Ned Glass

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Ned Glass (born April 1, 1906 in Poland , † June 15, 1984 in Encino , California ) was an American character actor.

Life

Ned Glass was born in Poland, moved to the United States as a child, and grew up in New York City , where he attended City College. Glass came on the vaudeville to Broadway , where he first 1931 piece Counselor-at-Law of Elmer Rice occurred. After six years on Broadway, he signed a contract with MGM in 1936 . His first film appearance was in 1937 a role as a photographer in the comedy True Confession on the side of Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray . However, his film roles were initially limited in nature. It was not until the 1950s that his fame as an actor gradually rose. Around this time, in the McCarthy era , Glass was blacklisted in Hollywood , which meant he had to work as a carpenter at times.

In total, Glass starred in more than 80 cinema and television films, and from the 1950s onwards there were numerous roles in television series. Most often, the character actor played nervous, cowardly, or indecisive characters. Small and bald, with a slight hump, he had by his special appearance, his nasal voice and his distinctive New York City high accent recognition . Perhaps his best-known film appearances were made in the early 1960s: In West Side Story (1961) he took on the role of the kind-hearted, but not very assertive shopkeeper Doc ; in Charade (1963) he played alongside Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant the suspicious crook Leopold . His German voice on West Side Story was Walter Bluhm , who also dubbed Stan Laurel. Glass last appeared in 1982 for the television series Cagney & Lacey and Trapper John, MD , then retired from acting.

Glass died after a long illness in 1984 at Encino Hospital in Encino, California. He was married twice: until her suicide in 1954 with the actress Kitty McHugh, a sister of the actor Frank McHugh ; and from 1965 until divorcing in 1980 with Jhean Burton.

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SURNAME Glass, Ned
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Poland
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 1984
Place of death Encino , California , USA