
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