Ned Sparks belongs to that legion of actors without whom most films could not be made. He was tremendously popular, a solid performer, reliable, liked by studio heads, directors and his fellow actors, yet always just shy of true star status. He fell into that large catch-all category generally called character actor. A category that exists not just to fill a stage, or sound stage, but also to ensure the stars can really shine because of the high quality of the talent around them.
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Features & TV Movies:
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The Little Miss Brown (1915)
A Virtuous Vamp (1919)
The Perfect Woman (1920)
Nothing But The Truth (1920)
Good References (1920)
In Search of a Sinner (1920)
A Wide Open Town (1922)
The Bond Boy (1922)
The Law Forbids (1924)
Faint Perfume (1925)
The Bommerang (1925)
His Supreme Moment (1925)
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
Bright Lights (1925)
The Big Noise (1928)
Nothing But the Truth (1929)
The Canary Murder Case (1929)
Strange Cargo (1929)
Street Girl (1929)
Love Comes Along (1930)
Double Cross Roads (1930)
The Devil’s Holiday (1930)
Fall Guy (1930)
Conspiracy (1930)
Leathernecking (1930)
The Iron Man (1931)
Secret Call (1931)
Corsair (1931)
Kept Husbands (1931)
The Miracle Man (1932)
Big City Blues (1932)
Blessed Event (1932)
The Crusader (1932)
Gold Diggers of 33 (1933)
Lady for a Day (1933)
Too Much Harmony (1933)
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
Going Hollywood (1933)
42nd Street (1933)
Secrets (1933)
Hi Nellie! (1934)
Private Scandal (1935)
Marie Galante (1935)
Imitation of Life (1935)
Sing and Like It (1935)
Down to the Last Yacht (1935)
Operator 13 (1935)
Servants’ Entrance (1935)
Sweet Adeline (1935)
Sweet Music (1935)
George White’s Scandals of 1935 (1935)
Collegiate (1936)
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
One in a Million (1936)
Wake Up and Live (1937)
This Way, Please (1937)
Hawaii Calls (1938)
The Star Maker (1939)
Two’s Company (1939)
For Beauty’s Sake (1941)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Magic Town (1947)
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