Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-11-18 (74 years old)
Deathday
1957-04-03
Place of Birth
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Also known As
Edward Arthur Sparkman
Ned A. Sparks
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...
1933
as Barry
1933
as Barney
1933
as Caterpillar
1933
as Happy McGuire
1932
as George Moxley
1934
as Dan Herzig
1920
as Waiter
1934
as Elmer Smith
1929
as Tony Skeel
1931
as Slim
1920
as The Monocle Man
1926
as Valet
1937
as Inky Wells
1929
as Happy Winter
1936
as Paul Dodson
1937
as Danny Simpson
1932
as Mr. 'Stacky' Stackhouse
1934
as Plosser
1930
as Winthrop 'Little Nemo' Clavering
1935
as 'Ten Percent' Nelson
1935
as Elmer
1934
as Toots McGuire
1931
as Sheriff Jack Rancid
1932
as Ned
1923
as Cyrus Morgan
1934
as Shammy
1932
as Eddie Crane
1937
as Steve Cluskey
1930
as Happy
1939
as 'Speed' King
1930
as Danny Walsh
1934
as Captain 'Sunny Jim' Roberts
1930
as Charlie Thorne
1947
as Ike
1933
as Lem Spawn
1933
as Sunshine
1938
as Strings
1932
as Harry Evans
1927
as J. Hamilton Beamish
1926
as Mulligan
1933
as Conroy
1925
as Gibson
1926
as Slinky
1934
as Hjalmar Gnu
1934
as Inspector Riordan
2006
as Self (archive footage)
1931
as Hughie Hanready
1943
as Ned Sparks
1930
as Happy Max
1927
as Phinuit
1929
as Clarence van Dyke
1931
as Riley
1927
as Slim Sullivan
1926
1920
as Peter Stearns
1931
as Bert Benedict
1925
as Orrin Crumb
1925
as Adrian
1930
as Sparks
1926
as Lucius Fenton
1936
as 'Scoop' Oakland
1928
as William Howard
1925
as Barney Gallagher
1929
as Yacht First Mate
1928
as Tim
1941
as Jonathan B. Sweet
1919
as The Hotel Clerk
1920
as Grimes, the Anarchist
1936
as Al
1915
as Night Clerk
1925
as Bert Hanks
1924
as Clyde Vernon
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