Ron Palillo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 2, 1949
- Died
- August 14, 2012 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Biography
At 14, Ron Palillo (born Ronald Gabriel Paolillo) started his own summer theater in Cheshire, Connecticut. His parents, Gabriel and Carmel Paolillo, were surprised when the summer theater actually made money. After graduating from high school, Ron went to the University of Connecticut at Storrs, where he majored in drama. He appeared in many school plays in college. After graduation, Ron got a job with a touring company which performed in Shakespearean plays. He claimed to have received invaluable drama training during that tour, acting in Shakespearean masterpieces like "Macbeth", "The Taming of the Shrew" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". After his Shakespearean tour, Ron became a member of a repertory company in Miami, Florida. Shortly after arriving in New York, Ron got a role in the off-Broadway success "Hot l Baltimore." He stayed with the show for over a year. Because of his work in "Hot L Baltimore". Ron was given a lead role in a musical special, "The Last Sweet Days of Isaac", on television. After Isaac, he once again went on tour and appeared with Mickey Rooney in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and with Jan Sterling in a serious play, "Summer Brave". He has two brothers and a sister. His elder brother, Richard Paolillo, is an eye surgeon, his brother Robert Paolillo, is a salesman and his sister Ann, became a teacher.
Known For
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Filmography
The Guardians
Movie · as Professor Walker
Trees 2: The Root of All Evil
Movie · as Dougie Styles
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Movie · as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Duckman
TV · as Ron Palillo (voice) · 1 ep
Ellen
TV · as Ron Palillo · 3 eps
Wind
Movie · as Tony
Committed
Movie · as Ronnie
Darkwing Duck
TV · as Ordinary Guy (voice)
Hellgate
Movie · as Matt
Snake Eater
Movie · as Torchy
Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster
Movie · as Torchy
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
TV · as Morty Swindleson (voice) · 1 ep
Little Clowns of Happytown
TV · as Whiner · 18 eps
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
Movie · as Allen Hawes
The Pound Puppies
Movie · as Scrounger (voice)
Doin' Time
Movie · as Pappion
Surf 2
Movie · as Deputy Underwear
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Norman Lester · 1 ep
The Invisible Woman
Movie · as Spike Mitchell
The A-Team
TV · as Zack · 1 ep
Rubik, the Amazing Cube
TV · as Rubik · 9 eps
The Tempest
Movie · as Trinculo
Cagney & Lacey
TV · 1 ep
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
TV · as Sergeant Squealy (voice) · 26 eps
Matt Houston
TV · as Charley Arbis · 1 ep
Laverne & Shirley in the Army
TV · as Sgt. Squealy · 13 eps
Skatetown, U.S.A.
Movie · as Frankey
$weepstake$
TV · as Harold · 1 ep
CHiPs
TV · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Al Breyer, Casper Martin · 1 ep
Alice
TV · 1 ep
Donny & Marie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Captain and Tennille
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Welcome Back, Kotter
TV · as Arnold Horshack · 95 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps