Ron Canada

Ron Canada is my kind of actor, the steady presence who makes every scene feel grounded. Born in New York in 1949, he built a specialty playing judges and detectives, the roles that demand gravity rather than flash. Across One on One, The Shield, and Lone Star, he's the man who tightens up a frame just by standing in it. I have enormous respect for character actors who work stage, film, and television alike, because that breadth signals real craft and discipline. He may never have chased the big awards, but being trusted to show up project after project is its own kind of greatness, and I admire it.

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Name (English)

Ron Canada

Name (Japanese)

ロン・カナダ

Reading

ろん・かなだ

Born

May 3, 1949 (age 77)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

High school

DeWitt Clinton High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron%20Canada
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152082

Tags

• New York
• television actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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