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Ron Thompson (actor)
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| Born | January 31, 1941 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ron Thompson (born January 31, 1941) is an American film, television and theater actor.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Thompson is perhaps best known for his dual lead roles in Ralph Bakshi's critically acclaimed rotoscope film American Pop[1][2] and the 1970s TV series Baretta in the role of Detective Nopke.[3]
Thompson originated the role of Shanty Mulligan in the 1969 Pulitzer Prize winning play No Place to be Somebody[4][5] by Charles Gordone and won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his 1973 theater lead performance in the play Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?[6]
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Theatre
| Date | Production | Role | Notes |
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| 1969 | No Place to be Somebody | Shanty Mulligan | |
| 1973 | Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? | Bickham | Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award (Lead Performance) |
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Brown Eye, Evil Eye | ||
| 1973 | The No Mercy Man | John Dunn | ... aka "The Vietnam Soldier" - Europe (English title) (video title) ... aka "Trained to Kill: USA" - USA (DVD title) |
| 1977 | The White Buffalo | Frozen Dog Pimp | ...aka "Hunt to Kill" - USA (TV title) |
| 1981 | American Pop | Tony Belinksy and Pete Belinksy | |
| 1992 | American Me | Junkie | |
| Deep Cover | Store Owner | ||
| 1993 | Death Ring | Needles the Tattooer | |
| 1998 | Fallen Arches | Leslie |
Television
| Year | Program | Role | Episodes | Title |
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| 1962 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Larry Larry Junkie Junkie |
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Securities for Suckers Runaway Road-Story of a Missing Person Assignment: Teenage Junkies Assignment: Teenage Junkies |
| 1963 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Junkie | 1 | Assignment: Teenage Junkies |
| 1974 | Mannix | Kirk Bullard | 1 | Death Has No Face |
| 1974 | Ironside | Jamie | 1 | Run Scared |
| 1974 | The Gun | Tom | TV Movie | |
| 1975 | The Dream Makers | Dave | TV Movie | |
| 1975 | The Streets of San Francisco | Willie | 1 | Web of Lies |
| 1975 | Bronk | 1 | Crackback | |
| 1975 | Baretta | Penguin | 1 | Count the Days I'm Gone |
| 1976 | Baretta | Detective Nopke | 5 | Murder For Me Pay or Die The Dippers Death on the Run Street Edition |
| 1977 | Quincy, M.E. | Claude Stern | 1 | The Thigh Bone's Connected to the Knee Bone |
| 1980 | The Waltons | GI | 1 | The Prodigals |
| 1982 | The Greatest American Hero | Guard | 1 | Good Samaritan |
References
- ^ "Ron Thompson - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1231572/Ron-Thompson. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ Vincent Canby (1981-02-13). "'American Pop' Grown-Up Animation". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A06E3D81038F930A25751C0A967948260. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ^ "Ron Thompson - Filmography - MSN Movies". Movies.msn.com. http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-filmography/ron-thompson/. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ Mel Gussow (1969-12-31). "Theater: 'No Place to Be Somebody' Opens Run". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/theater/81561320.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database". Ibdb.com. http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3312. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ "Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle - 1969-1979 LADCC Awards". Ladramacriticscircle.com. http://www.ladramacriticscircle.com/awards_1969_1979.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
External links
- Ron Thompson (actor) at the Internet Movie Database
- Ron Thompson (actor) at AllRovi
- Ron Thompson (actor) on Facebook
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