Ned Sparks

Ned Sparks (November 19, 1883 - April 3, 1957), was a Canadian actor.

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November 19 - 1883 - April 3 - 1957 - Canadian

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Sparks, a dour-faced, cigar-chomping character actor in the 1930s, was noted for a caustic wit and was often caricatured in cartoons. Tex Avery depicted him as a hermit crab in 1939's "Fresh Fish", and he appeared briefly in Friz Freleng's Warner Brothers cartoon Malibu Beach Party (1940).

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Character actor - 1930 - Cartoons - Tex Avery - 1939 - Friz Freleng - Warner Brothers - 1940

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Although largely forgotten, as most vaudevillains and radio comics are, the late actor may have enjoyed a revival in the recent animated phenomenon Spongebob Squarepants, in the form of Squidward Tentacles. Whether intentional or not, this cranky mollusk bears a striking resemblance to and speaks in a nasal monotone very like Sparks (courtesy of Roger Bumpass).

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