly. He played a pool shark and hustler with dude that played Sargent waters in Officer and a gentleman. I forgot the name of it. Oh sgt. Waters had to many schemes in that movie with Ron. And funny too.
Exactly what Ron O'Neal said Barrel crab mentality. That's nothing new. The new Man is the black barrel crab. We do not need the Civil Rights activists because they're not, but are actors to tell us how to act and how to think. Many of them claimed to be Community leaders but do not live in the community, but one to lecture black people in the community how they are supposed to act in spite of their overall conditions. I'm glad these movies came out, they were much better than the stuff that's out now that's modern-day blaxploitation and buffoonery. Turn on ABC, NBC, CBS, most of those programs cannot hold a candle to what came before. The modern-day reboot of Superfly, which I just saw, was just as good if not better than the 1972 original which made the late Ron O'Neal as an actor even though he struggled to get leading roles. I don't need a Jesse Jackson, a Lerone Bennett, a Marc Lamont Hill, or even an Al Sharpton to lecture me, they do not speak for me, they are out for notoriety and self- perpetuation.
Yes it's sad how they did that to him he was very smart man in the wrong era. He was the freaking best actor he been acting way before Superfly. I'm mad cause Cancer took him away so early smh. I miss you so much Ron O'Neal thank wife Ms. Audrey Pool O'Neal for taking care of him.
The Tightest Movie And The Sound Track So Dam Tight I was ten Years Old Then got the Poster From the Theater after And My Sister won the Album On The Radio Those Years was Tight.
in part 3 of your interview, ron discusses the parallel beginnings of his and al pacino's careers. it is enraging that al pacino, who played a murdering mobster, then went on to play the most vicious, murderous drug lord (with movie kill scenes that can churn some stomachs). however, thanks to many of those who slandered, ripped and hated on superfly then jumped on the 'godfather and scarface bandwagon', pacino has been rewarded with a blistering and lucrative career. meanwhile, superfly ron; a tremendous actor, struggled to his dying day. as ron says "sorry if that sounds bitter,. it's the way i feel."
You gotta remember as well that Pacino was taken care of by his boy, director Coppola. the studio didn't want Pacino in the Godfather but Coppola fought for pacino.
@@blackturkdog coppola may have had pacino's back but that hardly explains the heavy praise pacino received from those who pounded "superfly" and continued to beat down ron o"neal.
@@irenebrewer5726 you gotta remember the term blaxexploitstation was a derogatory term created by the tjen leader of the l.a. chapter of the Naacp. Ron o'neal got caught up social political b.s. rightly or wrongly depending on perspective.
wu-tang clan just released a single titled 'ron o'neal'. i'm curious why his name is only mentioned once (maybe twice) in the song but i'm just glad someone has his name out there again. he shouldn't be forgotten.
Ester Rolle talked about it. Saying that during that time "all of us were working". I saw all of these movies in the 90s. I loved Cotton Goes to Harlem,Tick Tick Tick, Shaft....
RIP Ron O'Neal 1/4/2003 10th anniversary in Heaven Miss you so much. I'm glad my older sister meet you in person. I'm so sad you not here anymore and fhat evil Cancer took u away
Can't remember if it was Ron or Snoop, was the reason I got my perm back in the day. I admit that. Eddie Griffin from Jason's lyric. Don't touch my hair. Rest Easy Legend.
He's right the black actors back then was trying to be heroic from their circumstances of depression. Black movies today are more glorifying of the criminal gangster life style.
NYC Gypsy💙☮✝️...🎵🎧...💋 Yes, this is true New Yorker's love SuperFly and all that it stands for. I've got to say this though, the James Bond phenomenon isn't real; it's a Hollywood script but SuperFly IS real. I appreciate Ron O'Neal as an authentic, well articulated and eloquent actor/person. Rest in peace, Much love.... Kind regards, Chandra Leigh
Thanks! Never knew the backstory of what happened after the Superfly film. I grew-up during those times, but was unable to go to Rated R films because I was underage unless my brother took me, which was rare. As a result, I didn't officially see Superfly until 1982 when it was shown on cable. During the 1970's there was a large metropolitan street here with one theater at one end that showed exclusively Blaxploitation films, and another theatre at the other end of the block that exclusively featured Kung Fu films. There was a different movie every week at both theatres for a span running 6-7 years. That's a lot of films!
So Julius Griffin used the moniker "Blaxploitation" initially, as a pejorative. At least he did inform Mr. O'Neal prior to writing the piece about him. But I am a bit shocked about Cicely Tyson's reaction, all before even seeing the movie. His biggest critics turned out to be his own friends and peers.
when was this interview done? my heart really breaks for this man! he was sooo mistreated. he lost his dad when he was 16 y/o, lost his favorite brother 6 months later and his sister was murdered by her husband. when it looks like things are going to turn for the better, hollywood turns on him, including many black influentials that should have been behind him.
is anyone here aware that ron was stabbed (i believe in 1983) after a physical altercation with someone in a bar. the black press barely covered this. after seeing this interview i see how cruelly they were against him. thank goodness he recovered and was with us for two more decades.
@@ibbykhan942 Jealousy, Envy That's Exactly why those Evil Things Turned on him. Today's Ron Birthday September/ 01 He would have turned 82yrs young on today September/01/2019🎂 I Celebrated by watching Superfly They knew if they had given his deserved Credits. He would have been a Big Success.❤RIP Mr. O'Neal
I read a book on his lady Ellen Holly, the first black lady in soaps. She talks about the frustration about him not getting work in films even though he was highly qualified
it's hard to believe that this gorgeous man was married to his first wife, carol banks, for five or six years and was with his last woman for several years but never sired any children. they no doubt would have been beautiful.
Dorothy Brewer Yes, they would have been BEAUTIFUL but there was some reason that both women did not carry his children...Maybe his family health history we shall never really know but I’m so glad you asked💐 May he rest with Yahuah Our Creator🌸
@@BDunn-sr5fg you"re so right. his health may have been why he was married to his first wife six years and his second wife for ten, and neither conceived a child with him.
When he was talking about who was the black film Star before James Edwards, I was really, really hoping that he was going to bring up Paul Robeson, but then he didn't, and I got sad for a minute.
I have often wondered if Bruce Lee got the idea to wear a White Suit in Chinese Connection from watching SUPERFLY... May be a ridiculous thought... But...Not as farfetched an idea...as some may think...
what happened to part 4 of this interview??? it was one of best of the 4. i tried to pull it up and my computer went nuts & was even frozen for a while. does it have a virus now?
does anyone have any more information about ron's life? i read that the problems with his career sent him spiraling into drug use. he stated, career troubles probably helped contribute to the breakup of his first marriage. what happened to the memoirs he mentioned in "an interview with an icon" that he had started with the thoughts of writing a book? there are still many fans starving for more details of his life. ANYONE please us more information about him.
Rumor has it that he finished his memoir. At one point, I'd been trying to help him find a publisher. I don't know what happened to the manuscript, or if it really existed.
Dorothy Brewer I'm not saying he falsely made the claim. I know for a fact he was working on his memoir. I don't know for sure if he ever finished, and if he did finish, what I don't know what happened to it. I was told by someone else that it was finished. I offered to publish it through my company. But to date, no one has been able to produce the manuscript. I will go on record as saying that I would gladly publish Ron's memoir. The man was a genius and great human being.
i wonder if ron's ex, carol tillery banks, would be interested in writing a bio of her time with him during the 'superfly' days. she could shine so much light on what happened, to what should have been a brilliant career, after the media misconstrued the message in superfly and turned on him like jackals. i think i've located where she may be living. however, i'm somewhat leery of attempting to connect with her (i may try though). since you're a big fan of ron's (and somewhat of a celeb) maybe you can reach her...lol. badazzmofo
Now responding to legendary actor Ron O'Neal god rest his soul stated there's rarely any Black replicates of Charles Brosnan Now the black actor who might come close to that is " Ving Rhames" .
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Ron should have gotten an Oscar for his performance as Superfly.
+ApostleTarrence & Chapawnee Ross Austin You're so right Brotha and the older I get I'm 47now and I first saw "Superfly" back in the late 1980's as a teenager but through books, magazines and my father I had years prior read and heard what a great film it is, Ron O'Neal and Carl Lee brought nothing but realism to that film just with there raw acting couple with Curtis Mayfield musical masterpiece
Man, for real. One of my most favorite movies ever.
yezsuh'...✌🏿™️
According to him, [schitt] like awards and hollywood star walk "wasn't his thang"...
One of his very last appearances was when he was on "Livin Single" as Denise Nicholas' husband (I believe).
That was never going to happen.
I THANK GOD RON O'NEAL WAS ON TAPE 4 THIS INTERVIEW, B'CUZ, I HAD NO IDEA, THE MAN WAS SO DEEP!
Up until a year ago, I only knew him as Colonel Bella in Red Dawn. His ability to bounce between English, Russian, and Spanish was masterful.
I don't care what anybody says about you, I love that movie you were in. Super Fly is the boom. Baby I am from the 70's. I just loved it, and yes I was a kid. Now I am grown up. I still love it.
I just saw SuperFly recently again after all these years !! I saw it back then and as a white person he was my first black man crush !! Oh my GOSH !! Still is. I looked him up and was so disappointed he had passed ! Rest In Peace ~ 💔
Are you a slag now?
Ron was my friend, he use to tease me about having a crush on "Priest" we had long meaningful talks where he dished out valuable advice but the one thing he never told me is that his was ill his death blindsided me Im so sad that I wasn't there & I didn't get to say goodbye my only solace is knowing in my heart that he loved me so much that he didn't want me to see him ill. Still, I miss you my friend not a day goes by that I don't have a memory of us, I know for sure that I never failed to put a smile on ur face & for that Im grateful. May you rest in eternal peace until we meet again.
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You got to meet him before he passed away! That's cool! 👍
RON O'NEAL R1P!!!
I NEVER HEARD OF JAMES EDWARDS.
Superfly was like THE MOVIE!
His style, in that movie, set so much influence on the youth in Los Angeles!
Ron, You Played The Hell Out Of Your Role In The Movie: Superfly. That Movie Was A Hit In Every Ghetto In Every City Across The Globe, Rest Easy, Mr. O’Neal Much ❤
Love and miss my dear, dear friend! he was truly a talented actor and a charming person. We had lots of fun back in the day..."lips are sealed". ALL GOOD
Truly great actor never got all the props that he should have mini actors that appeared in this film never got all their just dues rest in peace Ron! truly inspirational actor the movie to me to this day is still an icon will always be.
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I have to watch Superfly every couple of months just to remind myself how it really was as a kid in the inner city 1970s. All of us on our block followed Ron's path... still on it.
What part of the city did you grow up in
Family from Brooklyn, Philly, and I grew up in the Mission in Frisco. In the projects lmaoo😅😅 Superfly was and is the hero❤
Awww he played Whitley's Dad on A different world.
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
The Man, The Legend, SuperFly...
Ron O'Neal the actor. Great Movie!!
Sounder, when you think about it, is black Old Yeller, Abby was the black Exorcist, and Blacula was black Dracula.
The movie Superfly brings back a lot of memories when i watch it now of the old Harlem of the early 70's i lived not too far from where most of the movie was filmed, RIP Ron
I was 12 years old in 1972 when Superfly came out all over the Theaters.
Miss you dearly Ron O’Neal 🥲❤️❤️❤️
SUPER TALENTED! He deserved too much more. But he put it down on screen.
I love YOU!!!! I was just two or three when Super Fly came out. I'm 49 now...in 2019. I still love me some Super Fly!!!!!!
Rest in Peace Ron o' Neal.
I'm sorry if black people suck at acting, to this day!
god lopez I see you never heard of Denzel Washington ha?
THE ORIGINAL SUPERFLY 4EVER!
god lopez shut up bitch ! Lies . Blacks have way more talent
Amazing voice.
Rest in peace to one of my favorite favorite actors all time Mr Ron O'Neill AKA Superfly love you man.
Wow what a talented giant who never got his just do.
I appreciate the openness and candor of Ron in these interviews. The film should have been a springboard to bigger and better things for this very talented brother.
I’ll always be a fan.
May he Rest In Peace.
He played the big boss in 'Brave New World'.
RIP RON O'NEAL
MY AUNT BUNNY HAD THE SUPERFLY SOUNDTRACK & LITERALLY WORE THE GROOVES OUT BY PLAYING IT 24/7 RIP AUNT BUNNY!
@@lewisjones4130The best movie soundtrack ( along with Saturday Night Fever) of all time.
@@MrBmic PURPLE RAIN IS ALSO 1 OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES
Superfly was my favorite 70s Black Exploitation film. With a tremendous charisma, good looks and intelligence he could’ve waltz to super stardom. I don’t know why he didn’t achieve such heights but I enjoyed the films he did make including albeit a small role, the “ “Final Countdown “
Underrated actor!!!
This 📽️ movie 🍿 is a Classic Black film Ron O'Neal definitely should have won a Oscar and Best Actor
He had a recurring role as a detective on The Equalizer. He was also great as the villain in Red Dawn.
Ron was my teacher at HarYouAct in the late 60s and early 70s. I consider him a friend and we used to have many heated discussions on life and acting. He was just as fiery than and straight forward as he is in these interviews. His incredible expressive eyes seem to look right into you.
These interviews are so true about the business. I'm very glad that I can see them and study them. Timeless information about this business and especially as a black man in this business.
I'm sorry that we didn't get to talk later on, although we were in the same places at the same time. It's wonderful remebering Ron in those days at HarYouAct.
Lastly I was one of the lucky ones to see his wonderfull portrayal in the play "No place to be somebody".
We'll miss you Ron.
he admitted in another interview that his outspokenness many times got him into trouble..lol. it's obvious he was a very intelligent man which is a surprise to many. i bet your discussions were really something for the ears. another surprise is that he had a spectacular singing voice. i would love to have heard it. yes, you are lucky to have seen "no place to be somebody" for which he got an obie award. thanks for your post.
Ron was one of Cleveland’s finest.
Truly miss Ron O'Neal did not know him personally but this movie for some reason or another touch my soul every now and then I have to pull the movie out and watch it just me by myself it takes me back to a place in time when the hustle was real the game was strong and you were fighting for something not just to do but to get ahead to get out you wanted something better! Rest in peace brother thank you for your acting it was a pleasure to watch you and others
2019 and just finished watching Superfly again- Great Interview! Thanks!!
One of the best and most influential movies ever came out.
He was great.
Love this interview & the comments from those who knew Ron O'Neal. You were privileged to know him.I just wish his career would have went further than Superfly. He was indeed a great man & a great actor.
He did much more work than Superfly.
He was a Blessed and beautiful man with a heart of gold now he is with Heavenly Father looking at us. I wonder what he would be thinking about the world now?
Colonel Bella in Red Dawn. Never knew he was black until years later. He fooled me as a Cuban and the way he spoke Spanish. Great actor!
All our true leaders have passed on, this interview is important, just as the rest are, keep up the good work man and we all need to step up and starting speaking out, our people are being locked up or exploited.
"Wake up my people."
Personally,I think that the character of Youngblood Priest was written specially for Ron... and he did a damn good job. I get all hyped up when he says that line,
"Nothing...NOTHING better happen to one hair on my gorgeous head. Can you dig it?!" Then gets into his hog and drives off!
Joel Sims lol that was hilarious I love it.
If you go to other Interviews on Ron O'Neal, you will see he actually wrote his character for superfly. That's why it seems the character was intentionally made for ron O'Neal .
@@cilla-themusiclover makes sense.
I was 12 and still fascinated , love Ron O’Neal and love Superfly 🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Superfly was a heck of a movie - it was one of the best black films ever made, it was HOT when it came out. As Ron O'Neal pointed out that the black news man is the one that started all the negativity for his movie Superfly.....many times it is black people who help keep blacks down. Like it was black man that started the calling of black americans "African americans" …..we called ourselves black americans and that is what I like best - I don't like being called an African American.
I always say we(black people) are our own enemies. R.I.P. your missed and Hollywood missed out on a special one.
The Jews crawl into communities and make people fight each other.
Superfly one of the best movies
The music score was excellent by Curtis Mayfield. Ron I'Neal excellent actor. All of the actors were beautiful.
He was %100 correct in his "crabs in a barrel" theory....
thanks for this, wish he starred in more than just super fly even though it was such an iconic role.
Roman he did star in more than just the super fly. He played a pool shark and hustler with dude that played Sargent waters in Officer and a gentleman. I forgot the name of it. Oh sgt. Waters had to many schemes in that movie with Ron. And funny too.
He did but they wouldn’t let him
Exactly what Ron O'Neal said Barrel crab mentality. That's nothing new. The new Man is the black barrel crab.
We do not need the Civil Rights activists because they're not, but are actors to tell us how to act and how to think. Many of them claimed to be Community leaders but do not live in the community, but one to lecture black people in the community how they are supposed to act in spite of their overall conditions. I'm glad these movies came out, they were much better than the stuff that's out now that's modern-day blaxploitation and buffoonery. Turn on ABC, NBC, CBS, most of those programs cannot hold a candle to what came before. The modern-day reboot of Superfly, which I just saw, was just as good if not better than the 1972 original which made the late Ron O'Neal as an actor even though he struggled to get leading roles. I don't need a Jesse Jackson, a Lerone Bennett, a Marc Lamont Hill, or even an Al Sharpton to lecture me, they do not speak for me, they are out for notoriety and self- perpetuation.
Yes it's sad how they did that to him he was very smart man in the wrong era. He was the freaking best actor he been acting way before Superfly. I'm mad cause Cancer took him away so early smh. I miss you so much Ron O'Neal thank wife Ms. Audrey Pool O'Neal for taking care of him.
The Tightest Movie And The Sound Track So Dam Tight I was ten Years Old Then got the Poster From the Theater after And My Sister won the Album On The Radio Those Years was Tight.
in part 3 of your interview, ron discusses the parallel beginnings of his and al pacino's careers. it is enraging that al pacino, who played a murdering mobster, then went on to play the most vicious, murderous drug lord (with movie kill scenes that can churn some stomachs). however, thanks to many of those who slandered, ripped and hated on superfly then jumped on the 'godfather and scarface bandwagon', pacino has been rewarded with a blistering and lucrative career. meanwhile, superfly ron; a tremendous actor, struggled to his dying day. as ron says "sorry if that sounds bitter,. it's the way i feel."
You're right, Dorothy! The comment you just made pretty much sums up America's (particularly black america) HYPOCRISY.
Welp, let skip to Part 3 lol. ✊😊
You gotta remember as well that Pacino was taken care of by his boy, director Coppola. the studio didn't want Pacino in the Godfather but Coppola fought for pacino.
@@blackturkdog coppola may have had pacino's back but that hardly explains the heavy praise pacino received from those who pounded "superfly" and continued to beat down ron o"neal.
@@irenebrewer5726 you gotta remember the term blaxexploitstation was a derogatory term created by the tjen leader of the l.a. chapter of the Naacp. Ron o'neal got caught up social political b.s. rightly or wrongly depending on perspective.
wu-tang clan just released a single titled 'ron o'neal'. i'm curious why his name is only mentioned once (maybe twice) in the song but i'm just glad someone has his name out there again. he shouldn't be forgotten.
It was capturing the spirit of the track
Ester Rolle talked about it. Saying that during that time "all of us were working". I saw all of these movies in the 90s. I loved Cotton Goes to Harlem,Tick Tick Tick, Shaft....
Always thought he was one of the best looking black men and sexy. Voice is sexy to 😎😎😎😊🤗😎😎😎😎😎😎😎🙂🙂😎😎😎😎😎rip Ron 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈my crush always
happy belated birthday my love!
RIP Ron O'Neal 1/4/2003 10th anniversary in Heaven Miss you so much. I'm glad my older sister meet you in person. I'm so sad you not here anymore and fhat evil Cancer took u away
I still love SuperFly⭐⭐⭐⭐
Can't remember if it was Ron or Snoop, was the reason I got my perm back in the day. I admit that. Eddie Griffin from Jason's lyric. Don't touch my hair. Rest Easy Legend.
❤ this is a tale that should be reviewed and told. Great interview.
👍👍👍👍👍 The Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull and Newport Menthol cigarettes,...My LORD, the Big homie is RIGHT!
He's right the black actors back then was trying to be heroic from their circumstances of depression. Black movies today are more glorifying of the criminal gangster life style.
NYC Gypsy💙☮✝️...🎵🎧...💋 Yes, this is true New Yorker's love SuperFly and all that it stands for. I've got to say this though, the James Bond phenomenon isn't real; it's a Hollywood script but SuperFly IS real. I appreciate Ron O'Neal as an authentic, well articulated and eloquent actor/person. Rest in peace, Much love.... Kind regards, Chandra Leigh
Rest in Paradise Ron ❤🎉.
Thanks! Never knew the backstory of what happened after the Superfly film. I grew-up during those times, but was unable to go to Rated R films because I was underage unless my brother took me, which was rare. As a result, I didn't officially see Superfly until 1982 when it was shown on cable. During the 1970's there was a large metropolitan street here with one theater at one end that showed exclusively Blaxploitation films, and another theatre at the other end of the block that exclusively featured Kung Fu films. There was a different movie every week at both theatres for a span running 6-7 years. That's a lot of films!
So Julius Griffin used the moniker "Blaxploitation" initially, as a pejorative. At least he did inform Mr. O'Neal prior to writing the piece about him. But I am a bit shocked about Cicely Tyson's reaction, all before even seeing the movie. His biggest critics turned out to be his own friends and peers.
It's kinda odd that Ron didn't remember Melvin Van Peebles....Ron was in one of his TV movies, "Sophisticated Gents" back in 1981.
Great movie 🎥
When you get older and have health issues, memory can be impacted.
Memory fog
This is an early interview done by James Earl Jones with Ron O'neal explains the criticism of Super Fly:
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when was this interview done? my heart really breaks for this man! he was sooo mistreated. he lost his dad when he was 16 y/o, lost his favorite brother 6 months later and his sister was murdered by her husband. when it looks like things are going to turn for the better, hollywood turns on him, including many black influentials that should have been behind him.
is anyone here aware that ron was stabbed (i believe in 1983) after a physical altercation with someone in a bar. the black press barely covered this. after seeing this interview i see how cruelly they were against him. thank goodness he recovered and was with us for two more decades.
Why was he turned on?
@@ibbykhan942 Jealousy, Envy That's Exactly why those Evil Things Turned on him. Today's Ron Birthday September/ 01 He would have turned 82yrs young on today September/01/2019🎂 I Celebrated by watching Superfly They knew if they had given his deserved Credits. He would have been a Big Success.❤RIP Mr. O'Neal
I read a book on his lady Ellen Holly, the first black lady in soaps. She talks about the frustration about him not getting work in films even though he was highly qualified
Rest in power giant
I Talked with Mr.Ron O'Neal INTELLIGENCE a man true to his beliefs .
Wowww he smiles it’s amazing you shall have done ✅ Superfly two
The man !!
i was 10 years old i remember my mom coming home telling us about it
I watched it last night and the night before
"That would've been a good movie, The Mack meeting Superfly"🤷🏾♂️
Great man and talent. You live forever brother Ron.
RIP Ron
it's hard to believe that this gorgeous man was married to his first wife, carol banks, for five or six years and was with his last woman for several years but never sired any children. they no doubt would have been beautiful.
But never "sired" any children"? Good Lord! Race horses, cattle and other animals are "sired." Perhaps you're a slave breeder?
the word "sire" is not only used to define the procreation of animals. check your dictionary!
Dorothy Brewer Yes, they would have been BEAUTIFUL but there was some reason that both women did not carry his children...Maybe his family health history we shall never really know but I’m so glad you asked💐 May he rest with Yahuah Our Creator🌸
@@BDunn-sr5fg you"re so right. his health may have been why he was married to his first wife six years and his second wife for ten, and neither conceived a child with him.
@@irenebrewer5726 don't know where that came from
ron been need'd a crown upcide hiz head mane 👑
When he was talking about who was the black film Star before James Edwards, I was really, really hoping that he was going to bring up Paul Robeson, but then he didn't, and I got sad for a minute.
I have often wondered if Bruce Lee got the idea to wear a White Suit in Chinese Connection from watching SUPERFLY... May be a ridiculous thought... But...Not as farfetched an idea...as some may think...
Superbly was an incredible movie that took its viewer into at that point, an unknown world of crime and violence.
sept 1--today is the birthday of the great one...ron o'neal. all your fans love and miss you.
I was wondering who he was from menace to society when oh boy say who dafuck you think you are ...mutha fuckin Ron O’Neal 😂😂😅👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾
what happened to part 4 of this interview??? it was one of best of the 4. i tried to pull it up and my computer went nuts & was even frozen for a while. does it have a virus now?
Sir what year was this interview filmed?
Looking at him brings back too many good memories, too painful.
I'm out at 7:09.
Cleveland Ohio own !
does anyone have any more information about ron's life? i read that the problems with his career sent him spiraling into drug use. he stated, career troubles probably helped contribute to the breakup of his first marriage. what happened to the memoirs he mentioned in "an interview with an icon" that he had started with the thoughts of writing a book? there are still many fans starving for more details of his life. ANYONE please us more information about him.
correction: please 'give' us more information
Rumor has it that he finished his memoir. At one point, I'd been trying to help him find a publisher. I don't know what happened to the manuscript, or if it really existed.
badazzmofo
it doesn't really make sense that he would falsely claim to have written his memoirs. what would be the point?
Dorothy Brewer
I'm not saying he falsely made the claim. I know for a fact he was working on his memoir. I don't know for sure if he ever finished, and if he did finish, what I don't know what happened to it. I was told by someone else that it was finished. I offered to publish it through my company. But to date, no one has been able to produce the manuscript. I will go on record as saying that I would gladly publish Ron's memoir. The man was a genius and great human being.
i wonder if ron's ex, carol tillery banks, would be interested in writing a bio of her time with him during the 'superfly' days. she could shine so much light on what happened, to what should have been a brilliant career, after the media misconstrued the message in superfly and turned on him like jackals. i think i've located where she may be living. however, i'm somewhat leery of attempting to connect with her (i may try though). since you're a big fan of ron's (and somewhat of a celeb) maybe you can reach her...lol. badazzmofo
RIH Sweetheart
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Truth!
i put in a birthday observance comment to ron o yesterday (sept 1 2017)! what happened to it???!
R.I.P. Ron O'Neal and Max Julien
Max Julien is still alive.
@@42Laj he scared the shit outta me his pic is of Max he don't know Max is alive
@@jeremiahwoodsi4202 😂😂😂
THAT IS DE VERY SAMETHING I WERE TALKING ABOUT, BLACKS LOVE TO BRINGS DOWN BLACKS PERIOD CRITICISMS BEYORD COMPARE.
i still would like to know when this interview was conducted! please answer!!
Summer of 1996 according to the vid uploader a few sentences above.
does anyone know what ever happened to the superfly on broadway project that way suppose to be underway in 2013?
I'm told it is still in development.
badazzmofo still in development?! wow!
deD
Superfly the Broadway musical will not be produced.
Now responding to legendary actor Ron O'Neal god rest his soul stated there's rarely any Black replicates of Charles Brosnan Now the black actor who might come close to that is " Ving Rhames" .
When was this interview conducted?
Summer of 1996.
Si Senior Bella!
Go Blacks Go
TONIGHT!!!!!
found my bday comment on part 2! op, my bad!