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Ron Palillo
Actor
Born April 2, 1949Died August 14, 2012 (63 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2022 | George Carlin's American Dream (TV Series) · as Arnold Horshack |
| 2010 | The Guardians · as Professor Walker |
| 2007 | The 5th Annual TV Land Awards · as Walter ("ugly Betty White") |
| 2004 | Trees 2: The Root of All Evil · as Dougie Styles |
| 1996 | Mr. Rhodes (TV Series) · as Arnold Dingfelder Horshack |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Duckman (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Wind · as Tony |
| 1991 | Darkwing Duck (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Committed · as Ronnie |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1990 | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1989 | Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster · as Torchy |
| 1989 | Snake Eater · as Torchy |
| 1989 | Hellgate · as Matt |
| 1988 | Superman (1988) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1988 | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (TV Series) · as Morty Swindleson |
| 1986 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives · as Allen Hawes |
| 1985 | The Pound Puppies · as Scrounger (voice) |
| 1985 | Doin' Time · as Pappion |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Norman Lester |
| 1983 | Rubik, the Amazing Cube (TV Series) · as Rubik |
| 1983 | Surf II · as Deputy Underwear |
| 1983 | The Invisible Woman · as Spike Mitchell |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Zack |
| 1983 | The Tempest · as Trinculo |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Mork & Mindy (1982) (TV Series) · as Sergeant Squealy (voice) |
| 1981 | Laverne & Shirley in the Army (TV Series) · as Sgt. Squealy |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Skatetown U.S.A. · as Frankey |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) · as Kussman |
| 1978 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV Series) · as Hevet |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Al Breyer |
| 1976 | Mr. T and Tina (TV Series) · as Arnold Horshack |
| 1976 | Alice (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Welcome Back, Kotter (TV Series) · as Arnold Horshack |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Gary Warren (1994) |
| 1965 | Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Chip Morris |