Celebrity Death: Ron Glass

[Teemu]

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ron-glass-dead-barney-miller-firefly-dies-1201927179/

Ron Glass, a prolific TV actor known for playing Ron Harris in the sitcom “Barney Miller†and Shepherd Derrial Book in “Firefly,†has died. He was 71.

**** this year

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[Blackhawkswincup]

I remember him opposite Sherman Hemsley in an episode of The Twilight Zone from 80's

He played devil

 

[silverfish]

One more month of this wretched year.

 

[Jumptheshark]

**** me

Grew up watching miller and him battling Dietrich.

Only Wojo and Barney still around. Gregory Sierra left halfway through the second season and many forget he was there

But most geeks know Glass from Serenity/Firefly

 

[GarbageGoal]

Damn it. He was great on Barney Miller and then when he turned up years later on Firefly it was a nice surprise.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Rip.

 

[montreal]

huge, huge Firefly fan but also grew up on Barney Miller. The funny thing is I didn't know it was him when watching Firefly until years later.

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

Rip.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

that ain't no shepherd

 

[Acadmus]

Really sad about this. Been watching Barney Miller reruns here and there (including at this moment) for the last 6 months, first time watching it in over 30 years and it's still funny. Most charismatic cast in a sitcom outside of Seinfeld, Glass included. Played a very likeable character, the budding writer making ends meet as a police detective. The timing of his death coinciding with me reconnecting with this show makes it seem more poignant, somehow.
R.I.P.

 

[Warden of the North]

RIP. Have to watch Firefly again

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Too young.

Barney Miller is my all-time favorite show.

 

[Power Man]

Not familiarwith him but I liked him in AOS

RIP

 

[the squared circle]

Over the last year I have been watching Barney Miller from beginning to end, and am currently on the last season.
Harris was such a nice guy when it came down to it, but man did I ever want to Barney to kick his ass during the Blood on the Badge fiasco LOL.

Rest in Peace Harris.

 

[Acadmus]

From an episode that was running last night (the hash-brownies episode):

Suspect (who is an elderly Soviet-era Polish immigrant): You people [Americans] don't know what true oppression is.

Harris: How long you been living here again?

 

[Ozz]

I only recognize him from a one-time appearance on Family Matters, playing a good guy TV star who turned out to be a big jerk. Just wanted to mention that since no one else did, shows how well he is known for all different reasons. RIP.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Crappy quality, but at about 16:00 Glass makes his TV debut.





Also, nobody but me probably remembers, but he starred as the Felix character in a black reboot of Odd Couple with Demond Wilson (aka Lamont Sanford).

 

[GarbageGoal]

Also, nobody but me probably remembers, but he starred as the Felix character in a black reboot of Odd Couple with Demond Wilson (aka Lamont Sanford).

Yeah, 1983 I think it was on and it wasn't for long. For some reason I thought it was Flip Wilson who played Oscar but you got it right. I think BET ran reruns for a time though when they first came on.

 

[the squared circle]

I'm also a HUGE All in the Family fan, and that is among my top 5 episodes. HILARIOUS!!
He makes the debut around 8 min in

 

[Jumptheshark]

Crappy quality, but at about 16:00 Glass makes his TV debut.





Also, nobody but me probably remembers, but he starred as the Felix character in a black reboot of Odd Couple with Demond Wilson (aka Lamont Sanford).

Bad news---I remember it as well

 

[Acadmus]

Also, nobody but me probably remembers, but he starred as the Felix character in a black reboot of Odd Couple with Demond Wilson (aka Lamont Sanford).

Now you mention it, I have a vague recollection of that show being promoted...wouldn't remember a thing about who was in it though. Don't think I ever saw it.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Now you mention it, I have a vague recollection of that show being promoted...wouldn't remember a thing about who was in it though. Don't think I ever saw it.

The problem with his odd couple was he played his Harris character. The haeris character wad good but not as a lead. Also the show just wasn't funny and you did not like the character