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Nusyn "Ned" Glass 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.
Birth Name
Nusyn Glass
Born
Sunday, 01 April 1906
Died
Friday, 15 June 1984
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | Wardrobe Man | 2005 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Pickpocket | 1981 |
| Street Music | Sam | 1981 |
| Hagen | Rush | 1980 |
| Goldie and the Boxer | Al Levinsky | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Latimer / Max / Nathan Feinstein | 1979 |
| Sword of Justice | Richard Gallagher | 1978 |
| 20/20 | Self | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Sam Gates / Erwin | 1978 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | Wardrobe Man | 2005 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Pickpocket | 1981 |
| Street Music | Sam | 1981 |
| Hagen | Rush | 1980 |
| Goldie and the Boxer | Al Levinsky | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Latimer / Max / Nathan Feinstein | 1979 |
| Sword of Justice | Richard Gallagher | 1978 |
| 20/20 | Self | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Sam Gates / Erwin | 1978 |
| CHiPs | Watchmaker | 1977 |
| Fish | Sgt. Brenner | 1977 |
| McCoy | Schwartz | 1975 |
| Baretta | Sam / Sam Davis | 1975 |
| Chico and the Man | Berkowitz | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Samuel Victor | 1974 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Apartment Superintendent / Jo | 1974 |
| Barney Miller | Stanley Golden / Becker the Exterminator | 1974 |
| Kojak | Deitz | 1973 |
| The All-American Boy | Arty Bale / Arty Balz | 1973 |
| Save the Tiger | Sid Fivush | 1973 |
| Lady Sings the Blues | The Agent | 1972 |
| Bridget Loves Bernie | Uncle 'Moe' Plotnick | 1972 |
| The New Temperatures Rising Show | Poppa Amherst | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Mr. Stein / Harry Chester | 1972 |
| Adventures of Nick Carter | Maxie | 1972 |
| Mongo's Back in Town | Freddie | 1971 |
| Cannon | Pete Wick | 1971 |
| The Partridge Family | Detective Harry Klein | 1970 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Morris Bender | 1970 |
| The Interns | Joey Turpin | 1970 |
| Men at Law | Fred Goldstein | 1970 |
| The Movie Murderer | Hotel clerk | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Mr. Bernstein (segment "Last Rites for a Dead Druid") | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Papa (segment "Love and the Black Limousine | 1969 |
| Bracken's World | Jimmy Dominick | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Pop Tulliver | 1969 |
| My Friend Tony | Herbie Plautus | 1969 |
| The Love Bug | Toll Booth Attendant | 1968 |
| Here Come the Brides | Stanhope | 1968 |
| Mod Squad | Beryl Mayes | 1968 |
| Lancer | Tinker | 1968 |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | Roscoe | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Bookie | 1968 |
| Julia | Sol Cooper | 1968 |
| Never a Dull Moment | Rinzy Tobreski | 1968 |
| Blackbeard's Ghost | Teller | 1968 |
| Mannix | Anthony Spinelli / Max Nemo | 1967 |
| Ironside | Benjie / Milt Kleiner | 1967 |
| Mr. Terrific | Dr. Reynolds / The Scientist | 1967 |
| The Fortune Cookie | Doc Schindler | 1966 |
| Occasional Wife | Waiter / Murray | 1966 |
| The Monkees | Sholto | 1966 |
| The Felony Squad | Hollis | 1966 |
| The Hero | Elmer | 1966 |
| That Girl | Dr. Heindorf | 1966 |
| Love on a Rooftop | Mr. Gorman | 1966 |
| Summer Fun | Mess Sergeant | 1966 |
| A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Owney Price | 1966 |
| Blindfold | Lippy | 1965 |
| The Trials of O'Brien | Harry Gamon | 1965 |
| Get Smart | Freddie the Forger | 1965 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Mr. Beamish | 1965 |
| Camp Runamuck | Mendroni | 1965 |
| Hogan's Heroes | Max | 1965 |
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Mr. Hastings / Hastings | 1965 |
| For the People | Joe Turker | 1965 |
| My Living Doll | Harry Barnes | 1964 |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | Tattoo Artist | 1964 |
| The Baileys of Balboa | Sergeant Wells | 1964 |
| The Cara Williams Show | Mr. Wagner | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Harry Sighn | 1964 |
| Many Happy Returns | Baxter | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Charles Harmon | 1964 |
| Kentucky Jones | Pawnbroker | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Milkman | 1964 |
| Charade | Leopold W. Gideon / Leopold Gideon | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Manny | 1963 |
| Glynis | Harry | 1963 |
| The Patty Duke Show | Mr. Lewis | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Albert / Lee Troy / Sam | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Professor / Riley | 1963 |
| Papa's Delicate Condition | Mr. Sparrow | 1963 |
| Who's Got the Action? | Baldy | 1962 |
| Fair Exchange | Jerry Dale | 1962 |
| Kid Galahad | Max Lieberman | 1962 |
| Experiment in Terror | Popcorn | 1962 |
| West Side Story | Doc | 1961 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Irwin | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Abraham Goodman / Whitey Morgan / Ned Gaxton | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Nate Martin | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Eddie | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Phil Collins | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | (archive footage) | 1961 |
| Harrigan and Son | Harry Andrews | 1960 |
| Peter Loves Mary | Georgie | 1960 |
| Angel | Immigration Officer | 1960 |
| Guestward Ho! | Bert Forsythe | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Muller | 1960 |
| Thriller | Vince Fennaday | 1960 |
| My Sister Eileen | Harry the Photographer | 1960 |
| Shotgun Slade | Eli Gates | 1959 |
| The Last Angry Man | Butcher | 1959 |
| The Detectives | Haney | 1959 |
| The Jayhawkers! | Storekeeper | 1959 |
| The Rebel | Sam | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Fridge Repairman / Pawnshop Man | 1959 |
| Law of the Plainsman | Potter | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Harry Vogeler | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Coach Driver | 1959 |
| Tightrope | Sam | 1959 |
| North by Northwest | Ticket Seller | 1959 |
| The Rebel Set | Sidney Horner | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Art Rele / Ed Keiffer / Howie Reif / Max Riegel | 1959 |
| Black Saddle | Wheeler Boone | 1959 |
| Bold Venture | Paul Keely | 1959 |
| The Five Pennies | Murray | 1959 |
| U.S. Marshal | Dave Norman / Muggsy Gillette | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Ed Wynn's Understudy | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Sylvester / Scooter / Natie / Max Walston | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Assay Clerk | 1958 |
| Colgate Theatre | 1958 | |
| The Defiant Ones | Doctor | 1958 |
| King Creole | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1958 |
| Jefferson Drum | Hitale | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Al Sparks | 1958 |
| The Court of Last Resort | Marty McGuire | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Helen Farr / Jace | 1957 |
| The Walter Winchell File | Trotter | 1957 |
| Hear Me Good | Funk | 1957 |
| The Joker Is Wild | Johnson | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Mr. Smith | 1957 |
| Boots and Saddles | Trader Jackson | 1957 |
| Black Patch | Luke - Bartender / Bar-Keep | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Bernard / Clyde Tatum / Wilkins | 1957 |
| Back from the Dead | The Doctor | 1957 |
| The Web | Midge | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Benny / Fred Rice | 1957 |
| Hot Rod Rumble | Auto Parts Dealer | 1957 |
| Four Boys and a Gun | Landlord | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Sandy Knox | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Spencer | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Barman / Cass, Barkeep / Keys - Rancher | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Bartender / Charlie / Mr. Green | 1956 |
| Fright | Taxi Driver | 1956 |
| Flagpole Jitters | Svengarlic's Manager | 1956 |
| The People's Choice | Waiter | 1955 |
| The Honeymooners | Teddy Oberman | 1955 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | MSgt. Andy Pendleton | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Elbin / Grubby / Husk / Ira / Mr. Phipps / Old Man / Pink Simmons / Ritchie / Sam Peeples | 1955 |
| Those Whiting Girls | Hi-Hat Manager | 1955 |
| The Steel Cage | Pete - Guard (segment "The Hostages") | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Teller / Toll Booth Attendant / Rinzy Tobreski | 1954 |
| The Lineup | Hotel Clerk | 1954 |
| Medic | Gus | 1954 |
| The Yellow Tomahawk | Willy | 1954 |
| Geraldine | Agent | 1953 |
| Jennifer | Grocery Clerk | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Benny | 1953 |
| Mister Scoutmaster | News Dealer | 1953 |
| The War of the Worlds | Well-Dressed Looter | 1953 |
| The Caddy | Stage Manager | 1953 |
| Julius Caesar | Cobbler | 1953 |
| Trouble Along the Way | Pool Player / Steve's Pool Opponent | 1953 |
| I Love Melvin | Theatre Manager | 1953 |
| Come Back, Little Sheba | Man at AA Meeting | 1953 |
| The Clown | Danny Daylor | 1953 |
| The Bad and the Beautiful | Wardrobe Man | 1952 |
| Stop, You're Killing Me | Sad Sam Callahan | 1952 |
| My Hero | Hogan - Vagrant | 1952 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Melvin Fenwick | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Gus | 1952 |
| You for Me | Harlow Douglas | 1952 |
| The Girl in White | Anatomy Professor / Cornell professor | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Kape | 1952 |
| Just This Once | Court Clerk | 1952 |
| It's a Big Country: An American Anthology | Newspaper Office Receptionist | 1951 |
| Callaway Went Thataway | Mailman | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | J. Filthy Lucre-EZ Loan Skit / Guard-Racetrack Skit / Doctor-Hemoglobin Sketch / Ambulance Patient-Ambulance Skit | 1951 |
| The People Against O'Hara | Preliminary Hearing Judge | 1951 |
| Lightning Strikes Twice | Rancher / Tom | 1951 |
| Storm Warning | George Athens | 1951 |
| He's a Cockeyed Wonder | Sam Phillips | 1950 |
| Three Hams on Rye | Nick Barker | 1950 |
| The Underworld Story | Atlas News Service Editor | 1950 |
| The Great Jewel Robber | Prisoner in Jail Cell | 1950 |
| Mystery Street | Dr. Ben Levy, McAdoo's asst. | 1950 |
| The Damned Don't Cry | Taxi Driver | 1950 |
| Perfect Strangers | O'Hanlon | 1950 |
| The Grass Is Always Greener | Stub | 1950 |
| Hokus Pokus | Svengarlic's Manager | 1949 |
| Studio One | Ezra Hoffenhall | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / MSgt. Andy Pendleton | 1948 |
| Go West, Young Lady | Loiterer | 1941 |
| The Richest Man in Town | Man | 1941 |
| I'll Never Heil Again | King's Bugler in Opening | 1941 |
| Beyond the Sacramento | Bank Teller George / George - Bank Teller | 1940 |
| Prairie Schooners | Skinny Hutch | 1940 |
| Glamour for Sale | Policeman | 1940 |
| From Nurse to Worse | Dog Catcher | 1940 |
| They Drive by Night | Prison Door Repairman | 1940 |
| Nutty But Nice | Mr. Williams | 1940 |
| Pardon My Berth Marks | Man in Train Station / Wedding Guest in Train Station | 1940 |
| You Nazty Spy! | Lead Storm Trooper | 1940 |
| Mooching Through Georgia | Union Veteran Joe McIntyre / Union Sgt. Veteran Zeb Montagu | 1939 |
| Coast Guard | Lookout | 1939 |
| Pest from the West | Deck Hand | 1939 |
| I'm from Missouri | Teller | 1939 |
| Woman Doctor | Undetermined Role | 1939 |
| Three Little Sew and Sews | Sailor with Telegram | 1939 |
| Next Time I Marry | Reporter | 1938 |
| Dick Tracy Returns | Kid Stark [Chs. 1, 13] / Kid Stark | 1938 |
| Give Me a Sailor | Reporter | 1938 |
| True Confession | Second Photographer | 1937 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1969 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
