Biography

Ronald G. Joseph

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Ron Joseph is an Emmy Award winning film, television and stage actor. He's also a professionally trained dancer, and started out dancing professionally with Anne Margaret, George Chakiras, Mitzi Gaynor, and Juliet Prowse, besides performing on stage in Dumas and Son with the great veteran actors Edward Everett Horton and Hermione Gingold. Other stage appearances include three productions of West Side Story, Most Happy Fella, George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra, A Man for All Seasons, A Lion in Winter, Oklahoma, Camelot, Sweet Charity, Beautiful Senoritas, and Elvis Starts Over, etc. Mr. Joseph has also directed stage productions of The Odd Couple, Monkey Business, Ain't Misbehavin', A Lion in Winter, and Finnian's Rainbow.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ron Joseph
Ron began his acting as a teen and starred in the Senior Play at Hiram Johnson High School in Sacramento, California. He acted in local summer stock and other productions in and around the area.

He moved to Hollywood to pursue his acting career after graduating in 1962. One of his earlier appearances was on the original Smothers Brothers show as a dancer in the opening of the show. He also played an Indian on the Here Come The Brides series.

His first big role on the big screen was opposite Peter Falk, Jeff Goldblume, and Cindy Lauper in the movie Vibes.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jerkei

When in the Marine Corp, his Drill Instructor caught Ron sleeping and demanded to know what work Ron had done before. "Sir, a dancer, Sir!" Ron responded. "What kind of dancer?" the D.I. asked. "West Side Story, Sir!" The instructor had just seen the (then) new movie in a theater and said, "Show me!" Ron stretched, did a couple pliés, and then - in heavy boots - did the Sharks dance right there at the gym. The D.I. was very impressed and let him go, unscathed.
Ron's dance number with Vicki Lawrence in the Very Dirty Dancing episode of Mama's Family (1989) recently went viral with over six million views.
Ron is an artist as well. He has been painting since 1967 and he loves singing standards - usually at Clint Eastwoods' Mission Ranch or, when in Los Angeles, at The Dresden with Marty and Elayne.

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