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Ned Sparks (I) (1883–1957)

Actor | Soundtrack | Writer

Cigar-chewing character comedian, often given to sarcasm, in Hollywood films from the early 20's to late 40's. See full bio »

Born:

Edward Arthur Sparkman
in Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 73) in Victorville, California, USA
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1956 The Heckle and Jeckle Show (TV series)
Heckle and Jeckle
 
1947 Magic Town
Ike
 
1941 For Beauty's Sake
Jonathan B. Sweet
 
1939 The Star Maker
'Speed' King
 
1938 Hawaii Calls
Strings
 
1937 This Way Please
Inky Wells
 
1937 Wake Up and Live
Steve Cluskey
 
1936 One in a Million
Danny Simpson
 
1936 The Bride Walks Out
Paul Dodson
 
1936 Two's Company
Al
 
1936 Collegiate
'Scoop' Oakland
 
1935 George White's 1935 Scandals
Elmer
 
1935 Sweet Music
'Ten Percent' Nelson, the Press Agent
 
1934 Sweet Adeline
Dan Herzig
 
1934 Imitation of Life
Elmer Smith
 
1934 Marie Galante
Plosser
 
1934 Servants' Entrance
Hjalmar Gnu
 
1934 Down to Their Last Yacht
Captain 'Sunny Jim' Roberts
 
1934 Private Scandal
Inspector Riordan
 
1934 Sing and Like It
Toots McGuire
 
1934 Hi, Nellie!
Shammy
 
1933 Alice in Wonderland
Caterpillar
 
1933 Going Hollywood
Conroy
 
1933 Too Much Harmony
Lem Spawn
 
1933 Lady for a Day
Happy McGuire
 
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
Barney
 
1933 Secrets
Sunshine
 
1933 42nd Street
Barry
 
1932 The Crusader
Eddie Crane
 
1932 Big City Blues
Mr. 'Stacky' Stackhouse
 
1932 Blessed Event
George Moxley
 
1932 The Miracle Man
Harry Evans (as Ned A. Sparks)
 
1932 Big Dame Hunting (short)
 
1931 The Wide Open Spaces (short)
Sheriff Jack Rancid
 
1931 Corsair
Slim
 
1931 Strife of the Party (short)
 
1931 The Way of All Fish (short)
Ned
 
1931 The Secret Call
Bert Benedict
 
1931 Iron Man
Riley
 
1931 Kept Husbands
Hughie Hanready
 
1930 Leathernecking
Sparks
 
1930 Conspiracy
Winthrop 'Little Nemo' Clavering
 
1930 The Fall Guy
Danny Walsh
 
1930 The Devil's Holiday
Charlie Thorne
 
1930 Double Cross Roads
Happy Max
 
1930 Love Comes Along
Happy
 
1929 Street Girl
Happy Winter
 
1929 Nothing But the Truth
Clarence van Dyke
 
1929 Strange Cargo
Yacht First Mate
 
1929 The Canary Murder Case
Tony Skeel (as Ned A. Sparks)
 
1928 The Magnificent Flirt
Tim
 
1928 The Big Noise
William Howard
 
1928 On to Reno
Herbert Holmes
 
1927 The Small Bachelor
J. Hamilton Beamish
 
1927 Alias the Lone Wolf
Phinuit
 
1927 Alias the Deacon
'Slim' Sullivan
 
1927 Secret Studio
The Plumber
 
1926 Twinkletoes
Unknown Role
 
1926 Oh, What a Night!
'Slickry' Benton
 
1926 Love's Blindness
Valet
 
1926 When the Wife's Away
 
1926 The Hidden Way
Mulligan
 
1926 Money Talks
Lucius Fenton
 
1926 The Auction Block
Nat Saluson
 
1926 Mike
Slinky
 
1925 Soul Mates
Tancred's Chauffeur
 
1925 The Only Thing
Gibson
 
1925 Bright Lights
Barney Gallagher
 
1925 Seven Keys to Baldpate
Bland
 
1925 Faint Perfume
Orrin Crumb
 
1925 His Supreme Moment
Adrian
 
1925 The Boomerang
Bert Hanks
 
1925 Asleep in the Deep (short)
 
1924 The Law Forbids
Clyde Vernon
 
1924 One Night It Rained (short)
 
1923 Easter Bonnets (short)
 
1922 The Bond Boy
Cyrus Morgan
 
1922 A Wide Open Town
Si Ryan
 
1920 Good References
Peter Stearns
 
1920 The Perfect Woman
Grimes, the Anarchist
 
1920 In Search of a Sinner
Waiter
 
1920 Nothing But the Truth
The Monocle Man (as Ned A. Sparks)
 
1919 A Virtuous Vamp
Mr. Bell
 
1919 A Temperamental Wife
The Hotel Clerk
 
1919 The Social Pirate
Harry Barnes
 
1915 The Little Miss Brown
Night clerk
 
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1934 Sing and Like It (performer: "Your Mother", "Liebestraum No. 3" 1850)
 
1933 Lady for a Day ("The Prisoner's Song If I Had the Wings of an Angel" 1924 - uncredited)
 
1929 Street Girl (performer: "Lovable and Sweet" 1929 - uncredited)
 
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1931 Strife of the Party (short)
 
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1943 Stage Door Canteen
Himself
 
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1938 Personality Parade (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Marie Galante -- Marie is kidnapped and taken aboard ship, then thrown off at Yucatan. She winds up singing in a cafe in the Panama Canal zone. There she gets involved in a plot to destroy the canal and runs into American intelligence officer Crawbett. Hawaii Calls -- After being nabbed while trying to stow away on board an ocean liner en route to Hawaii, young Bobby Breen sings for his travel fare and, along with sidekick Pua, turns detective to recover stolen naval documents from crooks
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1914). Stage Play: Sylvia Runs Away. Written by Robert Housum. Playhouse Theatre: 20 Aug 1914- Aug 1914 (closing date unknown/14 performances). Cast: Elmer Booth [final Broadway role], Alice Brady, Albert Brown, Charles Homer, Edward Langford, Charles Lothian, Sidney Macey, Tom McMahon, Albert Moore... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Ned A. Sparks

Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I speedily realized that I was not destined to cause the ladies to swoon with romantic ecstasy as they watched me make love to one of their sex. I have also divined that comedy and not romantic acting was my special forte. See more »

Trivia:

He became one of the founding members of the Actors Equity Association. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio