Person Details
Birthday: 1952-10-16 02:26:42
Death: 2002-01-16 02:26:42
Aliases: Ronald James Taylor , Ron J. Taylor , Ron James Taylor
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Galveston, Texas, USA
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Movie Involvements: 11
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Batman: The Animated Series
(1992) Orderly (voice)Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(1993) Klingon ChefTwin Peaks
(1990) Coach WingateMiami Vice
(1984) Linus OliverQuantum Leap
(1989) Papa David HarperER
(1994) BobIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(1984) Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited)Deadfall
(1993) The BabyActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2002 | Superintendant Archibald | |
1997 | Singer in Bar | |
1996 | N/A | |
1994 | Bob | |
Reddick | ||
1993 | Reverend (voice) | |
The Baby | ||
Sherman | ||
Klingon Chef | ||
1992 | Orderly (voice) | |
N/A | ||
1991 | Kyle | |
Mugsy / Bruno (voice) | ||
1990 | Man at Victim's Meeting | |
Coach Wingate | ||
Bubba | ||
1989 | Bleeding Gums Murphy (voice) | |
Carl | ||
N/A | ||
Captain Blakely | ||
Auto Worker Bowling Alley #2 | ||
Papa David Harper | ||
McKeon | ||
1988 | N/A | |
1987 | N/A | |
1986 | N/A | |
1984 | Linus Oliver | |
Dude | ||
Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited) | ||
Pimp Robot (voice) (uncredited) | ||
Attendant Cal | ||
1983 | Big Black Guy | |
1977 | John Stark's Driver (uncredited) | |
Street Chorus Soloist: "Easy" | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1996 | Writer | |
1992 | Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1995 | Editor | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |