Ronald Cheanie is a fictional character portrayed by Tate Donovan in the TV series Ally McBeal.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Compromising Positions (season 1), they were 33 years old.
They appear in 3 episodes out of a total of 112 aired
Episodes3
Compromising Positions
episode S1.E2 september 1997Ally is dismayed to be assigned as a litigator for humiliated firm partner John Cage. On top of that, Fish invites Ally to dinner with potential client Ronald Cheanie without telling her their outing is actually a double date. Ally's fury over being set up quickly cools when she sees Cheanie kissing Fish's girlfriend in the restaurant bathroom.The Kiss
episode S1.E3 september 1997Ally senses Cheanie is hiding something when he avoids kissing her after their first official date. In the office, Ally helps Georgia with an age discrimination case where the opposing litigator happens to be Billings, the man Ally sued for sexual harassment at her old firm. Ally tries to be taken off the case but Fish admonishes her for putting her personal life before the interests of the firm.The Affair
episode S1.E4 september 1997Ally is asked to be a pallbearer at the funeral of her ex-law professor who also happens to be her ex-lover. The widow, thinking her husband was a great mentor for Ally, asks her to give the eulogy. Ally's reluctance leads Billy to find out the truth about her reasons for avoiding the funeral. Billy offers his support to Ally, which unnerves both Georgia and Cheanie.
- Compromising Positions
- The Kiss
- The Affair