Actor
Ned Sparks
November 18, 1883 · Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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.
Often works with
Guy Kibbee
4 titles together
42nd Street, Gold Diggers of 1933, Lady for a Day
Dick Powell
3 titles together
42nd Street, Gold Diggers of 1933, Blessed Event
Charles Lane
3 titles together
42nd Street, Gold Diggers of 1933, Blessed Event
Wallis Clark
3 titles together
42nd Street, Lady for a Day, Big City Blues
George Irving
3 titles together
42nd Street, Magic Town, Conspiracy
Warren William
3 titles together
Gold Diggers of 1933, Lady for a Day, Imitation of Life
Full filmography · 79
King Tut's Tomb
as Heckle / Jeckle (voice)
1950
Magic Town
as Ike
19476.7
Stage Door Canteen
as Ned Sparks
19436.3
For Beauty's Sake
as Jonathan B. Sweet
1941
The Star Maker
as 'Speed' King
1939
Hawaii Calls
as Strings
1938
This Way Please
as Inky Wells
1937
Wake Up and Live
as Steve Cluskey
1937
One in a Million
as Danny Simpson
1937
Two's Company
as Al
1936
The Bride Walks Out
as Paul Dodson
1936
Collegiate
as 'Scoop' Oakland
1935