Ron Glass

At a glance

Born 1945-07-10; died 2016-11-25.

Known as: actor, television actor, film actor, and voice actor. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life and death Glass never married, and though raised Catholic became a devout Buddhist , and a member of Soka Gakkai International . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He died of respiratory failure on November 25, 2016, at the age of 71. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He is interred at the Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California . ^ Nielsen, Euell A. (October 25, 2020). "Ronald Earle Glass (1945–2016)" . BlackPast.org . BlackPast.org . Archived from the original on February 12, 2021 .

Ronald Earle Glass was an American actor. He was known for his roles as literary Detective Ron Harris in the television sitcom Barney Miller (1975–1982), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and as the Shepherd Book, in the science fiction series Firefly (2002) and its sequel film Serenity (2005).

Early life

Educated at: University of Evansville.

Early life Glass was born in Evansville, Indiana , the son of Lethia and Crump Glass. [ 1 ] After graduating from St. Francis Seminary in 1964, Glass attended the University of Evansville , where he received a Bachelor of Arts , double majoring in drama and literature . Years later, the university awarded him its Medal of Honor. Glass said in 2007 he knew while he was in college that he wanted to act. With the encouragement of his teacher, Dudley Thomas,

Path and career

Career Glass (second from the left) with the cast of Barney Miller , 1977 Glass made his stage debut at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis , before moving to Hollywood . His earliest TV appearances include episodes of Sanford and Son in 1972, an episode of Hawaii Five-O in 1973, an episode of Maude in 1973, an episode of All in the Family in 1973, an episode of The Bob Newhart Show , and episodes of Good Times in 1974. [ 1 ] In 1975, he landed the role of Detective Ron Harris in Barney Miller ,

Why this date

Ron Glass appears on our November 25 calendar for 2016 as a death entry.