Ron Cephas Jones, ‘This Is Us’ Cast Member, Has Died

Ron Cephas Jones of This Is Us

Ron Cephas Jones, who played Randall’s father on This Is Us, has died at age 66. He had been battling a pulmonary issue. 

This Is Us was on NBC from 2016 to 2022. Jones portrayed William “Shakespeare” Hill, a former drug addict with terminal cancer who gets involved in the life of his adult son, Randall, whom he had given up just after the baby’s birth on the steps of a fire station.