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Ron Tarr

Date of birth: 1936-11-14

Place of birth: Willesden, Middlesex, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Ron Tarr

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.

Movie Credits

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
2.2

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

1993-11-27

All of the Doctor's incarnations are in crisis when The Rani creates a time-loop in the East-end of

Five Go Mad in Dorset
0

Five Go Mad in Dorset

1982-11-02

In the 1950s, four children, Anne, described as a 'proper little housewife', the rather butch George

Five Go Mad on Mescalin
0

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

1983-11-02

On their way to stay with Mrs French at Hot Turkey Farm, the Famous Five hear on the radio their Unc

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
0

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990-02-08

Two security van personnel plan to rob a bank in an attempt to raise enough cash to mount a rescue m

Eat the Rich
3.1

Eat the Rich

1987-10-23

Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to dea

Hawk the Slayer
2.4

Hawk the Slayer

1980-08-27

Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother,

A View to a Kill
3.1

A View to a Kill

1985-05-24

A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive

Willow
3.5

Willow

1988-05-20

The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about he

Star Wars
4.1

Star Wars

1977-05-25

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over

Carry On Girls
2.9

Carry On Girls

1973-11-09

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seasi

Vroom
3

Vroom

1988-11-11

Two young men and a sultry divorcee flee their drab hometown existence, taking to the road in a bubb

GLC: The Carnage Continues
0

GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990-02-05

The Greater London Council fight to save the capital against the wicked Ice Maiden.