{"id":121584,"date":"2023-08-21T10:51:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=121584"},"modified":"2023-08-21T10:52:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:52:25","slug":"this-is-us-actor-ron-cephas-jones-dies-at-66-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=121584","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis Is Us\u201d Actor Ron Cephas Jones Dies at 66 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=121584\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=121584\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-121585 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-30-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-30-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download-30.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emmy-Winning actor Ron Cephas Jones, who was known for his role of William Hill on the hit NBC drama series THIS IS US (2016-2022) passed away August 19, 2023, in Los Angeles, California, due to a long-standing pulmonary issue. He was 66.<\/p>\n<p>Jones won two Emmy Awards for his portrayal of William Hill, who was the biological father of series star Sterling K. Brown\u2019s character, Randall Pearson. Brown, as well as series stars Mandy Moore and Chrissy Metz, and series creator Dan Fogelman have posted tributes on social media to honor their beloved co-star and friend.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In his early career Jones performed on stage in Chicago in productions including \u201cShakespeare\u2019s Richard III\u201d and a play based on the Billie Holiday song \u201cDon\u2019t Explain\u201d. Jones also performed in Off-Broadway productions and served as an understudy in many Broadway productions.<\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019s film and television credits include LAW &amp; ORDER (1990-), NYPD BLUE (1999-2005), HE GOT GAME (1998), SWEET AND LOWDOWN (1999), ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (2007), A RAISIN IN THE SUN (2008), THE BLACKLIST (2013-2023), VENOM (2018), LOOKING FOR ALASKA (2019), BETTER THINGS (2016-2022) and TRUTH BE TOLD (2019-2023).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Ron Cephas Jones\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Emmy-Winning actor Ron Cephas Jones, who was known for his role of William Hill on the hit NBC drama series THIS IS US (2016-2022) passed away August 19, 2023, in Los Angeles, California, due to a long-standing pulmonary issue. He was 66. 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