Ron Taylor

Born: 1952-10-16

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.


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Trading Places

as Big Black Guy
Released: 1983-06-07

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet...

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as Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1984-05-23

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone....

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The Mighty Quinn

as McKeon
Released: 1989-02-17

Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the...

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Amos & Andrew

as Sherman
Released: 1993-03-05

When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in...

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The Ice Pirates

as Pimp Robot (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1984-03-16

In the not too distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water....

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Heart Condition

as Bubba
Released: 1990-02-02

Racist police officer Jack Moony has a vendetta against Napoleon Stone, a charismatic black...

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Rover Dangerfield

as Mugsy / Bruno (voice)
Released: 1991-07-01

Rover, a street-smart dog owned by a Las Vegas showgirl is dumped off Hoover Dam by the...

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Exterminator 2

as Dude
Released: 1984-09-14

The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his...

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Deadfall

as The Baby
Released: 1993-10-08

After he accidentally kills his father, Mike, during a sting, Joe tries to carry out Mike's...

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Ritual

as Superintendant Archibald
Released: 2002-09-18

An American doctor encounters members of a voodoo cult when she is summoned to Jamaica to treat...

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Relentless

as Captain Blakely
Released: 1989-08-30

Two Los Angeles police detectives, cynical veteran Malloy and cocky rookie Dietz, hunt for a...

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Collision Course

as Auto Worker Bowling Alley #2
Released: 1989-04-27

A Japanese investigator and a Detroit cop team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.

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People Like Us

as Man at Victim's Meeting
Released: 1990-05-13

When a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the...

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A Cool Like That Christmas

as Reverend (voice)
Released: 1993-12-23

A funky hip-hop holiday special featuring a teenage boy named Orlando who lives in an...

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Second Sight

as Carl
Released: 1989-11-03

Wills is an ex-cop who pairs up with Bobby, a wacky psychic, to form the "Second Sight Detective...

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In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

as Reddick
Released: 1994-01-23

A criminal gang commits a string of violent robberies and murders, culminating in the...

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Klingon Chef
First aired: 1993-01-03

At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated...

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Home Improvement

as Kyle
First aired: 1991-09-17

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with...

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Batman: The Animated Series

as Orderly (voice)
First aired: 1992-09-05

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in...

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The Simpsons

as Bleeding Gums Murphy (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Twin Peaks

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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Ally McBeal

as Singer in Bar
First aired: 1997-09-08

Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and...

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Family Matters

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-09-22

A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family...

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Matlock

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-03-03

Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of...

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Quantum Leap

as Papa David Harper
First aired: 1989-03-26

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the...

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Miami Vice

as Linus Oliver
First aired: 1984-09-16

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...

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Profiler

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-09-21

Profiler is an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series follows the...

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ER

as Bob
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Night Court

as Attendant Cal
First aired: 1984-01-04

Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to...

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Wiseguy

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-16

Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an...

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China Beach

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-04-26

Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and...

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Vinnie & Bobby

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-30

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