Ned Sparks

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Ned Sparks (November 19, 1883 - April 3, 1957), was a Canadian actor.

Sparks, a dour-faced, cigar-chomping character actor in the 1930s, was noted for a caustic wit and was often caricatured in cartoons. Tex Avery depicted him as a hermit crab in 1939's "Fresh Fish", and he appeared briefly in Friz Freleng's Warner Brothers cartoon Malibu Beach Party (1940).

[edit] Notable Roles

Like most character actors, Sparks appeared in numerous films. Among those films still studied, he appeared in:

• Imitation of Life (1934) (Elmer Smith)
• Alice in Wonderland (1933) (Caterpillar)
• Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (Barney Hopkins)
• 42nd Street (1933) (Thomas Barry)
• The Miracle Man (1932) (Harry Evans)
• The Little Miss Brown (1915) (first film appearance)