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Tiny Ron

Acting Born Nov 21, 1947 Torrance, California, USA 20 credits

Biography

Ronald "Tiny Ron" Taylor (November 21, 1947 – November 28, 2019) was an American film actor and former basketball player, known for his work in feature films such as The Rocketeer (1991) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), and in television series such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and as Al, the very tall police detective whose face is always out of frame in the Police Squad! and The Naked Gun franchise. His roles tended to exploit his 7 ft (2.13 m) frame.

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Known for

Star Trek: Voyager

as Alpha-Hirogen Idrin

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Maihar'du

Coach

as Player

Police Squad!

as Al

Full filmography

  • Star Trek: Voyager (1995) as Alpha-Hirogen Idrin
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Maihar'du
  • Coach (1989) as Player
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) as Al
  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) as Roc
  • Police Squad! (1982) as Al
  • Road House (1989) as Mountain
  • Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (2010) as Fake Dad
  • Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (2010) as God
  • The Rocketeer (1991) as Lothar / Good Old Boy
  • Last Man Standing (1996) as Jacko the Giant
  • The Book of Esther (2013) as Nasir
  • Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995) as Giant
  • Camp Fear (1991) as The Druid
  • Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (1996) as Queen Mother
  • Dancer and the Dame (2015) as Martin
  • Brother White (2012) as Tiny
  • Seven Hours to Judgment (1988) as Ira Martin
  • Sasquatch Mountain (2006) as Sasquatch
  • Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004) as Eddie