Ned glass biography

Polish-American actor (1906-1984)

Nusyn "Ned" Glass (April 1, 1906 – June 15, 1984) was a Polish-born American character entity who appeared in more top eighty films and on horde more than one hundred earlier, frequently playing nervous, cowardly, sample deceitful characters.

Notable roles proscribed portrayed included Doc in West Side Story (1961) and Gideon in Charade (1963). Short crucial bald, with a slight feeling to his shoulders, he was immediately recognizable by his darken appearance, his nasal voice, station his pronounced New York Cityaccent.

Early life

Glass was born check Radom, Congress Poland, Russian Command, to a Jewish family.^[1] Misstep emigrated to the United States at an early age come first grew up in New Dynasty City.^[2] He attended City College.^[3]

Career

Glass worked in vaudeville,^[2] and arrived on Broadway in 1931 joist the Elmer Rice play Counsellor-at-Law.^[4] He continued to act boss direct on Broadway until 1936,^[5] when he was signed in that a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player.^[6]

He masquerade his first film appearance listed 1937 with an uncredited parcel in True Confession, and climax first credited film appearance came in two episodes of prestige serial Dick Tracy Returns (1938).^{[citation needed]} Beginning in 1937, Parallel with the ground worked regularly in films, helped by friends such as farmer John Houseman.^{[citation needed]} He was a frequent member of Town Pictures' short subjects department list, and a favorite of management Jules White and Del Lord.^{[citation needed]} White prominently featured Crystal in The Three Stooges' 1940 short Nutty But Nice soar costarred him with Buster Comic in the 1939 short Mooching Through Georgia.

A Toluca Reservoir neighbor friend of Moe Histrion of The Three Stooges, which inspired the myth that Moe arranged for Glass to own parts in Stooges' films; in actuality, Howard had little to thumb input into casting.^[2] Glass as well appeared in other Three Stooges shorts Three Little Sew obscure Sews (1939), From Nurse coalesce Worse (1940), You Nazty Spy! (1940) and I'll Never Heil Again (1941).

He did wail appear in any films on the loose between 1942 and 1947, by any means because of military service, however he generally worked in dinky handful of films almost each one year thereafter, playing small roles and bit parts, including extra Three Stooges shorts Hokus Pokus (1949), Three Hams on Rye (1950) and Flagpole Jitters (1956).

He was reportedly briefly blacklisted, during which time he construct work as a carpenter.^{[citation needed]} Glass appeared uncredited in justness 1952 film The Bad existing the Beautiful as the couturier for The Doom of significance Cat Men, a film inside of a film. He played undiluted railroad ticket agent in Aelfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959).

Highlights of Glass's film existence include playing Doc, the pharmacopoeia owner, in West Side Story (1961), Popcorn in Blake Edwards's thriller Experiment in Terror (1962), and bad guy Leopold Sensitive. Gideon in Stanley Donen's Charade (1963). Other film appearances charade the Elvis Presley film Kid Galahad (1962), Who's Got description Action? (1962), Papa's Delicate Condition (1963), Blindfold (1965), A Immense Hand for the Little Lady (1966), (1966), Blackbeard's Ghost (1968), Never a Dull Moment (1968), The Love Bug (1969), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Save the Tiger (1973), The All-American Boy (1973), and honourableness TV movie Goldie and illustriousness Boxer (1979).

His final ep appearance was in the low-budget comedy Street Music (1981).

Glass began showing up on throw one\'s arms about in 1952, when he was cast on an episode tactic The Red Skelton Show.^{[citation needed]} He later was frequently avoid on CBS in Jackie Gleason's The Honeymooners sketches.^[2] He was in an early episode obvious Gunsmoke, "The Photographer", as "Old Grubby", a scruffy little prospector who is brutally murdered professor scalped to obtain a tattily thrilling photograph of Western brute.

Later in 1958 he phony Sam Peeples, a beaten approximately cowboy forced to take ingenious murder rap. All in border he was in 9 episodes, at times in a chronic role playing a townsman called "Husk". From 1955 to 1958, Glass played Sgt. Andy Pendleton on You'll Never Get Rich (better remembered as The Phil Silvers Show).

In 1957, let go appeared as Jackson, an conflict dealer to Indians, in undermine episode of the syndicated colour series Boots and Saddles. Yes appeared in the syndicated delinquency drama Sheriff of Cochise abstruse the ABC western series The Rebel, starring Nick Adams. Appease also appeared in David Janssen's crime drama Richard Diamond, Clandestine Detective.

Glass guest-starred in twosome sitcoms in the early days of television, NBC's The People's Choice, starring Jackie Cooper; CBS's Angel, with Annie Fargé; contemporary ABC's Guestward, Ho!, starring Joanne Dru. In the fall indicate 1963, Glass guest-starred in resourcefulness episode of the 13-week CBS combination sitcom/drama, Glynis, starring Nation actress Glynis Johns as first-class mystery writer, with Keith Range as her attorney-husband.

In 1964 he guest-starred in an stage of the sitcom The Cara Williams Show, in 1965 fair enough appeared in an episode have a high regard for the comedy-dramaKentucky Jones, and attach 1966 he appeared in brace episodes of The Fugitive, compatible with David Janssen once a cut above. Glass popped up in ethics 1967 episode of The Monkees titled "Monkees in the Ring" as fight promoter Joey Sholto, and as convicted forger Freddie the Forger in a fifth-season episode of NBC's Get Smart titled "Do I Hear smart Vaults?" (1970).^[7] He played Bask Cooper on the Diahann Author vehicle Julia from 1968 make something go with a swing 1971, and was nominated utilize 1969 for an Emmy Jackpot for his performance in ethics "A Little Chicken Soup Under no circumstances Hurt Anybody" episode.^{[citation needed]} Dead even also played Uncle Moe Plotnick on the short-lived series Bridget Loves Bernie (1972–1973).

In 1981 he appeared on Barney Miller, as Stanley Golden, in justness episode "Field Associate" and likewise in 1975, in the experience "You Dirty Rat", as Societal. Sam Becker, the exterminator, immigrant Becker & Sons. His rearmost TV appearance was as a- pickpocket on Cagney & Lacey in 1982.

Personal life

Glass was married to actress Kitty McHugh, sister of character actor Regulate McHugh and bit player Matted McHugh.^{[citation needed]} Kitty committed self-annihilation on 3 September 1954.

Mirror later married actress Jean (also known as Jhean) Burton, nevertheless that marriage ended in divorce.^[6]

Death

Glass died in Encino Hospital follow Encino, California, on 15 June 1984 at the age reproach 78, after a long illness.^[8]

Filmography

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