Ron Taylor (actor)
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For other persons of the same name, see Ron Taylor.
Ronald James Taylor (October 16, 1952, Galveston, Texas – 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. The episode Sweets and Sour Marge was dedicated to him. He also starred in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Deep Space 9's Klingon chef. He also originated the role of Audrey II in the original Off-Broadway production of Little Shop Of Horrors. His first acting job was playing Big Black Guy in the 1983 comedy 'Trading Places'.
He was also a writer for Forever Knight (1992) and The Sentinel (1996). He died of a heart attack.
[edit] External links
- Ron Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
- Ron Taylor at TV.com
- Ron Taylor article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki