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Ned Sparks

Ur. 18 listopada 1883Zm. 03 kwietnia 1957Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Biografia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ned Sparks (born Edward Arthur Sparkman, November 19, 1883 – April 3, 1957) was a Canadian-born character actor of the American stage and screen. Sparks was known for his deadpan expression and deep, gravelly voice. Born in Guelph, Ontario, Sparks left home at age 16 and attempted to work as a gold prospector on the Klondike Gold Rush. After running out of money, he won a spot as a singer on a traveling musical company's tour. At age 19, he returned to Canada and briefly attended a Toronto seminary. After leaving the seminary, he worked for the railroad and worked in theater in Toronto. In 1907, he left Toronto for New York City to try his hand in the Broadway theatre, where he appeared in his first show in 1912. While working on Broadway, Sparks developed his trademark deadpan expression while portraying the role of a desk clerk in the play Little Miss Brown. His success on the stage soon caught the attention of MGM's Louis B. Mayer who signed Sparks to a six picture deal. Sparks began appearing in numerous silent films before finally making his "talkie" debut in the 1928 film The Big Noise. In the 1930s, Sparks became known for portraying dour-faced, sarcastic, cigar-chomping characters. He became so associated with the type that, in 1936, The New York Times reported that Sparks had his face insured for USD$100,000 with Lloyd's of London. The market agreed to pay the sum to any photographer who could capture Sparks smiling (Sparks later admitted that the story was a publicity stunt and he was only insured for $10,000). Sparks was also caricatured in cartoons including the Jack-in-the-Box character in the Disney short Broken Toys (1935), and the jester in Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938), a hermit crab in both Tex Avery's Fresh Fish (1939) and Bob Clampett's Goofy Groceries (1941), a chicken in Bob Clampett's Slap Happy Pappy (1940), Friz Freleng's Warner Bros. cartoon Malibu Beach Party (1940), and Tex Avery's Hollywood Steps Out (1940). Sparks also voiced the cartoon characters Heckle and Jeckle from 1947 to 1951. Sparks appeared in ten stage productions on Broadway and over 80 films. He retired from films in 1947, saying that everyone should retire at 65

Filmografia

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Plakat: Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Film • 2006

jako Self (archive footage)

Plakat: Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse

Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse

Serial • 1960

Plakat: King Tut's Tomb

King Tut's Tomb

Film • 1950

jako Heckle / Jeckle (voice)

Plakat: Magic Town

Magic Town

Film • 1947

jako Ike

Plakat: Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

Film • 1943

jako Ned Sparks

Plakat: For Beauty's Sake

For Beauty's Sake

Film • 1941

jako Jonathan B. Sweet

Plakat: The Star Maker

The Star Maker

Film • 1939

jako 'Speed' King

Plakat: Hawaii Calls

Hawaii Calls

Film • 1938

jako Strings

Plakat: This Way Please

This Way Please

Film • 1937

jako Inky Wells

Plakat: Wake Up and Live

Wake Up and Live

Film • 1937

jako Steve Cluskey

Plakat: One in a Million

One in a Million

Film • 1937

jako Danny Simpson

Plakat: Two's Company

Two's Company

Film • 1936

jako Al

Plakat: The Bride Walks Out

The Bride Walks Out

Film • 1936

jako Paul Dodson

Plakat: Collegiate

Collegiate

Film • 1935

jako 'Scoop' Oakland

Plakat: George White's 1935 Scandals

George White's 1935 Scandals

Film • 1935

jako Elmer

Plakat: Sweet Music

Sweet Music

Film • 1935

jako 'Ten Percent' Nelson

Plakat: Sweet Adeline

Sweet Adeline

Film • 1934

jako Dan Herzig

Plakat: Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Film • 1934

jako Elmer Smith

Plakat: Marie Galante

Marie Galante

Film • 1934

jako Plosser

Plakat: Servants' Entrance

Servants' Entrance

Film • 1934

jako Hjalmar Gnu

Plakat: Down to Their Last Yacht

Down to Their Last Yacht

Film • 1934

jako Captain 'Sunny Jim' Roberts

Plakat: Private Scandal

Private Scandal

Film • 1934

jako Inspector Riordan

Plakat: Sing and Like It

Sing and Like It

Film • 1934

jako Toots McGuire

Plakat: Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

Film • 1934

jako Shammy

Plakat: Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood

Film • 1933

jako Conroy

Plakat: Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Film • 1933

jako Caterpillar

Plakat: Too Much Harmony

Too Much Harmony

Film • 1933

jako Lem Spawn

Plakat: Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

Film • 1933

jako Happy McGuire

Plakat: Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

Film • 1933

jako Barney

Plakat: Secrets

Secrets

Film • 1933

jako Sunshine

Plakat: 42nd Street

42nd Street

Film • 1933

jako Barry

The Crusader

Film • 1932

jako Eddie Crane

Plakat: Big City Blues

Big City Blues

Film • 1932

jako Mr. 'Stacky' Stackhouse

Plakat: Blessed Event

Blessed Event

Film • 1932

jako George Moxley

Plakat: The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man

Film • 1932

jako Harry Evans

Big Dame Hunting

Film • 1932

jako Ned

Plakat: The Wide Open Spaces

The Wide Open Spaces

Film • 1931

jako Sheriff Jack Rancid

Plakat: Corsair

Corsair

Film • 1931

jako Slim

Plakat: The Secret Call

The Secret Call

Film • 1931

jako Bert Benedict

Plakat: Iron Man

Iron Man

Film • 1931

jako Riley

Plakat: Kept Husbands

Kept Husbands

Film • 1931

jako Hughie Hanready

Plakat: Leathernecking

Leathernecking

Film • 1930

jako Sparks

Plakat: Conspiracy

Conspiracy

Film • 1930

jako Winthrop 'Little Nemo' Clavering

Plakat: The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

Film • 1930

jako Danny Walsh

Plakat: Diabelskie wakacje

Diabelskie wakacje

Film • 1930

jako Charlie Thorne

Plakat: Double Cross Roads

Double Cross Roads

Film • 1930

jako Happy Max

Plakat: Love Comes Along

Love Comes Along

Film • 1930

jako Happy

Plakat: Street Girl

Street Girl

Film • 1929

jako Happy Winter

Plakat: Nothing but the Truth

Nothing but the Truth

Film • 1929

jako Clarence van Dyke

Plakat: Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

Film • 1929

jako Yacht First Mate

Plakat: The Canary Murder Case

The Canary Murder Case

Film • 1929

jako Tony Skeel

Plakat: The Magnificent Flirt

The Magnificent Flirt

Film • 1928

jako Tim

Plakat: The Big Noise

The Big Noise

Film • 1928

jako William Howard

Plakat: The Small Bachelor

The Small Bachelor

Film • 1927

jako J. Hamilton Beamish

Plakat: Alias the Lone Wolf

Alias the Lone Wolf

Film • 1927

jako Phinuit

Plakat: Alias The Deacon

Alias The Deacon

Film • 1927

jako Slim Sullivan

Plakat: The Secret Studio

The Secret Studio

Film • 1927

jako The Plumber

Plakat: Love's Blindness

Love's Blindness

Film • 1926

jako Valet

Plakat: Twinkletoes

Twinkletoes

Film • 1926

When the Wife's Away

Film • 1926

Plakat: The Hidden Way

The Hidden Way

Film • 1926

jako Mulligan

Plakat: The Auction Block

The Auction Block

Film • 1926

jako Nat Saluson

Mike

Film • 1926

jako Slinky

Plakat: Money Talks

Money Talks

Film • 1926

jako Lucius Fenton

Plakat: The Only Thing

The Only Thing

Film • 1925

jako Gibson

Plakat: Bright Lights

Bright Lights

Film • 1925

jako Barney Gallagher

Plakat: Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Film • 1925

Plakat: Faint Perfume

Faint Perfume

Film • 1925

jako Orrin Crumb

Plakat: Soul Mates

Soul Mates

Film • 1925

jako Tancred's chauffeur

Plakat: His Supreme Moment

His Supreme Moment

Film • 1925

jako Adrian

Plakat: The Boomerang

The Boomerang

Film • 1925

jako Bert Hanks

Plakat: The Law Forbids

The Law Forbids

Film • 1924

jako Clyde Vernon

Plakat: The Bond Boy

The Bond Boy

Film • 1923

jako Cyrus Morgan

Plakat: A Wide Open Town

A Wide Open Town

Film • 1922

jako Si Ryan

Plakat: Good References

Good References

Film • 1920

jako Peter Stearns

Plakat: The Perfect Woman

The Perfect Woman

Film • 1920

jako Grimes, the Anarchist

Plakat: In Search of a Sinner

In Search of a Sinner

Film • 1920

jako Waiter

Plakat: Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

Film • 1920

jako The Monocle Man

Plakat: A Virtuous Vamp

A Virtuous Vamp

Film • 1919

jako Mr. Bell

Plakat: A Temperamental Wife

A Temperamental Wife

Film • 1919

jako The Hotel Clerk

The Little Miss Brown

Film • 1915

jako Night Clerk