Ronnie Dapo

{{Infobox person |name = Ronnie Dapo |image = Tim Rooney.JPG |caption = Publicity photo for the premiere of the television program ''Room for One More'' (1962) |birth_name =  |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|05|08}} |birth_place = Plattsburgh, New York, U.S. |occupation = Film and television actor |years_active = 1959–1966 }}

'''Ronnie Dapo''' (born May 8, 1952)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/ronnie-dapo-an232038|title=Ronnie Dapo|work=AllMovie|access-date=December 20, 2024}}</ref> is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Flip Rose in the American sitcom television series ''Room for One More''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/512457369/|title=Teeny Ronnie Dapo Thinks Big, At Least|work=The Daily Item|location=Sunbury, Pennsylvania|date=May 18, 1962|access-date=November 25, 2021|page=24|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref>

== Life and career == Dapo was born in Plattsburgh, New York, the son of George and Sadie Dapo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/adirondacks-almanack/arnold-winklers-plattsburgh/|title=Arnold Winkler Is From Plattsburgh!|work=Adirondack Almanack|first=Lawrence|last=Gooley|date=July 20, 2015|access-date=May 9, 2026}}</ref> At the age of five, he and his family moved to Pontiac, Michigan, then to California. Dapo met his agent, Lola Moore, while travelling on a bus. After Dapo's mother showed her pictures of her children, she asked if "he would like to audition". After his first audition he was cast in Jack Webb's 1959 film ''-30-''. After freelancing for various studios he was signed to a contract with Warner Bros.. he guest-starred on television programs including ''The Fugitive'', ''Wagon Train'', ''The Munsters'', ''Cheyenne'', ''The Sheriff of Cochise'' and ''The Lucy Show''. He also appeared in the 1960 film ''Ocean's 11'', and the 1962 film ''The Music Man''.<ref name="b">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtairynews.com/news/44491/the-andy-griffith-shows-spoiled-kid-is-anything-but|title=The Andy Griffith Show's 'spoiled kid' is anything but|first=Terri|last=Flagg|work=The Mount Airy News|date=September 24, 2016|access-date=November 25, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:The New Phil Silvers Show (1964 cast).jpg|thumb|Dapo (left) with Elena Verdugo, Phil Silvers and Sandy Descher in ''The New Phil Silvers Show'', 1964]]

In 1962, Dapo starred as Flip Rose in the ABC television series ''Room for One More'', starring along with Andrew Duggan, Peggy McCay, Carol Nicholson, Ahna Capri, Tim Rooney, Jack Albertson and Maxine Stuart.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/468381577/|title=Ronnie Dapo's True Ideal--Clint Walker|work=The Daily Herald|location=Provo, Utah|date=May 21, 1962|access-date=November 25, 2021|page=17|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/117794603/|title=Ronnie Dapo In New Role|work=The Arizona Republic|location=Phoenix, Arizona|date=April 23, 1961|access-date=November 25, 2021|page=80|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He also guest-starred as Arnold Winkler in three episodes of the television series ''The Andy Griffith Show''.<ref name="b" /> In 1964, he starred as Andy in the CBS situation comedy television series ''The New Phil Silvers Show'', starring along with Phil Silvers, Elena Verdugo and Sandy Descher.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/98685788/|title=The newest of the new|work=Detroit Free Press|location=Detroit, Michigan|date=March 8, 1964|access-date=November 25, 2021|page=68|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref>

Dapo retired from acting at the age of 14, later working as a touring musician. He ran a printing press and worked in steel framing, retiring at the age of 60. He resided with his wife in Denver, Colorado.<ref name="b" />

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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0200850}} *{{Tcmdb name}} *[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ronnie_dapo/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]

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