Ron Tarr - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Ron Tarr

★ Acting🎥 12 films📺 13 TV shows📅 1972–1993🔥 0

Born in Willesden, Middlesex, England, UK

1936-11-14 (age 60 at death)

Died 1997-10-20

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.From Wikipedia
Ronald Lawrence Morisco-Tarr, known as Ron Tarr (14 November 1936 – 20 October 1997) was a British actor who played minor roles in television series and films.
His first acting role was in the film Carry On Girls in 1973, where he played an uncredited part as a Bearded Audience Member. This was followed by appearances in several television series such as Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Are You Being Served?, Return of the Saint, The Gentle Touch, The Comic Strip Presents – (Five Go Mad in Dorset, South Atlantic Raiders), Dear John and Dramarama. He also appeared in films such as the James Bond film A View to a Kill (1985), Eat the Rich (1987) and Willow (1988).
He was perhaps best known as the background character Big Ron in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He portrayed Big Ron from the show's inception in 1985 until just before his death in October 1997. While his character had few central storylines, he was often seen interacting with the main characters. After his death, he appeared in pre-recorded episodes filmed before his death. To explain the absence of his character, Big Ron was written out of the series in early 1998 through a storyline in which he won the lottery and moved to Spain.
Tarr also featured in a series of 1980s television advertisements for Do It All, a now-defunct DIY chain in the United Kingdom. In 1990, he appeared in an advert for Sugar Puffs; where he was running a fairground stall.
On 20 October 1997, Tarr died of cancer at the age of 60. He was a market trader in his off-screen life, running a stall in Southall market selling household appliance spares.
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