Ronald E. "Ron" Glass ( July 10, 1945 , Evansville , Indiana , USA - November 25, 2016 , Los Angeles , USA ) - American actor . He is best known for his role in the television comedy “Barney Miller” ( 1975 - 1982 ) and as the spiritual shepherd Derrial Buck in the science fiction series “ Firefly ” and in its continuation, the film “ Mission Serenity ”.
| Ron Glass | |
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| English Ron glass | |
 Ron Glass in 2005 | |
| Birth name | Ronald Earl Glass |
| Date of Birth | July 10, 1945 |
| Place of Birth | Evansville , Indiana USA |
| Date of death | November 25, 2016 (71 years old) |
| A place of death | Los Angeles , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | actor |
| Career | 1972-2014 |
| IMDb | |
Content
- 1 Early years
- 2 Career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Filmography
- 4.1 Appearances in Films
- 4.2 Television appearances
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Early years
Born in the family of Letia and Crump Glassov. After graduating from the seminary of St. Francis in 1964, he continued his studies at the University of Evansville, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in drama and literature . Years later, he began working on television .
Career
His stage debut took place at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before moving to Hollywood . Early television appearances included episodes of the Sanford and Son show in 1972, episodes of Everything in the Family in 1973, and episodes of Good Times in 1974. In 1975, he received the role of Ron Harris in the Barney Miller show, which lasted until 1982. The following season, he also starred with Demond Wilson on television in the short remake of Strange Couple, titled New Strange Couple.
In 1992 he was involved in the short comedy "Rhythm and Blues." In 1996, he starred in the role of an alarming history teacher, Ronald Felcher, on the NBC sitcom Mr. Rhodes. In 1999, he appeared in an episode of the comedy “ Friends ” on NBC as Ross Geller’s lawyer , Russell, and in The Cosby Show as father-in-law .
Since then, he has played in dozens of television series, including comedies such as Family Matters and Young Angel, where he played the cousin of God, Rod. He also starred in the TV series Star Trek: Voyager (in the Nightingale episode) and the sci-fi series Firefly "" (2002), in which he played Derrial Buk, a Christian preacher with a mysterious past. Also played in the film " Mission" Serenity " ” (2005).
Voiced by Randy Carmichael for Nickelodeon in the animated series " Kids Growing Up " and " Oh, These Kids!" "And in the video game " Fable II ". In 2008, he appeared in the movie " Welcome to Lakeview " with Samuel L. Jackson and in the movie " Death at a Funeral " (2010).
Personal life
He was a member of the Soka Gakkai Society, an organization of Buddhist Mirians.
Filmography
Appearances in Films
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | f | The Crazy World of Julius Vruder | The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder | Quint |
| 1983 | f | The sound of sunlight - the sound of rain | Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain | Narrator |
| 1988 | f | Deep space | Deep space | Jerry Merris |
| 1995 | f | the guest | Houseguest | Derek Bond |
| 1996 | f | This is my party | It's my party | Dr. David Wall |
| 1997 | f | Back in business | Back in business | Allen Smith |
| 1999 | f | Lifetime deal | Deal of a lifetime | Mr. Creighton |
| 1999 | f | Unconquered | Unbowed | President Duchein |
| 2001 | mf | From school | School's out | The voice of Dr. Lazenby |
| 2005 | f | Serenity Mission | Serenity | Pastor Buk |
| 2008 | f | Welcome to lakeview | Lakeview terrace | Harold Perrault |
| 2010 | f | Death at a funeral | Death at a Funeral | Duncan |
| 2012 | mf | Strange Frame: Love & Sax | Strange Frame: Love & Sax | Philo d grenman |
Television appearances
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| Year | In Russian | In the original language | Role |
| 1973 | Shirts and leather | Shirts & skins | Mr Brown |
| 1973 | Ask, lend, or steal | Beg, Borrow, or Steal | Ray Buren |
| 1974 | Change on 125th Street | Change at 125th Street | |
| 1975-1982 | Barney Miller | Barney miller | Detective Ron Harris |
| 1975 | Let's switch | Let's switch | LaRu Williams |
| 1978 | Wreck | Crash | Jerry Grant |
| 1982-1983 | New weird couple | The new dd couple | Felix Ungar |
| 1985 | Goose Brown and Midnight Brewster | Gus brown and midnight brewster | Midnight Brewster |
| 1986 | Perry mason | Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star | Eric Brenner |
| 1992-1993 | Rhythm and blues | Rhythm and blues | Don Philips |
| 1992-2004 | Rugrats! | Rugrats | The voice of Randy Carmichael |
| 1996 | Mr. Rhodes | Mr. Rhodes | Ronald Felchek |
| 1997-1998 | Young angel | Teen angel | Divine gender |
| 1999 | Incognita | Incognito | Marcus Cortland |
| 2002 | Firefly | Firefly | Pastor Buk |
| 2013 | Agents of "Shch.I.T." | Agents of SHIELD | Dr. streyten |
Notes
Links
- Ron Glass on the Internet Movie Database