No cause was given by his friend Professor Rel Dowdell of Hampton University, who confirmed the death.
Two years later, he was acting opposite Robert Duvall on the live TV drama,Armstrong Circle Theater.
At the same time, he had begun a singing career and had a record out.
Ron Thompson
Over the next two years, he had two records released, but neither were hits.
In 72, he joined the cast of the Henry Fonda revival,The Time of Your Life.
By then, he had moved to L.A.
In the next 25 years, he could be seen guesting on numerous television shows.
Thompson was married to actress Diane Sommerfield, who died in 2001.
