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Home/People/Ron Taylor
Ron Taylor profile photo
Born
Oct 16, 1952Died: Jan 16, 2002
Lived 49 years
Place of Birth
Galveston, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

23
Movies
19
TV Shows
Also Known As
Ronald James Taylor
Ron J. Taylor
Ron James Taylor
IMDb Profile

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ritual poster

Ritual

as Superintendant Archibald
2002
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance poster

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

as Reddick
1994
A Cool Like That Christmas poster

A Cool Like That Christmas

as Reverend (voice)
1993
Deadfall poster

Deadfall

as The Baby
1993
Lush Life poster

Lush Life

as Clerk
1993
Amos & Andrew poster

Amos & Andrew

as Sherman
1993
There Goes the Neighborhood poster

There Goes the Neighborhood

as Bubble Man
1992
Rover Dangerfield poster

Rover Dangerfield

as Mugsy / Bruno (voice)
1991
Bodyguard poster

Bodyguard

Cast
1990
People Like Us poster

People Like Us

as Man at Victim's Meeting
1990
Heart Condition poster

Heart Condition

as Bubba
1990
Second Sight poster

Second Sight

as Carl
1989
Relentless poster

Relentless

as Captain Blakely
1989
Collision Course poster

Collision Course

as Auto Worker Bowling Alley #2
1989
The Mighty Quinn poster

The Mighty Quinn

as McKeon
1989
Who's That Girl poster

Who's That Girl

as 1st Dock Worker
1987
Exterminator 2 poster

Exterminator 2

as Dude
1984
My Little Pony poster

My Little Pony

as Scorpan / The Prince (voice)
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom poster

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

as Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited)
1984
The Ice Pirates poster

The Ice Pirates

as Pimp Robot (voice) (uncredited)
1984