Ronnie James Dio
Acting
Born July 10, 1942 · Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
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".
Films (36)
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022
Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993
2014
Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
2013
Dio: The Singles Collection
2012
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
2010
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
2010
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
2009
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
2009
Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival
2009
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
2007
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
2006
Dio: Holy Diver Live
2006
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005
Dio: We Rock
2005
Armageddon Over Wacken 2004
2005
Dio: Evil or Divine
2003
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
2002
Satan’s Top Forty
2001
Satan’s Top 40
2001
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
2000
Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia
1998
Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada
1996
![Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6gVyM8xQAjJpETX3mgY9RRlfmim.jpg)
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
1992
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
1992
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
1992
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
1992
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
1989
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
1986
Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
1985
Live Aid
1985
Dio | A Special from the Spectrum
1984
Dio - Live in Holland
1983
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
1981
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
1974