Ronald Freeman
Biography
Ronald John Freeman III is an American former athlete. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Freeman won a gold medal in the 4×400 m relay and a bronze medal in the 400 meters. Freeman ran the second leg on the American 4×400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 2.56.16. His relay leg time (43.2s) was the fastest 4x400 meter relay leg ever run and his time stood for more than 25 years.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 1972, 2h 15m • as Self - 1968 Olympics (archive footage) (as R. Freeman)
James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Self - Black Panther Party
The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal activity; but this is an essential story, vibrant, human; a living and breathing chronicle of a pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America.