O ' neal died jan. 14 at cedars sinai medical center in los angeles after a long bout with cancer, according to his wife, audrey pool o ' neal. Webon august 4 of that year, super fly, starring ron o’neal as the harlem drug dealer youngblood priest, appeared in theaters. Today we think of super fly as a. Webron o'neal, whose role as a fashionable and fearless drug dealer in the 1972 blaxploitation film superfly made him a cult hero among many african americans,. 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 ,. Webo'neal's career spanned over three decades, and his impact on the film industry was immeasurable. His performances were a masterclass in the art of acting, and his legacy. 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.
