Biography
Ron Glass, also credited as Ronald Earle Glass, was an American actor. He was born on 10 July 1945 in Evansville, Indiana, and died on 25 November 2016 in Los Angeles, California. He studied drama and literature at the University of Evansville.
Glass was best known for playing Detective Ron Harris in the television sitcom Barney Miller (1975–1982), a role that earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and as Shepherd Derrial Book in the science fiction series Firefly (2002) and its sequel film Serenity (2005). He appeared in guest roles in numerous other series, including Friends, Star Trek: Voyager, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
