# Ron Glass (Detective Harris on Barney Miller) has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 26, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088 "2016-11-26T21:49:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/1 "2016-11-26T21:49:55Z")
[link](http://tvline.com/2016/11/26/ron-glass-dead-barney-miller-firefly-age-71/) This makes me very sad. Loved Barney Miller, loved Glass’ character. RIP Har ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/2 "2016-11-26T21:55:51Z")
headed down to the library to check out a copy of “Blood On the Badge”. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/3 "2016-11-26T21:57:07Z")
I’ll say a prayer for you , Shepherd Book. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/4 "2016-11-26T21:57:55Z")
Poor guy’s death will barely be noticed. Great role. RIP Ron. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/5 "2016-11-26T21:59:52Z")
I loved him in this little bit. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BoQ6ZC8EUQ0/hqdefault.jpg "Twiligtht Zone ,I of Newton") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoQ6ZC8EUQ0) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/6 "2016-11-26T22:00:06Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Poor guy’s death will barely be noticed. Great role. RIP Ron. I think you underestimate the Browncoats. ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/7 "2016-11-26T22:11:38Z")
I’ve been watching the re-runs for the second time around on antenna TV and like everybody on this show. It’s much better than the crap that’s on now days. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/8 "2016-11-26T22:17:40Z")
71, too young I only knew him from Barney Miller but he was great in that ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/9 "2016-11-26T22:20:30Z")
_Barney Miller_ has been my favorite TV show since the day it came on. Detective Harris was a complex character – ultimately very likable despite a high degree of smarminess. I’ve caught Ron Harris here and there in other shows. He definitely had presence. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/10 "2016-11-26T22:24:52Z")
What the fuck 2016. Stop it already. Who is left from the detective squad in Barney Miller? Also, my favorite Ron Glass bit: [Too much hair!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFPbAqOKeV0). I personally felt this all the way down to my kinky roots. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/11 "2016-11-26T22:41:51Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > What the fuck 2016. Stop it already. > > Who is left from the detective squad in Barney Miller? Also, my favorite Ron Glass bit: > > [Too much hair!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFPbAqOKeV0). I personally felt this all the way down to my kinky roots. [Here’s a list.](http://www.wa-wd.com/list.asp?list=Abarneymil) Haven’t updated Ron Glass yet. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/12 "2016-11-26T22:44:45Z")
Will the last one standing on New Year’s Eve please shut off the lights and let the dog out, Please? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/13 "2016-11-26T22:50:37Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Here’s a list.](http://www.wa-wd.com/list.asp?list=Abarneymil) > Haven’t updated Ron Glass yet. Hal Linden is still alive? I thought he died ages ago. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/14 "2016-11-26T22:57:45Z")
Ron Glass was a master with a one-liner. Damn, yeah: 71 is too young. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/15 "2016-11-26T23:35:37Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > I’ll say a prayer for you , Shepherd Book. As will I. An atheist prayer that 2016 just says, “Enough” and quits early. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/16 "2016-11-26T23:46:57Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > 71, too young > > I only knew him from Barney Miller but he was great in that He was in a revival of _The Odd Couple_ with Demond Wilson. He played Felix. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/17 "2016-11-27T00:20:11Z")
The first time I saw him was in the Archie Bunker episode where he played the assistant to the fridge repairman. Archie, Mike and Edith are all having supper at a restaurant and telling Gloria about the fridge repair that afternoon. Glass played three different roles: the “Steppin’ Fetchit” guy in Mike’s version of events; the Black Panther in Archie’s recollection; and the normal young repairman in Edith’s accurate recollection. Glass played all three roles so well that I still remember them, all these years later. RIP, Mr Glass/Harris. Hope you and Dietrich have a good reunion. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2016, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/18 "2016-11-27T05:22:46Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Here’s a list.](http://www.wa-wd.com/list.asp?list=Abarneymil) > > Haven’t updated Ron Glass yet. So of the detectives, just Barney, Wojo and Chano are still with us. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/19 "2016-11-27T05:24:24Z")
_Burn the land and boil the sea You can’t take the sky from me_ Any Ron Glass fan who hasn’t seen _Firefly_ yet would be well-advised to watch it. Shepard Book was a great role for him. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088/20 "2016-11-27T06:57:56Z")
Just keep walking, Preacher man. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088.md?page=2)