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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 16, 1952
Died
January 16, 2002
Place of Birth
Galveston, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Ronald James Taylor
- Ron J. Taylor
- Ron James Taylor
Ron Taylor
0.6 Popularity
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.
Known For
4.5
Superintendant Archibald
Ritual
2002
🎬
0.0
Clifton (voice)
Channel Umptee-3
1997
🎬
0.0
Fear of the Unknown (voice)
Channel Umptee-3
1997
6.6
Singer in Bar
Ally McBeal
1997
7.0
Profiler
1996
7.8
Bob
ER
1994
3.5
Reddick
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
8.0
Reverend (voice)
A Cool Like That Christmas
1993
4.0
The Baby
Deadfall
1993
5.4
Sherman
Amos & Andrew
1993
Credits
Ritual
as Superintendant Archibald
2002
4.5
🎬
Channel Umptee-3
as Clifton (voice)
1997
0.0
🎬
Channel Umptee-3
as Fear of the Unknown (voice)
1997
0.0
Ally McBeal
as Singer in Bar
1997
6.6
Profiler
1996
7.0
ER
as Bob
1994
7.8
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
as Reddick
1994
3.5
A Cool Like That Christmas
as Reverend (voice)
1993
8.0
Deadfall
as The Baby
1993
4.0
Amos & Andrew
as Sherman
1993
5.4
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Klingon Chef
1993
7.9
There Goes the Neighborhood
as Bubble Man
1992
5.4
Batman: The Animated Series
as Orderly (voice)
1992
8.5
Vinnie & Bobby
1992
7.5
Home Improvement
as Kyle
1991
7.4
Rover Dangerfield
as Mugsy / Bruno (voice)
1991
5.4
🎬
Bodyguard
1990
0.0
People Like Us
as Man at Victim's Meeting
1990
4.3
Twin Peaks
as Coach Wingate
1990
8.3
Heart Condition
as Bubba
1990
5.5
The Simpsons
as Bleeding Gums Murphy (voice)
1989
8.0
Second Sight
as Carl
1989
4.3
Family Matters
1989
6.7
Relentless
as Captain Blakely
1989
5.4
Collision Course
as Auto Worker Bowling Alley #2
1989
4.2
Quantum Leap
as Papa David Harper
1989
8.0
The Mighty Quinn
as McKeon
1989
6.1
China Beach
1988
7.4
Wiseguy
1987
6.5
Matlock
1986
7.1
Miami Vice
as Linus Oliver
1984
7.5
Exterminator 2
as Dude
1984
4.0
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited)
1984
7.3
The Ice Pirates
as Pimp Robot (voice) (uncredited)
1984
5.6
Night Court
as Attendant Cal
1984
7.4
Trading Places
as Big Black Guy
1983
7.2
Leonard Bernstein's Mass
as Street Chorus Soloist: "Easy"
1981
0.0
Scott Joplin
as John Stark's Driver (uncredited)
1977
6.1