- Born
- Died
- Birth namePhillip Ronald Thompson
- In 1945 the Thompson family left Louisville and relocated to Miami, Florida, where Ron spent his formative years. At age 19, with $200 in his pocket, he headed to New York to pursue an acting career and within two years was performing in a live television drama on the Armstrong Circle Theater, opposite Robert Duvall.- IMDb mini biography by: bud842
- SpousePatti Jordan (divorced)
- ParentsWilliam J ThompsonBertha Emily Saylors
- RelativesJames Robert Thompson(Sibling)
- Originated the role of Shanty in the Pulitzer Prize winning play "No Place to be Somebody" by Charles Gordone.
- Winner of 1973 Los Angeles Drama Critic Circle Award for his performance of "Bickham" in the play, "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie".
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