'Barney Miller' Star Ron Glass Dead at 71

TMZ ^ | 11/26/16 | TMZ Staff

[Tenlein]

Ron Glass, a centerpiece on the 70's sitcom "Barney Miller" has died ... according to his rep. Glass had recently battled with various illnesses, and was an active member in the L.A. Buddhist community. He passed away at his home Friday, where'd he'd been watched by a caretaker. Glass received an Emmy nomination for his role as Detective Ron Harris on the show ... he also made appearances on the original Hawaii Five-O, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Firefly and more recently on an episode of CSI in 2014. RIP

[wally_bert]

Barney Miller was a staple of TV viewing in my family when I was growing up.

I have the boxed set and during my 30 mins of lunch break in my office, I watched an episode just about every day.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I watch,’Barney Miller’ in re-runs every once in a while. Loved Harris. Glass was great in, ‘Firefly,’ too!

Someone, ANYONE, PLEASE bring back, ‘Firefly!’

[wally_bert]

That leaves Max (Wojohowitz / Wojnowitz) Gail, Gregory (Chano) Sierra, Alice (Wentworth) Lavin, and Barbara (Mrs. Miller) Barrie?

For a long time I thought Abe Vigoda was going to outlive them all.

[Calvin Locke]

When "Barney Miller" ended, and "they" were sent off to other precincts, I asked a coworker that was originally from Brooklyn what was so bad about Flushing, where "Ron Glass" was being assigned.

He had to explain the upscale detective being sent to an area called "Flushing". A phoned-in "joke" on the part of the writers, imho, and the character deserved better.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I just saw that final episode for the first time a few weeks ago. It made me sad. :(

[SES1066]

71 is too young.

Still younger was Reinhold Weege, a staff writer and producer of "Barney Miller", who died at age 62 in 2012. He went from greatness to further greatness when he created "Night Court" in 1982 for broadcast in 1984. The faces we see on these shows need those guys & gals that write the stories and dialog to keep them going. "Barney Miller" and "Night Court" had GREAT writing and stories!

[Liberty Valance]

bttt

[raccoonradio]

“Everybody Tells The Truth” title of episode

[wardaddy]

He was after Thelma’s bee hiney

I woulda been too

One of my first cute black girls

After Diane Carroll of course

[wardaddy]

With last name Glass you have to wonder if there was a Hebrew in the woodpile

He and Whoopi

[BradyLS]

He was probably an android.

Because nobody would believe that.

[trisham]

Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955),[3] known professionally by her stage name, Whoopi Goldberg...

Source: Wikipedia

[Vermont Lt]

He must have been a baby when he was on. That was a funny show.

[Gator113]

This 68 year old guy, most certainly agrees with you.

[AFreeBird]

Preacher: Firefly/Serenity.

RIP, Mr. Glass. Thank you.

[AFreeBird]

Ron was a Hoosier? Damn. I feel so ashamed I never knew that. Knew about Florence.

Shepard Brook was a Hoosier. Wow.

[wardaddy]

Can’t say I’m shocked

To think I liked her once

[Trumpet 1]

One of Ron’s lines...I had thought of it just the other day, “not if you want to be sharp the next day.” The subject of if you are doing a 3 sum with 2 chicks.

[pa_dweller]

He went from greatness to further greatness when he created "Night Court" in 1982 for broadcast in 1984.

That was one funny show!

[blueunicorn6]

Dang. He was a good guy.

In one scene he has apprehended a young drug dealer who had way more money than he did. The young drug dealer was razzing him about how he made way more money than Harris.

He turns around and thunders,

“Oh yeah! Well I have something you’ll never have.....credit!”

Great actor.