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Ron Canada

Date of birth: 1949-05-03

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Ron Canada

Biography

Ron Canada is an American actor and producer who began his acting career in 1978. Canada has had a long career in both television and film, known predominantly for his work in Cinderella Man, Wedding Crashers, and his recurring role as Under Secretary of State Ted Barrow on The West Wing. In 1996, Ron received the Dallas Film Critics Award and significant national attention for his performance as "Otis Payne" in John Sayles's film Lone Star.

Movie Credits

Thank Heaven
1.1

Thank Heaven

2001-01-01

The life of Jack Lander (Matt Keeslar) a television news producer, was a disaster ... until the day

Just Like Heaven
3.5

Just Like Heaven

2005-09-16

Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his

Wedding Crashers
3.2

Wedding Crashers

2005-07-13

John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams fo

Man of the House
2.7

Man of the House

1995-03-03

Ben Archer is not happy. His mother, Sandy, has just met a man, and it looks like things are pretty

The Man Who Wasn't There
2

The Man Who Wasn't There

1983-08-12

When he accidentally takes possession of a top-secret invisibility potion while en route to his wedd

Downtown
2.8

Downtown

1990-01-12

Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-con

Without Warning
3.4

Without Warning

1994-10-30

A television program is interupted by a news network announcing that three meteors have hit the Unit

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
2.6

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992-07-16

Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can

Clover
2.3

Clover

1997-09-10

Sara marries Gaten a single father who is African-American. Not long after they're married Gaten die

Lost in the Bermuda Triangle
2

Lost in the Bermuda Triangle

1998-02-11

Wife of an upscale business executive becomes pregnant and at the same time discovers she has cancer

The Beneficiary
4

The Beneficiary

2008-11-08

Arthur 2: On the Rocks
2.7

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988-07-08

Arthur loses his fortune for staying with Linda, right as the two were preparing to adopt a child. A

Black River
2.7

Black River

2001-07-06

Burned-out Hollywood screenwriter Bo Aikens is fed up with life in Los Angeles. He heads out of the

National Treasure
3.3

National Treasure

2004-11-19

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to hav

Ted 2
3.2

Ted 2

2015-06-25

Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted w

After Words
2.6

After Words

2015-08-21

Jane Taylor, a librarian, has lost her job. Depressed and suicidal, she decides to take a final wond

Cinderella Man
3.8

Cinderella Man

2005-06-02

The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise co

Good to Go
2.5

Good to Go

1986-08-01

After being misled by the police about a rape and murder near a popular Washington, D.C. Go-Go club,

Lone Star
3.5

Lone Star

1996-06-21

When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-b

The Haunting of Molly Hartley
2.3

The Haunting of Molly Hartley

2008-10-31

When teenage Molly Hartley moves to a new town, she's haunted by terrifying visions that may have to

The Discovery
3.1

The Discovery

2017-03-31

In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now de

Crown Heights
3.3

Crown Heights

2017-08-25

When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to

Before He Wakes
1.6

Before He Wakes

1998-12-01

Initially cleared of "accidentally" killing her husband, an idyllic wife and mother comes under susp

Pinocchio's Revenge
2.2

Pinocchio's Revenge

1996-10-07

Defense attorney Jennifer Garrick acquires a Pinocchio puppet from a condemned serial killer. Her pr

Play Nice
2.1

Play Nice

1992-11-11

A serial killer is on the loose, and a cop must track him (or her) down.

The Human Stain
3

The Human Stain

2003-10-29

Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial

Bob Funk
2.3

Bob Funk

2009-03-20

After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see a t

Unholy Matrimony
4.3

Unholy Matrimony

1988-10-03

Drama based on the true story of a police detective's relentless investigation into an insurance fra

Ocean of Pearls
2.5

Ocean of Pearls

2008-12-14

As a Sikh man with a full beard and turban, AMRIT SINGH is often the target of racial profiling. But

Islander
2.9

Islander

2006-01-01

After a tragic accident at sea, Eben Cole loses his family, friends and stature in his island fishin

Snowglobe
3

Snowglobe

2007-12-15

A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe. Angela loves Chris

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
3.4

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992-11-15

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2.3

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1998-05-26

Marvel's hard-boiled hero is brought back to fight the menace of Hydra after exiling himself in the

The Empty Man
3.1

The Empty Man

2020-10-22

On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terr

Paved with Good Intentions
0

Paved with Good Intentions

2006-07-01

No Plot Given.

The Hunted
3.1

The Hunted

2003-03-11

In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Halla

Bully
2.9

Bully

2018-06-15

A coming-of-age comedy about Jimmy, a quiet, heavy-set high school kid who is constantly tormented b

Noble Things
2

Noble Things

2009-10-30

Jimmy Wayne Collins finds himself adrift in Memphis, Tennessee. Forced to return home to the piney w

D.C. Cab
2.6

D.C. Cab

1983-12-16

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to to

The Apartment Complex
2.6

The Apartment Complex

1999-10-31

A psychology graduate student becomes embroiled in a murder mystery after he takes a job as manager

The Last of the Finest
3

The Last of the Finest

1990-03-09

An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against

In Too Deep
3.2

In Too Deep

1999-08-25

Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the st

The United States of Leland
3.3

The United States of Leland

2003-05-15

A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, wh

The American President
3.3

The American President

1995-11-17

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he w

Little Wings
0

Little Wings

2007-08-30

The dramatic short, Little Wings, explores the trauma of child abuse through the eyes of a ten-year-

Othello
0

Othello

1997-12-13

Spurred by the devious Iago and believing that his beloved Desdemona has betrayed him, Othello destr

Adventures in Babysitting
3.4

Adventures in Babysitting

1987-07-01

When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the

Heart
2.3

Heart

1987-11-13

Eddie Brennan is a down-and out fighter with nowhere to go but up... and with just the right combina

Lake Effects
2

Lake Effects

2012-05-06

After the loss of their father, two estranged sisters reunite with their mother at their enchanting

This Will Never Work
5

This Will Never Work

2025-05-30

THIS WILL NEVER WORK is about a Black family coming together to have an intervention for Amanda's dr

Getting Even with Dad
2.6

Getting Even with Dad

1994-06-17

Con man Ray is going after one last heist – a stash of rare coins – when his estranged son Timmy une

Barbarians at the Gate
3.4

Barbarians at the Gate

1993-03-20

F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of

King Leopold's Ghost
3.8

King Leopold's Ghost

2006-05-28

The modern history of the Congo, the heart of Africa, is a terrifying tale of appalling brutality: h