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Ron Tarr
Acting

Ron Tarr
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1936-11-14,Willesden, Middlesex, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

4.8

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993-11-27

Five Go Mad in Dorset

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Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982-11-02

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

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Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983-11-02

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

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South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990-02-08

6

Eat the Rich
1987-10-23

Hawk the Slayer

4.8

Hawk the Slayer
1980-08-27

A View to a Kill

6.231

A View to a Kill
1985-05-24

7

Willow
1988-05-20

8.2

Star Wars
1977-05-25

5.7

Carry On Girls
1973-11-09

6.3

Vroom
1988-11-11

GLC: The Carnage Continues

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GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990-02-05

4.1

EastEnders
1985-02-19

Return of the Saint

7

Return of the Saint
1978-09-10

6.2

Terry and June
1979-10-24

Are You Being Served?

7.2

Are You Being Served?
1972-09-08

7.1

Space: 1999
1975-09-04

7.2

Blake's 7
1978-01-02

7.3

Lovejoy
1986-01-10

The Comic Strip Presents...

7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982-11-02

The Comic Strip Presents...

7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982-11-02

The Comic Strip Presents...

7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982-11-02

The Comic Strip Presents...

7.4

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982-11-02