Ned Sparks: Ned Sparks. Actor: 42nd Street. Ned Sparks proved himself a top character support whose style would be imitated for decades to come. Although less remembered now, he was an inimitable cinematic player back in 1930s Hollywood. The nasal-toned, deadpan comedian Sparks was born Edward A. Sparkman in Guelph, Canada, and was raised for a time in St. Thomas, Ontario. He attended the University of Toronto and, after a period of...
Known For: 42nd Street (Thomas Barry), Lady for a Day (Happy), Imitation of Life (Elmer Smith), Marie Galante (Plosser)