Ron Tarr

1936-11-14 Willesden, Middlesex, England, UK

Biografia

Ronald Lawrence Morisco-Tarr, known as Ron Tarr and 'Big' Ron Tarr, was a British actor and supporting artiste famed for his hirsute physical stature. Born in Willesden in Middlesex, England, Tarr got his first acting role in the 1973 Carry On film Carry On Girls where he played a bearded audience member. This was followed by appearances in many television series such as Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Space 1999, Are You Being Served?, The Gentle Touch, The Comic Strip Presents: 5 Go Mad in Dorset and Dramarama. He also notched up a number of film appearances including A View To A Kill, Eat the Rich (he also cameos in Motorhead’s music video soundtrack of the film) and Willow. However, it is his role as Big Ron in the BBC soap opera Eastenders that Tarr is best remembered. He played the friendly ducking and diving market trader Big Ron from the show’s inception in 1985 to just before his untimely death from cancer at the age of 60 in October 1997. Although he was only a supporting actor and therefore his character had very few central storylines, he was often seen interacting with the main characters in the show who could always rely on his physically intimidating presence whenever trouble was brewing. After his death, he appeared in pre-recorded episodes of the soap. To explain the absence of his character, in early 1998 Big Ron was written out of the series in a storyline concerning him winning the lottery and moving to Spain.

Películas

	Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time	Big Ron	1993-11-27
	GLC: The Carnage Continues	Albert Pierrepoint/Heffer	1990-02-05
	South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1	Ron	1990-02-08
	Vroom	Mr Roache (The Fat Man)	1988-11-11
	Willow	Llug	1988-05-20
	Eat the Rich	Ron	1987-10-23
	A View to a Kill	Guard I	1985-05-24
	Five Go Mad on Mescalin	Red	1983-11-02
	Five Go Mad in Dorset	Dirty Dick	1982-11-02
	Star Wars	Jabba's Henchman (uncredited)	1977-05-25
	Carry On Girls	Bearded Audience Member (uncredited)	1973-11-09