Ned Sparks

Ned 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 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

  • Titolo: Ned Sparks
  • Popolarità: 3.735
  • Conosciuto per: Acting
  • Compleanno: 1883-11-18
  • Luogo di nascita: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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  • Conosciuto anche come: Edward Arthur Sparkman, Ned A. Sparks
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Ned Sparks Film

  • 1933
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    Quarantaduesima strada

    Quarantaduesima strada

    6.885 1933 HD

    Un impresario di Broadway sta preparando un nuovo musical, ma stenta a sopportare i capricci della primadonna che tra l'altro è l'amante del...

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  • 1933
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    La danza delle luci

    La danza delle luci

    7.161 1933 HD

    Tre giovani amiche ballerine di fila a Broadway si danno da fare per trovare un marito facoltoso.

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  • 1933
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    Alice nel paese delle meraviglie

    Alice nel paese delle meraviglie

    6.1 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Signora per un giorno

    Signora per un giorno

    7 1933 HD

    La vecchia Annie, venditrice di mele negli ambienti equivoci di Broadway, mantiene sua figlia in un aristocratico collegio in Spagna. La fanciulla...

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  • 1932
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    La cronaca degli scandali

    La cronaca degli scandali

    6.5 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    Sweet Adeline

    Sweet Adeline

    5.7 1934 HD

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  • 1920
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    In Search of a Sinner

    In Search of a Sinner

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1934
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    Lo specchio della vita

    Lo specchio della vita

    7 1934 HD

    Una vedova bianca e la sua governante nera si arricchiscono con la formula di una farina per frittelle, di cui è depositaria la governante,...

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  • 1929
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    La canarina assassinata

    La canarina assassinata

    5.6 1929 HD

    Franco è un giovane regista che finalmente ha la possibilità di realizzare un film grazie a un produttore senza scrupoli quale è...

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  • 1931
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    Corsair

    Corsair

    4.423 1931 HD

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  • 1920
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    Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1926
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    Love's Blindness

    Love's Blindness

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1937
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    This Way Please

    This Way Please

    5.5 1937 HD

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  • 1929
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    Street Girl

    Street Girl

    5.8 1929 HD

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  • 1936
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    La forza dell'amore

    La forza dell'amore

    5.3 1936 HD

    Un professionista dal reddito modesto sposa un'indossatrice che, per continuare l'esistenza lussuosa alla quale è abituata, riprende a...

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  • 1937
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    Turbine bianco

    Turbine bianco

    7 1937 HD

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  • 1932
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    Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    Marie Galante

    Marie Galante

    4.8 1934 HD

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  • 1925
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    Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1930
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    Conspiracy

    Conspiracy

    4.5 1930 HD

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  • 1935
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    Sweet Music

    Sweet Music

    5.7 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    George White's 1935 Scandals

    George White's 1935 Scandals

    4 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    Sing and Like it

    Sing and Like it

    4.3 1934 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Wide Open Spaces

    The Wide Open Spaces

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1932
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    Big Dame Hunting

    Big Dame Hunting

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1923
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    The Bond Boy

    The Bond Boy

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1934
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    Hi, Nellie!

    Hi, Nellie!

    6.5 1934 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Crusader

    The Crusader

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1937
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    Wake Up and Live

    Wake Up and Live

    5.3 1937 HD

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  • 1930
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    Love Comes Along

    Love Comes Along

    5 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

    5.5 1930 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Star Maker

    The Star Maker

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    Down to Their Last Yacht

    Down to Their Last Yacht

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1930
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    The Devil's Holiday

    The Devil's Holiday

    6.4 1930 HD

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  • 1947
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    La città magica

    La città magica

    6.7 1947 HD

    Rip Smith è un brillante studioso di statistica con una sua teoria: deve esistere una cittadina, quella che lui chiama la "città...

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  • 1933
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    Too Much Harmony

    Too Much Harmony

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Segreti

    Segreti

    5.1 1933 HD

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  • 1938
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    Sotto il cielo delle Hawai

    Sotto il cielo delle Hawai

    5.4 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Miracle Man

    The Miracle Man

    5.667 1932 HD

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  • 1927
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    The Small Bachelor

    The Small Bachelor

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    The Hidden Way

    The Hidden Way

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    When the Wife's Away

    When the Wife's Away

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1933
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    Verso Hollywood

    Verso Hollywood

    5.5 1933 HD

    Innamorata di un famoso cantante (Crosby), va a Hollywood e si dà da fare per conquistarlo fingendo di essere una cameriera francese. Ricca...

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  • 1925
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    The Only Thing

    The Only Thing

    2 1925 HD

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  • 1926
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    Mike

    Mike

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1934
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    Servants' Entrance

    Servants' Entrance

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Private Scandal

    Private Scandal

    1 1934 HD

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  • 2006
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    Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

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

    5.5 2006 HD

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  • 1931
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    Kept Husbands

    Kept Husbands

    5.4 1931 HD

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  • 1943
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    La taverna delle stelle

    La taverna delle stelle

    6.1 1943 HD

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  • 1930
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    Double Cross Roads

    Double Cross Roads

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1927
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    Alias the Lone Wolf

    Alias the Lone Wolf

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1929
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    Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

    5 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Iron Man

    Iron Man

    4.8 1931 HD

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  • 1927
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    Alias The Deacon

    Alias The Deacon

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    Twinkletoes

    Twinkletoes

    7 1926 HD

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  • 1920
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    Good References

    Good References

    5.5 1920 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Secret Call

    The Secret Call

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1925
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    Faint Perfume

    Faint Perfume

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    His Supreme Moment

    His Supreme Moment

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1930
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    Leathernecking

    Leathernecking

    1 1930 HD

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  • 1926
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    Money Talks

    Money Talks

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1936
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    Collegiate

    Collegiate

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Big Noise

    The Big Noise

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1925
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    Bright Lights

    Bright Lights

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1929
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    Strange Cargo

    Strange Cargo

    6 1929 HD

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  • 1928
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    The Magnificent Flirt

    The Magnificent Flirt

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1941
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    For Beauty's Sake

    For Beauty's Sake

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Perfect Woman

    The Perfect Woman

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1919
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    A Temperamental Wife

    A Temperamental Wife

    5 1919 HD

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  • 1936
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    Two's Company

    Two's Company

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1915
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    The Little Miss Brown

    The Little Miss Brown

    1 1915 HD

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  • 1925
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    The Boomerang

    The Boomerang

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1960
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    Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse

    Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse

    6 1960 HD

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