On « This Is Us, » Jones played William « Shakespeare » Hill, a biological father whose life is renewed through his relationship with the family of his son Randall Pearson, played by Sterling K. Brown.
Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series « This Is Us, » has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday.
Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said in an emailed statement the actor he died « due to a long-standing pulmonary issue. »
« Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him, » Spilo said.
Jones had a double lung transplant in 2020 because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and spent nearly two months in a Los Angeles hospital.
On « This Is Us, » Jones played William « Shakespeare » Hill, a biological father whose life is renewed through his relationship with the family of his son Randall Pearson, played by Sterling K. Brown.
« One of the most wonderful people the world has ever seen is no longer with us, » Brown said in an Instagram post after Jones’ death. « The world is a little less bright.
