Ron Taylor

Personal Info

Known ForActing
Born1952-10-16
BirthplaceGalveston, Texas, USA

Ron Taylor

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ronald James Taylor (October 16, 1952 – January 16, 2002) was an American actor.

Chiefly famous for his role as Stanley in Vinnie and Bobby in 1992 he also had a host of other guest appearances in popular television to his name including providing the voice for "Bleeding Gums" Murphy in The Simpsons. He also starred in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as a Klingon chef. He also originated the role of Audrey II in the original Off- Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. Taylor's acting debut was in the 1983 comedy Trading Places where he was credited as Big Black Guy. Ron married Deborah Sharpe and they stayed married till his death, and they had a child named Adamah together.[1] The date they married is unknown.

He was also a writer for Forever Knight (1992) and The Sentinel (1996). On January 16, 2002 Taylor died of a heart attack at the age of 49. The Simpsons episode "Sweets and Sour Marge" was dedicated to him.

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Filmography

Acting (23)

2002
Ritualas Superintendant Archibald
4.7
1993
A Cool Like That Christmasas Reverend (voice)
8.0
1993
Deadfallas The Baby
4.1
1993
Lush Lifeas Clerk
7.2
1993
Amos & Andrewas Sherman
5.5
5.5
1991
Rover Dangerfieldas Mugsy / Bruno (voice)
5.6
1990
People Like Usas Man at Victim's Meeting
5.8
1990
5.7
1989
4.4
1989
Relentlessas Captain Blakely
5.3
1989
Collision Courseas Auto Worker Bowling Alley #2
4.2
1989
6.0
1987
Who's That Girlas 1st Dock Worker
5.5
1984
4.1
1984
My Little Ponyas Scorpan / The Prince (voice)
6.9
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doomas Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited)
7.3
1984
The Ice Piratesas Pimp Robot (voice) (uncredited)
5.7
1983
Trading Placesas Big Black Guy
7.2
1981
Leonard Bernstein's Massas Street Chorus Soloist: "Easy"
1977
Scott Joplinas John Stark's Driver (uncredited)
6.6

Production & Directing (1)