Ron Taylor

Acting

Ron Taylor

Born October 16, 1952Galveston, Texas, USA42 credits

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

Filmography

Ritual
2002Ritual
as Superintendant ArchibaldMovie
Channel Umptee-3
1997Channel Umptee-3
as Clifton (voice)TV
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBeal
as Singer in BarTV
Profiler
1996Profiler
as Fat CatTV
ER
1994ER
as BobTV
A Cool Like That Christmas
1993A Cool Like That Christmas
as Reverend (voice)Movie
Deadfall
1993Deadfall
as The BabyMovie
Lush Life
1993Lush Life
as ClerkMovie
Amos & Andrew
1993Amos & Andrew
as ShermanMovie
Rover Dangerfield
1991Rover Dangerfield
as Mugsy / Bruno (voice)Movie
People Like Us
1990People Like Us
as Man at Victim's MeetingMovie
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaks
as Coach WingateTV
Heart Condition
1990Heart Condition
as BubbaMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Bleeding Gums Murphy (voice)TV
Second Sight
1989Second Sight
as CarlMovie
Family Matters
1989Family Matters
as Darnell ColemanTV
Relentless
1989Relentless
as Captain BlakelyMovie
Collision Course
1989Collision Course
as Auto Worker Bowling Alley #2Movie
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leap
as Papa David HarperTV
The Mighty Quinn
1989The Mighty Quinn
as McKeonMovie
Who's That Girl
1987Who's That Girl
as 1st Dock WorkerMovie
Matlock
1986Matlock
as Deacon HolmesTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Vice
as Linus OliverTV
Exterminator 2
1984Exterminator 2
as DudeMovie
My Little Pony
1984My Little Pony
as Scorpan / The Prince (voice)Movie
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited)Movie
The Ice Pirates
1984The Ice Pirates
as Pimp Robot (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Night Court
1984Night Court
as Attendant CalTV
Trading Places
1983Trading Places
as Big Black GuyMovie
Leonard Bernstein's Mass
1981Leonard Bernstein's Mass
as Street Chorus Soloist: "Easy"Movie
Scott Joplin
1977Scott Joplin
as John Stark's Driver (uncredited)Movie