12 Facts About Ron Sweed

Ronald D Sweed was an American entertainer and author, known for his late-night television horror host character "The Ghoul".

Ron Sweed would put on shows for the neighborhood kids with the marionettes.

Every Wednesday Ron Sweed would put on a show for the class with his Jerry Mahoney dummy.

Ron Sweed wore the gorilla suit to a live appearance by Ghoulardi, a popular Cleveland television personality played by Ernie Anderson on WJW.

In 1970, Ron Sweed approached Ernie Anderson with a proposal to revive Anderson's "Ghoulardi" character.

Ron Sweed was on and off the air in Cleveland and Detroit for over three decades, at times even branching out into radio and the internet.

Ron Sweed did a Saturday night request show on classic rock station WNCX during the same time period.

Ron Sweed was using the crazy hip lingo that Ernie had, and tweaking it a bit more.

On March 5,2016, Sweed was presented with a Certificate of Recognition by Cleveland mayor Frank G Jackson to commemorate the 45th anniversary of his debut on Cleveland TV, and to honor his continuing popularity in the city.

Ron Sweed met Mary Therese Matousek in 1988, and married her around 1993; they were married for 26 years.

Ron Sweed died on April 1,2019, five months after suffering a massive heart attack.

Ron Sweed had undergone triple bypass surgery on November 7,2018.