tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post7718404186179692181..comments2023-06-16T06:51:34.769-04:00Comments on Bit Part Actors: I Have Ned Glass Stuck in My MemoryBit Part Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06190704883240544188noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post-67705058528972979172012-01-15T10:10:27.049-05:002012-01-15T10:10:27.049-05:00Thanks for writing, Robert. I guess as a relative...Thanks for writing, Robert. I guess as a relative you are now a celebrity by default. It is fun to know who is in your blood line.<br /><br />Ned followed the best of the Bit Actor's path. Play a whole load of parts whenever you can and you will make a good living. He happened to be a very good actor, but it seems he never sought stardom. Perhaps Joe McCarthy had something to do with it. It sounds like a scene from a Ned Glass movie.Bit Part Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190704883240544188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post-26402327370990160972012-01-14T20:25:22.248-05:002012-01-14T20:25:22.248-05:00Thanks for the great research. I found out about ...Thanks for the great research. I found out about a decade ago that I'm distantly related to Ned Glass via a half sister of my Father's that we didn't know about. Ned technically would be my great uncle.<br /><br />It seems about the only thing Ned didn't do on television was science fiction. About the closest to horror/fantasy maybe was "Kolchak". <br /><br />It's crazy to think that so much of the television I watched as a kid had him in it. I specifically remember an "I Dream of Jeannie" episode where Maj. Nelson and Jeannie had to get a blood test before getting married but they realized that Jeannie's blood would show up as non-human so they had a thief steal Jeannie's blood sample from the doctor. Ned played the thief. I met Larry Hagman last year and asked him if he remembered Ned and sure enough, he did. I watched "Barney Miller" in reruns religiously as a kid and Ned made quite a few appearances on that show.<br /><br /><br />It's amazing to think of how much of a prolific impact Ned had on Hollywood and television yet he's pretty much unknown to your average person.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979273884561439589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post-71241441110854047852011-06-19T17:45:45.227-04:002011-06-19T17:45:45.227-04:00That's good spotting, Caftan! Its hard to thi...That's good spotting, Caftan! Its hard to think of a TV show Ned wasn't in. "Dick Van Dyke" was one of the best, and you know that Carl Reiner only hired the best people to be in it.Bit Part Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190704883240544188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post-15406482006502350482011-06-19T15:28:37.923-04:002011-06-19T15:28:37.923-04:00In an episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show"...In an episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" Ned Glass played a fellow with a cure for baldness and spoke of needing the correct "ingredaments". For years now, that is how I refer to my cooking ingredient needs. I get the strangest looks from people!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post-44088442914936310252011-06-19T13:35:17.547-04:002011-06-19T13:35:17.547-04:00Thanks, yet again, Eve for the compliment. I think...Thanks, yet again, Eve for the compliment. I think we all do our part to make movies more enjoyable for everyone, by bringing our observations to the 'net.<br /><br />You are right about looking at Ned's picture. He is instantly recognizable, but his name doesn't quickly come to mind. That seems to be an attribute of most Bit Actors!<br /><br />I wish I had caught that "Have Gun, Will Travel" episode.Bit Part Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190704883240544188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146092214213444763.post-33986891223236418102011-06-19T02:27:22.191-04:002011-06-19T02:27:22.191-04:00Allen - I had the same reaction you did to the nam...Allen - I had the same reaction you did to the name Ned Glass. I saw your post title and kept thinking, "Ned Glass sounds familiar, who is he?" It took looking at the photo you posted to realize who he was. He has a nice list of credits, I suppose I remember him best from "North by Northwest" and "Charade." You are doing great justice to all the unsung heroes and heroines in those incredible "bit parts," Allen.The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.com