Ned Glass
Ned Glass (April 1, 1906 – June 15, 1984) was a Polish-born American character actor who appeared in more than eighty films and on television more than one hundred times, frequently playing nervous, cowardly, or deceitful characters. Short and bald, with a slight hunch to his shoulders, he was immediately recognizable by his distinct appearance, his nasal voice, and his pronounced New York City accent.
Notable roles he has portrayed include Doc in West Side Story (1961) and Gideon in Charade (1963).
Early life
Born as Nusyn Glass in Poland, to a Jewish family, Glass immigrated to the United States at an early age and grew up in New York City. He attended City College.
Career
Glass worked in vaudeville, and appeared on Broadway in 1931 in the Elmer Rice play Counsellor-at-Law. He continued to act 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 appearance came in two episodes of the serial Dick Tracy Returns (1938).
Glass, Ned Filmography
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2005, role: actor , character name: Wardrobe Man
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1981, role: actor , character name: Sam
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1979, role: actor
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1975, role: actor , character name: Bartender
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1975, role: actor , character name: Nate Rosenthal
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1973, role: actor , character name: Arty Bale
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1973, role: actor , character name: Sid Fivush
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1972, role: actor , character name: Maxie
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1972, role: actor , character name: The Agent
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1971, role: actor , character name: Freddie
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1971, role: actor
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1970, role: actor , character name: Hotel clerk
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1968, role: actor , character name: Toll Booth Attendant
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1968, role: actor , character name: Teller
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1968, role: actor
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1967, role: actor , character name: Sammy
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1966, role: actor , character name: Owney Price
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1966, role: actor , character name: Dad
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1966, role: actor , character name: Doc Schindler
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1965, role: actor , character name: Lippy
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1963, role: actor
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1963, role: actor , character name: Mr. Sparrow
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1962, role: actor , character name: Popcorn
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1962, role: actor
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1962, role: actor , character name: Baldy
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1961, role: actor , character name: Doc
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1959, role: actor , character name: Storekeeper
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1959, role: actor
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1959, role: actor , character name: Butcher
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1959, role: actor , character name: Murray
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1959, role: actor , character name: Ticket Seller
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1958, role: actor , character name: Hotel Desk Clerk
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1958, role: actor , character name: Doctor
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1957, role: actor , character name: The Doctor
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1957, role: actor , character name: Luke the Bar-Keep
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1957, role: actor
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1957, role: actor , character name: Johnson
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1957, role: actor , character name: Funk
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1957, role: actor , character name: Landlord
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1956, role: actor , character name: Taxi Driver
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1956, role: actor
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1954, role: actor , character name: Willy
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1954, role: actor
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1953, role: actor , character name: Agent
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1953, role: actor
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1953, role: actor , character name: Grocery Clerk
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1953, role: actor , character name: Cobbler
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1953, role: actor
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1953, role: actor , character name: Theatre Manager
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1953, role: actor
Night Calls
Are you still that little girl who used to talk to me?
Just look how far we've come in this world
where did you think we'd be?
You think the world wakes up at noon
and you left it all behind
You hear the music but you've lost the tune
the melodies are hard to find.
Why did you go away
leaving me alonez
There's nothing left to say
now that you're gone -
Now that you're gone - now that you're gone.
In the eyes of the woman I see
you were lust a child
Not the one who's walking the streets
not the one who's running wild.
Say life has changed that much
you don't want to know
All the love we shared in this world
not so long ago.
Why did you go away
leaving me alone? . . .
Why did you go away
leaving me all alone? . . .
Now that you're gone
now that you're gone.
