Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 02, 1949
Died
Aug 14, 2012
Place of Birth
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Credits
37 titles
Ron Palillo
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
Filmography
The Guardians
Professor Walker
Trees 2: The Root of All Evil
Dougie Styles
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Where Are They Now?
Self
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
E! True Hollywood Story
Ellen
Ron Palillo
Duckman
Ron Palillo (voice)
Wind
Tony
Darkwing Duck
Committed
Ronnie
Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster
Torchy
Snake Eater
Torchy
Hellgate
Matt
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
Allen Hawes
The Pound Puppies
Scrounger (voice)
Doin' Time
Pappion
Murder, She Wrote
Norman Lester
Surf 2
Deputy Underwear
Rubik, the Amazing Cube
Rubik
The Invisible Woman
Spike Mitchell
The A-Team
Zack
Matt Houston
Charley Arbis
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
Sergeant Squealy (voice)
The Tempest
Trinculo
Cagney & Lacey
Laverne & Shirley in the Army
Sgt. Squealy
Skatetown, U.S.A.
Frankey
$weepstake$
Harold
The Love Boat
Al Breyer
CHiPs
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
Alice
Donny & Marie
Self
Welcome Back, Kotter
Arnold Horshack
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest