1 9 6 1 ▁– ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁actor , ▁sports man ▁and ▁singer . ▁ ▁Career ▁Kn own ▁for ▁his ▁int im id ating ▁stat ure , ▁Tal ifer ro ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁US FL ▁with ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Gold ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Out la ws ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁finishing ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁L ions ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Football ▁League ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁film ▁appearance ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁film ▁Sister ▁Act ▁ 2 : ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁Hab it , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁security ▁guard . ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁films ▁Bad ▁Boys , ▁Life , ▁Half ▁Past ▁Dead , ▁R ide ▁or ▁Die ▁, ▁You ▁Got ▁Ser ved , ▁and ▁Blue ▁Hill ▁Avenue . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁had ▁completed ▁film ing ▁A ▁Day ▁in ▁the ▁Life ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁that ▁May . ▁Tal ifer ro ▁also ▁directed ▁Ste pp in : ▁The ▁Movie , ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Tal ifer ro ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁Texas . ▁He ▁has ▁an ▁older ▁brother , ▁James ▁Wald on ▁Tal ifer ro ▁( b . ▁ 1 9