Ronald E. "Ron" Glass (July 10, 1945 – November 25, 2016) was an American actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Sergeant Ron Harris on the sitcom Barney Miller, and Shepherd Derrial Book in the science-fiction western Firefly and its follow-up movie Serenity.
He passed away on November 25, 2016 at the age of 71.
Film Roles
- 1995 Houseguest as Dr. Derek Bond
- 2001 Recess: School's Out as Dr. Lazenby / Tech #2
- 2005 Serenity as Shepherd Derrial Book
- 2008 Lakeview Terrace as Harold Perreau
- 2010 Death at a Funeral as Duncan
Television Roles
- 1972-1977 The Streets of San Francisco: Arlen Washington, Earl
- 1972-1978 Sanford and Son: Hucklebuck, Herman Edwards
- 1974-1979 Good Times: Mr. Pearson, Henry Anderson
- 1975 When Things Were Rotten: The Black Knight
- 1975-1982 Barney Miller as Sgt. Ron Harris
- 1982-1983 The New Odd Couple as Felix Unger
- 1985-1990: 227: Robert Stone
- 1986-1991: Amen: Jason Lockwood
- 1989-1998: Family Matters: Buddy Goodrich
- 1994-1995: Aladdin: The Series: Kwanseer
- 1997-1998 Teen Angel as Rod
- 2001-2005: The Proud Family: Smart/Red-nosed baby
- 2002-2003 Firefly as Shepherd Derrial Book
- 2004-2008 Rugrats as Randy Carmichael
- 2006-2007 Shark as Judge Stewart Fenton
- 2013 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Dr. J. Streiten
Videogame Roles
- 2008 Fable II as Garth