Ronald Jacobs was an American television producer.

Jacobs moved from his hometown of Toledo, Ohio to Los Angeles in 1951 to study theater, film & television at UCLA.

After graduating, he went to work for Danny Thomas and his partner Sheldon Leonard, as part of their production company. He quickly moved up through the ranks, becoming an associate producer, executive in charge of production and finally producer on such hit series as The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Mod Squad, The Andy Griffith Show, I Spy, and That Girl.  He was associated with over twenty pilots that were sold into series, as well as over three dozen variety specials and TV movies.

He was a long-time member of the Motion Picture Academy, the Television Academy and the Directors Guild of America.

Jacobs died February 21, 2022, in Thousand Oaks, California. He was 87.