Jones, Ron Cephas

LC control no.	no2009035285
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Jones, Ron Cephas *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Jones, Ron (Actor) Jones, Ron, 1957-2023
Other standard no.	0000 0000 5585 6587 12157098363872551671 Q16202598
Associated country	United States
Associated place	New York (N.Y.)
Birth date	1957-01-08
Death date	2023-08-19
Place of birth	Paterson (N.J.)
Profession or occupation	Actors
Found in	A raisin in the sun [VR] c2008 cast credits (Ron Cephas Jones) IMDb, viewed Oct. 21, 2008 (Ron C. Jones, actor. Sometimes credited as Ron Cephas Jones) Ron Cephas Jones, Wikipedia, viewed August 31, 2023: Ron Cephas Jones ((January 8, 1957-August 19, 2023) was an American actor, best known for his role as William Hill in the drama series This Is Us (2016-2022)) early life (born on January 8, 1957, in Paterson, New Jersey) death (Jones died due to a "long-standing pulmonary issue" in August 2023, at the age of 66) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Cephas_Jones> Ron Cephas Jones Dies at 66, NBC, viewed August 31, 2023: (Ron Cephas Jones sadly died on August 19, 2023, at the age of 66. He is survived by his daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones.) <https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/ron-cephas-jones-dead-66-this-is-stars-tributes> New York times, 21 Aug. 2023: in an obituary on page B5 (Ron Cephas Jones, born Jan. 8, 1957 in Paterson, N.J., died [19 Aug. 2023], aged 66; an admired actor in New York theater and on several television shows, including "This is us," a family drama for which he won two Emmy Awards -- drawing on his troubled youth of drug addiction and temporary homelessness for inspiration; characterizing Mr. Jones's place in the theater world, The Times labeled him in 2012 "a stalwart New York actor" equally comfortable playing Othello or Caliban as he was playing a serial killer in a contemporary drama set on Rikers Island)
Associated language	eng