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Ron Glass(1945-2016)

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  • Director
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Ron Glass at an event for The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Trailer for Strange Frame: Love & Sax
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Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2012)
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Ron Glass was born on 10 July 1945 in Evansville, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Serenity (2005), Barney Miller (1975) and Firefly (2002). He died on 25 November 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 10, 1945
DiedNovember 25, 2016(71)
BornJuly 10, 1945
DiedNovember 25, 2016(71)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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Ron Glass in Snoops (1989)
Tim Reid, Ron Glass, Harrison Page, and Daphne Reid in Snoops (1989)
Ron Glass, Milt Kogan, and Hal Linden in Barney Miller (1975)
Ron Glass and Whitman Mayo in Sanford and Son (1972)
Ralph Carter, Ron Glass, and Esther Rolle in Good Times (1974)
Red Buttons, Marla Gibbs, and Ron Glass in 227 (1985)
Ron Glass and Sherman Hemsley in Amen (1986)
Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Hal Linden, and Gregory Sierra in Barney Miller (1975)
Ron Glass, Hal Linden, and Gregory Sierra in Barney Miller (1975)
Ron Glass and Gregory Sierra in Barney Miller (1975)
Ron Glass and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)

Known for

Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau in Serenity (2005)
Serenity
7.8
  • Shepherd Book
  • 2005
Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Hal Linden, Gregory Sierra, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
Barney Miller
8.3
TV Series
  • Det. Ron Harris
Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, and Summer Glau in Firefly (2002)
Firefly
9.0
TV Series
  • Shepherd Derrial Book
Samuel L. Jackson in Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Lakeview Terrace
6.2
  • Harold Perreau
  • 2008

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Actor

  • Ancient Space (2014)
    Ancient Space
    • (voice)
  • Elisabeth Shue and Ted Danson in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, Jon Tenney, Phillip P. Keene, and Kearran Giovanni in Major Crimes (2012)
    Major Crimes
  • Montgomery Roberts in Just Another Man's Story (2013)
    Just Another Man's Story
  • Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2012)
    Strange Frame: Love & Sax
    • (voice)
  • Gary Sinise and Melina Kanakaredes in CSI: NY (2004)
    CSI: NY
  • Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, James Marsden, Luke Wilson, Peter Dinklage, Tracy Morgan, and Zoe Saldana in Death at a Funeral (2010)
    Death at a Funeral
  • Dirty Sexy Money (2007)
    Dirty Sexy Money
  • Fable II (2008)
    Fable II
    • (voice)
  • Samuel L. Jackson in Lakeview Terrace (2008)
    Lakeview Terrace
  • All Grown Up! (2003)
    All Grown Up!
  • Shark (2006)
    Shark
  • Harvey Rochman and James Wasserman in Secret History of Religion: Knights Templar (2006)
    Secret History of Religion: Knights Templar
  • Secret History of Religion: Doomsday - Book of Revelation
    • (uncredited)

Director

  • Ron Canada and Cynthia Lea Clark in Stat (1991)
    Stat

Soundtrack

  • Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Hal Linden, Gregory Sierra, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
    Barney Miller
    • ("Whistle While You Work", uncredited)

Videos10

Trailer
Trailer 1:48
Trailer
Death at a Funeral: Trailer #1
Trailer 2:33
Death at a Funeral: Trailer #1
Lakeview Terrace: Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 2:32
Lakeview Terrace: Theatrical Trailer
Strange Frame: Love & Sax
Trailer 2:33
Strange Frame: Love & Sax
Barney Miller: The Election
Trailer 1:54
Barney Miller: The Election
Barney Miller: Quarantine Part 1
Trailer 1:49
Barney Miller: Quarantine Part 1
Barney Miller: Evacuation
Trailer 2:02
Barney Miller: Evacuation
Barney Miller: Quarantine Part 2
Trailer 1:51
Barney Miller: Quarantine Part 2
Barney Miller: Werewolf
Trailer 1:24
Barney Miller: Werewolf
Death At A Funeral (2010)
Featurette 2:33
Death At A Funeral (2010)

Personal details

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    • July 10, 1945
    • Evansville, Indiana, USA
    • November 25, 2016
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(respiratory failure)
  • Other works
    (1968 season) James Alexander, Molly Atwood, Paul Ballantyne, Don Barshay, Emery Bettis, Douglas Campbell, Helen Carey, Len Cariou, Richard Cottrell, Nicholas DeJoria, David Feldshuh, Larry Ferguson, Katherine Ferrand, Robin Gammell, Katherine Garnett, Carol Gustafson, Allen Hamilton, Helen Harrelson, Paulette James, Charles Keating, James J. Lawless, Roberta Maxwell, Michael Moriarty, Robert Pastene, Lauri Peters, Alek Primrose, Richard Ramos, John Ramsey, Nancy Reardon, Lee Richardson, Michael Sevareid, Tony Swartz, Granville Van Dusen and he were members of the ensemble acting company at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 4 Articles

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    Best known for his role as the laconic, highly literate Detective Ron Harris in TV's Barney Miller (1975).
    • Rich mellow voice

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