Ronald Bartel is a minor villain that appears in the 1991 film Backdraft. He is a crazed and deadly arsonist who is obsessed with fire and watching things burn. He is portrayed by veteran actor Donald Sutherland, who also portrayed Donald Mclintock and President Snow. Although he doesn't commit any violent acts onscreen, it revealed that he has already deliberately murdered an unknown number of people, including children and elderly women.