Webtrue hollywood story (2000) (tv) very honest documentary about ron o'neal's rise and the impact on his career after making superfly. I found his perspectives about the black. 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 “superfly,” has. Webobie and drama desk winner ron o’neal, who starred in 1972’s blaxploitation hit pic “superfly,” died wednesday, jan. Webreleased on dvd the day before he lost his long battle with cancer, super fly features o'neal in a stunning performance as a cocaine dealer looking to leave his. Webas youngblood priest, a magnetic cocaine dealer looking to make one last score before getting out of the drug life, o’neal made a strong impression. 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.