Source: Maarten de Boer\/NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nHe showcased his versatility in films such as ‘He Got Game’ (1998), ‘Half Nelson’ (2006), ‘Venom’ (2018), and ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ (2019). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jones’ legacy in both TV and film remains an enduring testament to his talent and range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Esteemed actor Ron Cephas Jones, renowned for his Emmy Award-winning role as William Hill in the acclaimed series ‘This Is Us,’ has sadly passed away at the age of 66. His demise is attributed to a long-standing pulmonary condition, as verified by a statement from his representative. Remembering Ron Cephas Jones: An Icon’s Legacy Ron […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":19523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[946,13,11],"tags":[4885,1351,774,4887,328,1735,4882,401,1294,1607,1444,1519,112,2841,1202,4883,4884,1608,4886],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19496"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19496"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19524,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19496\/revisions\/19524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}