Ronnie James Dio
Acting • Born 1942-07-10 – Died 2010-05-16
Biography
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona, July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), was an American rock and heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, among others. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice. He is credited with popularizing the "metal horns" hand gesture in metal culture. Before his death, he was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009. He has sold over 47 million copies of albums with all of the bands he has worked with. He died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, CA. One of the last songs he recorded was titled "Metal Will Never Die".
Filmography
39 credits
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Movie • 2006
Dio
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Movie • 2005
Self
Dio: Holy Diver Live
Movie • 2006
Vocals
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
Movie • 2007
Vocals
Dio: Evil or Divine
Movie • 2003
Himself - Vocals
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
Movie • 2009
Self
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
Movie • 2010
Vocals
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Movie • 2022
Self
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
Movie • 2002
Self
Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival
Movie • 2009
Himself
Dio: We Rock
Movie • 2005
Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
Movie • 2013
Lead Vocals
Dio | A Special from the Spectrum
Movie • 1984
Self
Dio - Live in Holland
Movie • 1983
Self / Vocalist
Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993
Movie • 2014
Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
Movie • 1985
Self
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
Movie • 2000
Self
Satan’s Top Forty
Movie • 2001
Self
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
Movie • 2009
vocals
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
Movie • 2010
Himself
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
Movie • 1992
Self
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Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
Movie • 1992
Vox
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
Movie • 1992
Vox
Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia
Movie • 1998
Vox
Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada
Movie • 1996
Vox
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
Movie • 1989
Self
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
Movie • 2006
Vocals
Live Aid
Movie • 1985
Self
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
Movie • 1986
Self [Dio]
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
Movie • 2006
Self
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
Movie • 1981
Vocals
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
Movie • 1992
himself
Dio: The Singles Collection
Movie • 2012
Himself
Satan’s Top 40
Movie • 2001
Self
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
Movie • 1974
Vocals
Armageddon Over Wacken 2004
Movie • 2005
Singer
South Park
TV • 1997
Where Are They Now?
TV • 1999
Self
Rockpalast
TV • 1974