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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Galveston, Texas, USA, 1952-10-16

Died: 2002-01-16

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1977	Scott Joplin	John Stark's Driver (uncredited)	60
2	1981	Leonard Bernstein's Mass	Street Chorus Soloist: "Easy"	0
3	1983	Trading Places	Big Black Guy	72
4	1984	The Ice Pirates	Pimp Robot (voice) (uncredited)	56
5	1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited)	73
6	1984	Exterminator 2	Dude	41
7	1989	The Mighty Quinn	McKeon	62
8	1989	Collision Course	Auto Worker Bowling Alley #2	42
9	1989	Relentless	Captain Blakely	55
10	1989	Second Sight	Carl	44
11	1990	Heart Condition	Bubba	55
12	1990	People Like Us	Man at Victim's Meeting	60
13	1990	Bodyguard		0
14	1991	Rover Dangerfield	Mugsy / Bruno (voice)	53
15	1992	There Goes the Neighborhood	Bubble Man	54
16	1993	Amos & Andrew	Sherman	54
17	1993	Deadfall	The Baby	40
18	1993	A Cool Like That Christmas	Reverend (voice)	80
19	1994	In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance	Reddick	35
20	2002	Ritual	Superintendant Archibald	46

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1984	Night Court	Attendant Cal	73
2	1984	Miami Vice	Linus Oliver	74
3	1986	Matlock		71
4	1987	Wiseguy		65
5	1988	China Beach		73
6	1989	Quantum Leap	Papa David Harper	80
7	1989	Family Matters		67
8	1989	The Simpsons	Bleeding Gums Murphy (voice)	80
9	1990	Twin Peaks	Coach Wingate	83
10	1991	Home Improvement	Kyle	74
11	1992	Vinnie & Bobby		75
12	1992	Batman: The Animated Series	Orderly (voice)	85
13	1993	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Klingon Chef	79
14	1994	ER	Bob	78
15	1996	Profiler		70
16	1997	Ally McBeal	Singer in Bar	66