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Ron Taylor

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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Born:
Oct 16, 1952 In Galveston, Texas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
28
First Appeared:
In the movie Nobody Waved Goodbye 1964-08-13
Latest Project:
Movie The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' 2009-05-02
Known For
Poster of Ally McBeal
Poster of Quantum Leap
Poster of China Beach
Filmography
Movie The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' Self 2009-05-02
Movie Ritual Superintendant Archibald 2002-09-18
Movie The Truman Show Ron 1998-06-04
Series Ally McBeal Unknown 1997-09-08
Series Profiler Unknown 1996-09-21
Movie The Making of 'Jaws' Self 1995-11-28
Movie Amos & Andrew Sherman 1993-03-05
Movie Deadfall The Baby 1993-10-08
Movie Rover Dangerfield Mugsy / Bruno (voice) 1991-07-01
Series Home Improvement Kyle 1991-09-17
Movie Heart Condition Bubba 1990-02-02
Movie People Like Us Man at Victim's Meeting 1990-05-13
Series Quantum Leap Unknown 1989-03-26
Movie Collision Course Auto Worker Bowling Alley #2 1989-04-27
Movie The Mighty Quinn McKeon 1989-02-17
Movie Second Sight Carl 1989-11-03
Movie Relentless Captain Blakely 1989-08-30
Series The Simpsons Unknown 1989-12-17
Series Family Matters Unknown 1989-09-22
Movie Dead Heat Shoot Out Zombie 1988-05-06
Series China Beach Unknown 1988-04-26
Movie The Chair Tiny 1988-10-08
Series Wiseguy Unknown 1987-09-16
Movie The Ice Pirates Pimp Robot (voice) (uncredited) 1984-03-16
Movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited) 1984-05-23
Movie Exterminator 2 Dude 1984-09-14
Movie Long Shot American Director 1978-11-17
Movie Nobody Waved Goodbye Ron, Jennifer's Boyfriend 1964-08-13
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