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Ron Soble

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Ron Soble
Ron Soble in Mission Impossible 1973
Born
Ronald Norman Soble

(1928-03-28)March 28, 1928
DiedMay 2, 2002(2002-05-02) (aged 74)
OccupationActor
Years active1955–1999
OrganizationScreen Actors Guild
SpouseElynor
Parents
  • Aaron Soble (father)
  • Dorothy Turk (mother)

Ronald Norman Soble, also known and credited as Ron Soble, (March 28, 1928 – May 2, 2002)[1] was an American actor in films and television for forty-five years.

Early years

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The son of Aaron Soble and Dorothy Turk, Soble was born and raised in Chicago, where he was Golden Gloves boxing champ in 1944 and played football for the University of Michigan. From 1946 to 1948 he served in the United States Army Airborne. In 1952, he became a U.S. national champion in the running broad jump.[1][2]

Soble studied acting at the University of Michigan, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He underwent further study in New York, and performed in classical plays, including those of William Shakespeare.[1]

Career

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Soble screen debut was in 1958. He appeared in the films I Mobster, Al Capone, Walk Tall, Gun Fight, Navajo Run, The Cincinnati Kid, True Grit, Chisum, Joe Kidd, Papillon, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, The Beast Within and Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills, among others.[1]

His television debut came in 1961. Soble had a recurring role on the ABC Western series The Monroes. He played a Native American character called Dirty Jim.[3]

Other television appearances include series such as The Aquanauts, Baretta, Bonanza, Bronco, Cain's Hundred, Charlie's Angels, CHiPs, Combat!, Death Valley Days, The Deputy, Fantasy Island, Gunslinger, Gunsmoke, Harry O, Have Gun Will Travel, The Islanders, Knight Rider, Lawman, Markham, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, Mission: Impossible, Not for Hire, Planet of the Apes, Rawhide, The Rebel, The Rockford Files, Sara, Shazam!, Shotgun Slade, Star Trek, The Streets of San Francisco, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Tall Man, The Texan, Tightrope!, Two Faces West, The Virginian, and Wagon Train, among others.[4]

Personal life

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Soble was wed to Elynor in 1952 for 49 years until his death. The couple had two daughters.[1]

Off screen, Soble was active with, and served on the Board for, the Screen Actors Guild. Among other awards, he received the Ralph Morgan Award for Distinguished Service to the Hollywood Branch in 1998, and in 2002 received a Golden Boot award.[2][1]

Death

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He died of lung and brain cancer on May 2, 2002, in Los Angeles, California at age 74.[2]

Filmography

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A partial filmography follows.

Film

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1959 Rawhide Hansho "Incident of the Tinker's Dam"
1962 The Virginian Mungo "It Tolls for Thee"
1966 The Monroes Dirty Jim Recurring role, 19 episodes (1966-1967)
1968 Star Trek Wyatt Earp "Spectre of the Gun"
1970 The Virginian (TV series) Deputy Royal Wainwright saison 9 episode 08 (Lady at the bar)
1972 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe[1] Arnie TV Movie
1974 Gunsmoke Clatch "Town in Chains" (S20E2)
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man Queng-Dri "The Coward" (S1E12)
1987 Convicted: A Mother's Story[1] TV Movie
1984 The Mystic Warrior[1] Wanagi TV Movie
1986 Knight Rider Dr. Thorne "Burial Ground" (S4E5)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Aaker, Everett (25 May 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 2035. ISBN 9781476662503. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Dave McNary (2002-05-02). "Ron Soble". Variety.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  3. ^ Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present, 1st Edition, pages 413 - 414, Ballantine Books, 1979
  4. ^ Jason Buchanan. "Ron Soble". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
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