Ned Glass

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Nusyn "Ned" Glass, a Polish-born American character actor who appeared in more than eighty films and on television more than 100 times, was often playing uncomfortable, cowardly, or deceptive characters.

He was instantly identified by his short, bald face, with a slight hunch to his shoulders, and his pronounced New York City accent. Doc in West Side Story (1961) and Gideon in Charade (1963), among other notable roles he played.

Early life

Glass was born in Radom, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, to a Jewish family. At an early age, he immigrated to the United States and grew up in New York City. He attended City College.

Personal life

Kitty McHugh, the sister of character actor Frank McHugh and bit player Matt McHugh, was married to Glass. Kitty committed suicide on September 3, 1954. Jean (also known as Jhean) Burton married later in life, but it ended in divorce.

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Career

Glass performed in vain and appeared on Broadway in 1931 in the Elmer Rice play Counsellor-at-Law. He continued to perform and direct on Broadway until 1936, when he was signed as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player. He made his first film appearance in 1937, with an uncredited role in True Confession, and his first credited film role appeared in two episodes of Dick Tracy Returns (1938).

Glass began shooting regularly in 1937, and was aided by colleagues like producer John Houseman. He was a regular contributor to Columbia Pictures' short dept. Jules White and Del Lord, a director, are on the crew, as well as Jules White and Del Lord, who are a fan of directors Jules White and Del Lord. In The Three Stooges' Nutty But Nice, White prominently featured Glass, as well as costarring Buster Keaton in Mooching Through Georgia. Moe Howard, a neighbor of Toluca Lake, believed that Moe arranged for Ned to appear in the Stooges' films; in fact, Moe had minimal to zero involvement in casting. You Nazty Spy, from Nurse to Worse, Three Little Sew and Sew. and I'll Never Hurt Again Glass appeared in no films released between 1942 and 1947, perhaps due to military service, but he did appear in a handful of films throughout the years, including additional Three Stooges films Hokus Pokus, Three Hams on Rye, and Flagpole Jitters. According to reports, he was briefly blacklisted before finding work as a carpenter.

Glass first appeared on television in 1952, when he was on an episode of The Red Skelton Show. In Jackie Gleason's The Honeymooners sketches, he was later seen on CBS. He was in "The Photographer" episode (2.28) as "Old Grubby," a scruffy little prospector who's brutally murdered and scalped to find a cheaply striking snapshot of Western violence. He appeared in 8 other episodes as well, but most often in a recurring role as a Townsman named "Husk." Glass played "Sgt" from 1955 to 1958. You'll Never Get Rich, Andy Pendleton (better known as The Phil Silvers Show). In 1957, he appeared as "Jackson," an arms dealer to Indians in a syndicated western film series, Boots and Saddles, as well as a railroad ticket agent in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. He appeared in the syndicated murder drama Sheriff of Cochise starring John Bromfield and in the ABC western film The Rebel, starring Nick Adams. Richard Diamond, Private Detective, appeared too much in David Janssen's crime drama. Peter Gunn, a retired safecracker, appears in the television series. Mr. Glass guest appeared in three sitcoms in the early years of television, including NBC's The People's Choice starring Jackie Cooper, CBS's Angel, with Annie Fargé, and ABC's Guestward, Ho! starring Joanne Dru. In the Hollywood version of West Side Story, he portrayed Doc, the drugstore owner. Glass guest appeared in an episode of the 13-week CBS joint comedy Glynis, starring British actress Glynis Johns as a mystery writer with Keith Andes as her attorney-husband. In 1965, he appeared in an episode of The Cara Williams Show, and in 1966 he appeared in two episodes of The Fugitive, alongside David Janssen once more.

Glass appeared in "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 a Vaults?" (1970): The United States was a republic in the United States. He appeared on "Sol Cooper" on the Diahann Carroll vehicle Julia from 1968 to 1971, and was nominated in 1969 for his role in the "A Little Chicken Soup Never Hurt Anybody" episode. On the short-lived film Bridget Loves Bernie (1972–1973), Glass also appeared on "Uncle Moe Plotnick." Stanley Golden, 1988, as Stanley Golden in the episode "Field Associate" and also as Mr. Sam Becker, the exterminator from Becker & Sons, appeared on Barney Miller in 1981 and 1975 as "You Dirty Rat."

Glass's film work includes performances "Doc" in West Side Story (1961), "Popcorn" in Blake Edwards' Experiment in Terror (1962), and "Leopold W. Gideon" in Stanley Donen's Charade (1963). Who has the Action? The Elvis Presley film Kid Galahad (1962) was among his other film appearances. Papa's Delicate Condition (1963), Blindfold (1965), A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1968), The Fortune Cookie (1969), The Lucky Boy (1972), The Little Lady (1968), The All-American Boy (1973), and the movie Goldie and the Boxer (1979). His last film appearance was in Street Music (1981), and his last television appearance on Cagney & Lacey was in 1982.

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