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Ron Taylor

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Ron Taylor

Born October 16, 1952 in Galveston, Texas, USADied January 16, 200223 films

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ronald James Taylor (October 16, 1952 – January 16, 2002) was an American actor.

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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.

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom posterFirst watchIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom19847.3as Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited)After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an…View film

Essential films

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Trading Places poster7.2Trading Places1983Who's That Girl poster5.5Who's That Girl1987The Ice Pirates poster5.7The Ice Pirates1984The Mighty Quinn poster6.0The Mighty Quinn1989Amos & Andrew poster5.5Amos & Andrew1993Heart Condition poster5.7Heart Condition1990Rover Dangerfield poster5.5Rover Dangerfield1991Ritual poster4.7Ritual2002

Filmography

23 films as actor
  1. 2002RitualSuperintendant Archibald
  2. 1994In the Line of Duty: The Price of VengeanceReddick
  3. 1993A Cool Like That ChristmasReverend (voice)
  4. 1993DeadfallThe Baby
  5. 1993Lush LifeClerk
  6. 1993Amos & AndrewSherman
  7. 1992There Goes the NeighborhoodBubble Man
  8. 1991Rover DangerfieldMugsy / Bruno (voice)
  9. 1990Bodyguard
  10. 1990People Like UsMan at Victim's Meeting
  11. 1990Heart ConditionBubba
  12. 1989Second SightCarl
  13. 1989RelentlessCaptain Blakely
  14. 1989Collision CourseAuto Worker Bowling Alley #2
  15. 1989The Mighty QuinnMcKeon
  16. 1987Who's That Girl1st Dock Worker
  17. 1984Exterminator 2Dude
  18. 1984My Little PonyScorpan / The Prince (voice)
  19. 1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomLao Chie (voice) (uncredited)
  20. 1984The Ice PiratesPimp Robot (voice) (uncredited)
  21. 1983Trading PlacesBig Black Guy
  22. 1981Leonard Bernstein's MassStreet Chorus Soloist: "Easy"
  23. 1977Scott JoplinJohn Stark's Driver (uncredited)