A Tribute To ‘Ron Glass’ Who Died At The Age Of 71 Due to Respiratory Failure

By Love Marie - 28 Nov '16 23:09PM
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One of the Legendary and Veteran Actor of all time "Ron Glass" has ended his battle due to health problems last November 25. "Ron Glass" was famous in the "Barney Miller" as the Detective Ron Harris.

A spokesperson of the late "Ron Glass" confirmed on Variety the death of the good actor but no further details followed. According to Washington Post, the late actor's agent, Jeffrey Leavett said that the cause of the death was a respiratory failure.

 "Ron Glass" career blooms as early as 1970's to the "Good Times", "Sanford and Son", "Hawaii Five-O" and "All in the Family". Ron started to become famous with a good career when he joins the hit series "Barney Miller" as Detective Ron Harris but eventually the series ended in the year 1982. Ron also joins the series "Firefly" as Derrial Book, a spiritual shepherd and it continues on sequel title "Serenity" in 2005. The late actor also shows on a lot of shows as a guest including on the "Friends" as the divorce lawyer of Ross, Ron also appeared on "The Twilight Zone" and "Family Matters".

Just this 2014, when Ron Glass appeared on the series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as well as being Dr. Streiten on "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D". The late actor also voiced the 2014 video game "Ancient Space" as Professor Risseau/Col. Edwards and the video game "Fable II" on the voice of Garth.

On the year of 1982, "Ron Glass" got a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for being Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music series on playing as Detective Ron Harris in Barney Miller.

"Ron Glass" is a native of Evansville where he has a lot of friends. They reminisce the happy moments with the late actor such as how full of life Ron is, the unforgettable smile and contagious laugh. A lot of things to remember to Ron Glass but one thing is for sure, he'll be miss by a lot of people who made him laugh.

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