Ned Sparks
Acting

Ned Sparks

Born 18 November 1883 · Guelph, Ontario, Canada · Died 3 April 1957

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.

Known for

42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Lady for a Day
Imitation of Life
Alice in Wonderland
Magic Town
The Canary Murder Case
Kept Husbands
Stage Door Canteen
Iron Man
Corsair
The Bride Walks Out
King Tut's Tomb
Magic Town
Stage Door Canteen
For Beauty's Sake
The Star Maker
Hawaii Calls
This Way Please
One in a Million
Wake Up and Live
The Bride Walks Out
Two's Company
Sweet Music
George White's 1935 Scandals
Collegiate
Sweet Adeline
Imitation of Life
Marie Galante
Sing and Like It
Hi, Nellie!
Down to Their Last Yacht
Servants' Entrance
Private Scandal
42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Alice in Wonderland
Lady for a Day
Too Much Harmony
Secrets
Going Hollywood
Blessed Event
Big City Blues
The Miracle Man
Corsair
The Wide Open Spaces
Kept Husbands
Iron Man
The Secret Call
Conspiracy
Love Comes Along
The Fall Guy
The Devil's Holiday
Double Cross Roads
Leathernecking
The Canary Murder Case
Street Girl
Nothing but the Truth
Strange Cargo
The Big Noise
The Magnificent Flirt
The Small Bachelor
Alias the Lone Wolf
Alias The Deacon
The Secret Studio
Love's Blindness
The Hidden Way
Twinkletoes
Money Talks
The Auction Block
Seven Keys to Baldpate
The Only Thing
Faint Perfume
His Supreme Moment
Bright Lights
The Boomerang
Soul Mates
The Law Forbids
The Bond Boy
A Wide Open Town
In Search of a Sinner
Nothing But the Truth
Good References
The Perfect Woman
A Temperamental Wife
A Virtuous Vamp
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