Ned Sparks
Acting
81
Acting Credits
Biography
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 Can...
Known For
Filmography
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
1960
King Tut's Tomb
1950
as Heckle / Jeckle (voice)
Magic Town
1947
as Ike
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Ned Sparks
For Beauty's Sake
1941
as Jonathan B. Sweet
The Star Maker
1939
as 'Speed' King
Hawaii Calls
1938
as Strings
This Way Please
1937
as Inky Wells
One in a Million
1937
as Danny Simpson
Wake Up and Live
1937
as Steve Cluskey
The Bride Walks Out
1936
as Paul Dodson
Two's Company
1936
as Al
Sweet Music
1935
as 'Ten Percent' Nelson
George White's 1935 Scandals
1935
as Elmer
Collegiate
1935
as 'Scoop' Oakland
Sweet Adeline
1934
as Dan Herzig
Imitation of Life
1934
as Elmer Smith
Marie Galante
1934
as Plosser
Sing and Like It
1934
as Toots McGuire
Hi, Nellie!
1934
as Shammy
Down to Their Last Yacht
1934
as Captain 'Sunny Jim' Roberts
Servants' Entrance
1934
as Hjalmar Gnu
Private Scandal
1934
as Inspector Riordan
42nd Street
1933
as Barry
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Barney
Alice in Wonderland
1933
as Caterpillar
Lady for a Day
1933
as Happy McGuire
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Lem Spawn
Secrets
1933
as Sunshine
Going Hollywood
1933
as Conroy
Blessed Event
1932
as George Moxley
Big City Blues
1932
as Mr. 'Stacky' Stackhouse
Big Dame Hunting
1932
as Ned
The Crusader
1932
as Eddie Crane
The Miracle Man
1932
as Harry Evans
Corsair
1931
as Slim
The Wide Open Spaces
1931
as Sheriff Jack Rancid
Kept Husbands
1931
as Hughie Hanready
Iron Man
1931
as Riley
The Secret Call
1931
as Bert Benedict
Conspiracy
1930
as Winthrop 'Little Nemo' Clavering
Love Comes Along
1930
as Happy
The Fall Guy
1930
as Danny Walsh
The Devil's Holiday
1930
as Charlie Thorne
Double Cross Roads
1930
as Happy Max
Leathernecking
1930
as Sparks
The Canary Murder Case
1929
as Tony Skeel
Street Girl
1929
as Happy Winter
Nothing but the Truth
1929
as Clarence van Dyke
Strange Cargo
1929
as Yacht First Mate
The Big Noise
1928
as William Howard
The Magnificent Flirt
1928
as Tim
The Small Bachelor
1927
as J. Hamilton Beamish
Alias the Lone Wolf
1927
as Phinuit
Alias The Deacon
1927
as Slim Sullivan
The Secret Studio
1927
as The Plumber
Love's Blindness
1926
as Valet
The Hidden Way
1926
as Mulligan
When the Wife's Away
1926
Mike
1926
as Slinky
Twinkletoes
1926
Money Talks
1926
as Lucius Fenton
The Auction Block
1926
as Nat Saluson
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925
The Only Thing
1925
as Gibson
Faint Perfume
1925
as Orrin Crumb
His Supreme Moment
1925
as Adrian
Bright Lights
1925
as Barney Gallagher
The Boomerang
1925
as Bert Hanks
Soul Mates
1925
as Tancred's chauffeur
The Law Forbids
1924
as Clyde Vernon
The Bond Boy
1923
as Cyrus Morgan
A Wide Open Town
1922
as Si Ryan
In Search of a Sinner
1920
as Waiter
Nothing But the Truth
1920
as The Monocle Man
Good References
1920
as Peter Stearns
The Perfect Woman
1920
as Grimes, the Anarchist
A Temperamental Wife
1919
as The Hotel Clerk
A Virtuous Vamp
1919
as Mr. Bell
The Little Miss Brown
1915
as Night Clerk