Ron Taylor
American actor, singer and writer (1952-2002) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 49
Ronald James Taylor was an American actor, singer and writer. He grew up in Galveston, Texas, and later moved to New York City to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Ron Taylor is read about 123 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
RitualFilm, 2002Superintendant Archibald1997
Ally McBealSeries, Singer in Bar1996
ProfilerSeries, Fat Cat1994
In the Line of Duty: The Price of VengeanceFilm, Reddick1993
Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries, Klingon Chef
A Cool Like That ChristmasFilm, 1993Reverend (voice)
Lush LifeFilm, 1993Clerk1992
Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries, Orderly (voice)
There Goes the NeighborhoodFilm, 1992Bubble Man1991
Home ImprovementSeries, Kyle
Rover DangerfieldFilm, 1991Mugsy / Bruno (voice)1990BodyguardFilm1989
Family MattersSeries, Darnell Coleman
Collision CourseFilm, 1989Auto Worker Bowling Alley #21988
China BeachSeries1987
WiseguySeries
Who's That GirlFilm, 19871st Dock Worker1984
Miami ViceSeries, Linus Oliver
Exterminator 2Film, 1984Dude
Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomFilm, 1984Lao Chie (voice) (uncredited)1983
Trading PlacesFilm, Big Black Guy1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Mr. Scott (segment 'Astronomy')1981
Leonard Bernstein's MassFilm, Street Chorus Soloist: "Easy"1977
Scott JoplinFilm, John Stark's Driver (uncredited)1952Born16 October 1952People around Ron
Close ties
Steven Spielberg Directed Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Dan Aykroyd Also in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
John Landis Directed Trading Places (1983)
Elmer Bernstein Wrote Trading Places and A Rage in Harlem
Bill Duke Directed A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Aaron Russo Produced Trading Places (1983)
T. K. Carter Also in A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Christopher Coppola Directed Deadfall (1993)
Roy Brocksmith Also in Who's That Girl and Relentless
William Lustig Directed Relentless (1989)- Winrich Kolbe Directed Melora (1993)
Howard W. Koch Produced Relentless (1989)
Leonard Jackson Also in A Rage in Harlem and Second Sight
Robert Watts Produced Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Stephen Woolley Produced A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Known for
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984
Trading Places 1983
The Mighty Quinn 1989
Heart Condition 1990
The Ice Pirates 1984
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 23
46 credits on file
Television 20
About this person
After graduating, Taylor began working in musical theater, appearing in The Wiz (1977), before getting his break with the 1982 off-Broadway production Little Shop of Horrors. Taylor voiced the killer plant Audrey II in the show, which ran for five years and over 2,000 performances.
