Ron Thompson, the actor, who has died aged 83, originated the role of Shanty Mulligan in the 1969 Pulitzer Prize winning play No Place to Be Somebody by Charles Gordone and won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his 1973 theatre lead performance in the play Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? The Progress Bulletin praised Thompson's performance in the 1976 Felton Perry play Buy the Bi and Bye calling it an "offbeat and hilarious black satire with a zinging performance by Ron Thompson." Thompson did a dramatic portrayal of Henry David Thoreau on the 1976 NBC television series The Rebels. He starred in the 2018 thriller film Cargo.

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