American television personality and comedian (1949–2019)
Ron Sweed
Born
(1949-01-23)January 23, 1949
Euclid, Ohio, U.S.
Died
April 1, 2019(2019-04-01) (aged 70)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater
Bowling Green State University
Occupations
Horror host
disc jockey
producer
comedian
author
Years active
1963–2019
Spouses
Barbara J. King (m. ????–????)
Mary Therese Matousek (m. (c.)1993–2019)[1]
Website
theghoul.com
Ronald D. Sweed (January 23, 1949 – April 1, 2019) was an American entertainer and author, known for his late-night television horror host character "The Ghoul".
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character "The Ghoul". Sweed was born on January 23, 1949, in Euclid, Ohio. His mother is Irene Barnard. His father was Robert Sweed. He grew up in Cleveland...
intern RonSweed, who had boarded a bus to try to meet his idol at a live appearance at Euclid Beach Park, clad in a gorilla suit. Anderson invited Sweed onstage;...
2019. Culham, Devin (April 3, 2019). "Late-night TV horror host Ron 'The Ghoul' Sweed dead at age 70". Metro Times. Detroit: Euclid Media Group. Retrieved...
long-running late night duo Big Chuck and Lil' John. Another Anderson protégé – RonSweed – would become a popular Cleveland late night movie host in his own right...
successor, The Ghoul (played by RonSweed), Scarpino won first prize and was given the title, "Son of Ghoul" by Sweed himself. Shortly thereafter, he...
Marie Saint, Academy Award-winning actress Quinton Flynn, voice actor RonSweed, television actor Frank Dungan, television producer and Primetime Emmy...
Saturday Night Live House Party for 31 years (two of those years with RonSweed as co-host under his "The Ghoul" persona) until leaving in August 2018...
Sinister Cinema founder Greg Luce Writer George Chastain Horror hosts RonSweed (The Ghoul) (posthumously) and Keven Scarpino (Son of Ghoul) Gadfly David...
into the mid-1970s when "The Ghoul", a WKBF-TV horror host portrayed by RonSweed, was syndicated to WKBD-TV, WKBG-TV, KBHK-TV and later WFLD-TV (the latter...
(2004). Dilip Sarkar, 61, Indian politician, liver and kidney disease. RonSweed, 70, American television host, heart attack. Joseph Ubalde, 34, Filipino...
Petkovic, John (April 3, 2019). "Legendary Cleveland horror host Ron 'The Ghoul' Sweed has died". Cleveland.com. Cleveland: Advance Publications. Retrieved...
franchise since 1989. The Steelers selected Limas Sweed, from the University of Texas, in the second round. Sweed was ranked by the Steelers as one of the top...
Lloyd "Swee' Pea" Daniels (born September 4, 1967) is a former professional American basketball player who played for five seasons in the National Basketball...
82 households that benefitted from a concession won by Wisconsin senator Ron Johnson, to whom they had been large donors. In the 2018 election cycle,...
fourth quarter, Texas regained the lead with a touchdown pass from Young to Limas Sweed. UT's Aaron Harris sacked OSU's Troy Smith for a safety and Texas took a...
from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2021. Briley, Ron (2020). Talking American History: An Informal Narrative History of the United...
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