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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

42

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-10-16

Day of Death

2002-01-16 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Galveston, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Ronald James Taylor

Ron J. Taylor

Ron James Taylor

Ron Taylor

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

Acting

Second Sight

1989

Second Sight

as

Carl

Heart Condition

1990

Heart Condition

as

Bubba

Deadfall

1993

Deadfall

as

The Baby

The Ice Pirates

1984

The Ice Pirates

as

Pimp Robot (voice) (uncredited)

Exterminator 2

1984

Exterminator 2

as

Dude

Scott Joplin

1977

Scott Joplin

as

John Stark's Driver (uncredited)

Leonard Bernstein's Mass

1981

Leonard Bernstein's Mass

as

Street Chorus Soloist: "Easy"

Rover Dangerfield

1991

Rover Dangerfield

as

Mugsy / Bruno (voice)

Relentless

1989

Relentless

as

Captain Blakely

Amos & Andrew

1993

Amos & Andrew

as

Sherman

A Cool Like That Christmas

1993

A Cool Like That Christmas

as

Reverend (voice)

Trading Places

1983

Trading Places

as

Big Black Guy

Collision Course

1989

Collision Course

as

Auto Worker Bowling Alley #2

Ritual

2002

Ritual

as

Superintendant Archibald

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

as

Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited)

People Like Us

1990

People Like Us

as

Man at Victim's Meeting

The Mighty Quinn

1989

The Mighty Quinn

as

McKeon

Bodyguard

1990

Bodyguard

as

Lush Life

1993

Lush Life

as

Clerk

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Bleeding Gums Murphy (voice)

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as

Coach Wingate

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Papa David Harper

ER

ER

as

Bob

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

as

Singer in Bar

Night Court

Night Court

as

Attendant Cal

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Linus Oliver

Channel Umptee-3

Channel Umptee-3

as

Clifton (voice)

Channel Umptee-3

Channel Umptee-3

as

Fear of the Unknown (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing