Ron Cephas Jones, Emmy-Winning This Is Us Star, Dead at 66

The This Is Us household has misplaced a beloved star.

Ron Cephas Jones, who received two Emmys for his visitor function of William Hill on the NBC drama collection, has died. His rep informed Folks in an Aug. 19 assertion that the actor handed away “on account of a long-standing pulmonary subject.” Ron was 66.

“All through the course of his profession, his heat, magnificence, generosity, kindness and coronary heart have been felt by anybody who had the nice fortune of realizing him,” his rep mentioned. “He started his profession on the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and his love for the stage was current all through his complete profession, together with his current Tony nominated and Drama Desk Award profitable efficiency for his function in Clyde’s on Broadway.”

The assertion continued, “Ron’s inner-beauty and soul was evident to the large viewers from his multi-Emmy award profitable efficiency on That is Us.”

On the collection, which resulted in 2022 after six seasons, Ron performed the organic father of Randall Pearson, performed by fellow Emmy winner Sterling Ok. Brown. The late actor’s character was a recovering drug addict and music artist who battled and succumbed to abdomen most cancers.