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Ron Canada
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Ronald Ellis Canada
May 3, 1949 New York City, U.S.
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| Years active | 1983–present |
Ronald Ellis Canada (born May 3, 1949) is an American actor and producer. He is well-known for playing characters like judges and detectives. You might recognize him from TV shows such as One on One (2001–2004) and The Shield (2003–2004). He also starred in the movie Lone Star (1996).
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Ron Canada's Early Life
Ron Canada was born in New York City on May 3, 1949. He started his career in 1971 as a television news reporter at WBAL-TV. Later, he worked at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C., for three years, starting in 1974.
While working as a reporter, he won an Regional Emmy Award in 1977. The next year, he received an A.P. Award for his excellent reporting. He also worked part-time for Voice of America. Ron Canada then decided to become an actor and studied at The Folger Theatre Group. In 1985, he moved from Washington, D.C., to New York to pursue acting.
Ron Canada's Acting Career
Ron Canada has had a long and successful career in both television and movies. He is known for his roles in films like Cinderella Man and Wedding Crashers. He also had a regular role as Under Secretary of State Ted Barrow on the TV show The West Wing.
In 1996, Ron Canada received the Dallas Film Critics Award. This was for his performance as "Otis Payne" in the movie Lone Star, directed by John Sayles.
He has also performed in many plays. One notable role was playing Iago in a unique version of Shakespeare's Othello. He also played Emmet Tate in Zooman and the Sign and Duncan Troy in Headstrong. For Headstrong, he was nominated for an Audelco Award as Best Supporting Actor. More recently, he was in the Broadway play Network with Bryan Cranston.
Ron Canada's Film Roles
Ron Canada has appeared in many movies over the years. Here are some of his film roles:
- 1983: The Man Who Wasn't There as Barker
- 1983: D.C. Cab as Police Officer #4
- 1986: Good to Go as Stooper
- 1987: Adventures in Babysitting as Graydon
- 1987: Heart as Talk Show Guest
- 1988: Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Bartender
- 1990: Downtown as Lowell Harris
- 1990: The Last of the Finest as Cregan
- 1992: Honey, I Blew Up the Kid as U.S. Marshal Preston Brooks
- 1992: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Cop in Times Square
- 1993: Barbarians at the Gate as Vernon Jordan
- 1994: Getting Even with Dad as Zinn
- 1995: Man of the House as Bob Younger
- 1995: The American President as Lloyd
- 1996: Lone Star as Otis "Big O" Payne
- 1996: Pinocchio's Revenge as Barry
- 1998: Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD as Gabe Jones (TV movie)
- 1999: In Too Deep as Dr. Bratton
- 2003: The Hunted as FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Harry Van Zandt
- 2003: The Human Stain as Herb Keble
- 2004: National Treasure as Guard Woodruff
- 2005: Cinderella Man as Joe Jeanette
- 2005: Wedding Crashers as Randolph, the Clearys' Butler
- 2005: Just Like Heaven as Dr. Walsh
- 2008: The Haunting of Molly Hartley as Mr. Bennett
- 2015: Ted 2 as Judge Matheson
- 2017: The Discovery as Cooper
- 2017: Crown Heights as Judge Marcy
- 2020: The Empty Man as Detective Villiers
Ron Canada's Television Roles
Ron Canada has also had many roles in popular TV shows. Here are some of his television appearances:
- 1989: Dallas as Dave Wallace
- 1990: Cheers as Agent Munson
- 1992: Star Trek: The Next Generation as Martin Benbeck (Episode: "The Masterpiece Society")
- 1992: L.A. Law as David Ellis
- 1993: NYPD Blue as Zeke Odell
- 1994: Murphy Brown as Sergeant Foley (Episode: "Crime Story")
- 1994: Babylon 5 as Capt. Ellis Pierce (Episode: "A Voice in the Wilderness, part 2")
- 1995: Family Matters as Dave McClure (Episode: "Walking My Baby Back Home")
- 1996: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Ch'Pok (Episode: "Rules of Engagement")
- 1999: Star Trek: Voyager as Fesek (Episode: "Juggernaut")
- 2001–2004: One on One as Richard Barnes (father of Flex)
- 2001: The X-Files as Det. Franklin Potter (Episode: "Empedocles")
- 2003–2004: The Shield as LAPD Chief of Police Tom Bankston
- 2003–2006: The West Wing as Under Secretary of State Theodore Barrow
- 2003: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Gerry Barone (Episode: "Fight Night")
- 2006: Weeds as Joseph
- 2006–2008: Boston Legal as Judge Willard Reese
- 2007: Stargate SG-1 as Quartus
- 2009: The Mentalist as Philip Raimey (Episode: "Red Scare")
- 2013: The Office as Mr. Haskins (Episode: "The Farm")
- 2013: Blue Bloods as Deputy Director Tom Mason
- 2014: Elementary as Mr Rose (Episode: "The Hound of the Cancer Cells")
- 2015: The Strain as Mayor George Lyle
- 2016: Madam Secretary as Cameroonian Ambassador Jean Aissatou
- 2017: The Good Fight as Andrew Hart
- 2017–2019: The Orville as Admiral Tucker
- 2018: Bull as Judge Miles Skurnick
- 2018: Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as D.N.I. Bobby Vig
- 2018: House of Cards as Vincent Abruzzo
- 2022: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Coleman Green
Other Appearances
Ron Canada has also lent his voice to commercials and video games.
- In 2021, he voiced Abner Jenkins / Beetle in the radio series Marvel's Wastelanders: Hawkeye.
- In 2004, he voiced Drahk'Mar Vicath in the video game Ground Control II: Operation Exodus.
