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American actor (born 1949)
Ron Canada
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Ron Canada in 2009
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Born
| Ronald Ellis Canada
(
1949-05-03
)
May 3, 1949
(age 75)
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 1983?present
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Ronald Ellis Canada
(born May 3, 1949)
[1]
is an American actor and producer, with a specialty in portraying
judges
and
detectives
. He is best known for
One on One
(2001?2004),
The Shield
(2003?2004), and
Lone Star
(1996).
Early life
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Canada was born in New York City on May 3, 1949.
[1]
Following completion of the Michele Clark broadcast journalism program at
Columbia University
, under the guidance of producer
Fred Friendly
, Canada commenced his career as a television news reporter in 1971 at
WBAL-TV
. In 1974, he began his three-year tenure at
WJLA-TV
in Washington, D.C. For his work in the nation's capital, Canada was nominated twice for
Regional Emmy Awards
, receiving the award in 1977. The following year he received an
A.P.
Award for Outstanding Reporting.
[2]
While making the career transition he worked part-time as a broadcaster for The Voice of America (U.S. Information Agency). He studied acting at The Folger Theatre Group under the tutelage of Franchelle Stewart Dorn.
[3]
He moved from D.C. to New York in 1985.
Career
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Canada became the second actor to play the role of 'Troy Maxson' in August Wilson's Fences at The GeVa Theatre in Rochester, New York (January 1986).
[3]
Canada has had a long career in both television and film, known primarily for his work in
Cinderella Man
,
Wedding Crashers
,
[1]
and his recurring role as Under Secretary of State Ted Barrow on
The West Wing
. In 1996, Canada received the Dallas Film Critics Award and significant national attention for his performance as "Otis Payne" in
John Sayles
's film
Lone Star
.
[1]
He played the role of
Iago
in a
"photo negative"
version of Shakespeare's
Othello
at the
Shakespeare Theatre Company
in Washington, D.C.
[4]
Other notable stage credits include his role as Emmet Tate in
Zooman and the Sign
at New York's
Signature Theatre
[5]
and originating the role of Duncan Troy in
Headstrong
at
The Ensemble Studio Theatre
, which earned him an
Audelco Award
nomination as Best Supporting Actor.
[6]
Off Broadway -
In Old Age
- playing Azell Abernathy, at New York Theatre Workshop, N.Y.C
[3]
Broadway play -
Network
- with Bryan Cranston, Tony Goldwyn, and Tatiana Maslany. Mr. Canada portrayed UBS network chieftain Edward George Ruddy.
[3]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Commercials
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Year
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Title
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Role
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2016
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Gold Peak Tea: Home Brew Delivery
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Voice
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Gold Peak Tea: Take Me Home
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Radio
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Video games
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References
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"Ron Canada"
. Rotten Tomatoes
. Retrieved
October 2,
2022
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"Ron Canada"
.
Kinorium
. Retrieved
March 10,
2023
.
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a
b
c
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"Spin Off - Ron Canada"
.
Creative Women NY
. Retrieved
March 31,
2020
.
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Rose, Lloyd (April 9, 2013).
"Theater & Dance"
.
The Washington Post
. Archived from
the original
on August 2, 2013.
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Isherwood, Charles (March 25, 2009).
"A Cold Soul, and the Society That Put It on Ice"
.
The New York Times
.
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"2012 'Viv' Nominees"
. Audience Development Committee, Inc. Archived from
the original
on August 16, 2013.
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