"Of course, according to my parents the action I'm getting right now should make my last remaining eye go blind..."
November 26
2016
Ron Glass has passed away at age 71.
In addition to his role as Shepherd Book, he was known for playing detective Ron Harris on Barney Miller. Our condolences to his family and friends.
libradude
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| tags: rip, death, serenity, firefly, ron glass
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JDL | November 26, 16:07 CET
Spikesgurl | November 26, 16:07 CET
electricspacegirl | November 26, 16:11 CET
Simon | November 26, 16:12 CET
eddy | November 26, 16:27 CET
Gill | November 26, 16:35 CET
NYPinTA | November 26, 16:39 CET
He was such a generous soul. On the Browncoat cruise years back, someone asked him if it was true that he's given Nathan his shirt after Nathan had admired it. He said yes, that had happened. The next day I admired his Tshirt - it had Firefly on it and his handler said Joss had given them to all the cast and how rare it was as a result. I joked that if she liked it so much, she should ask Ron for it as he was known to give the shirt off his back. We all laughed, he signed something for me and I moved on.
That night we were all in the room set aside for us and Ron came up to me,knelt on one knee and handed me a bag. It was the shirt! He apologized that it wasn't clean but assured me that he had only worn it for a few hours that morning. I was stunned. It was only a couple of days after that I could find the words to thank him and he just shrugged off his generosity.
The world is much poorer place now.
[ edited by Lioness on 2016-11-26 23:04 ]
Lioness | November 26, 17:03 CET
aeval | November 26, 17:04 CET
GVH | November 26, 17:06 CET
[ edited by shelled on 2016-11-26 23:14 ]
shelled | November 26, 17:07 CET
Although that is a lovely story Lioness. I always wished I could have been at more of the cast gatherings. (I've only met Nathan.) They'll never be the same now. Such a loss.
R.I.P Mr Glass...
Jas | November 26, 17:08 CET
Craig Oxbrow | November 26, 17:09 CET
Buffyfantic | November 26, 17:11 CET
And thank you Lioness for sharing that story. Sounds like he was just the kind of guy I imagined him to be.
jcs | November 26, 17:15 CET
GVH | November 26, 17:20 CET
ActualSize | November 26, 17:34 CET
My favorite memory of him will always be the episode I of Newton,
from Dec 13, 1985.
RobynH | November 26, 17:55 CET
Fivewordsorless | November 26, 17:55 CET
Ragondux | November 26, 18:04 CET
Grack21 | November 26, 18:34 CET
I'll raise my glass to you, sir. Rest in peace.
Shep | November 26, 18:54 CET
Nebula1400 | November 26, 19:42 CET
zeitgeist | November 26, 19:47 CET
Sunfire | November 26, 19:57 CET
What an awful month this has been. The election, losing Leonard Cohen, now Ron Glass ....
OK, sending love and hugs to all. We'll get through this.
Jocelyn
Jocelyn | November 26, 20:02 CET
Nathan Fillion @NathanFillion 4h4 hours ago
"Shepard, don't move."
"Won't go far."
We love you, Ron Glass. Don't go far. https://www.instagram.com/p/BNSiJUPDJHc/
RIP Shepherd Book :(
cdm22 | November 26, 20:52 CET
Eden | November 26, 21:31 CET
Heartbreaking news.
punkinpuss | November 26, 21:36 CET
Beatle | November 26, 22:03 CET
I never met him, but I know lots of people that had, and by all accounts he was truly a sweetheart - a gracious & lovely man. And obviously I love him on Firefly & in Serenity. So flippin' young. #RelativelySpeaking
I know what I'll be watching tonight.
(What a gawdsawful year.)
QuoterGal | November 26, 22:27 CET
He was a gentle kind man who happened to be a symbolic character.
He shall be missed by all.
RIP Ron
Ps Nathan's Tweet pushed me over the edge to tears *sniff*
[ edited by Mirage on 2016-11-27 04:45 ]
Mirage | November 26, 22:44 CET
Charlie | November 26, 23:26 CET
lottalettuce | November 26, 23:41 CET
brinderwalt | November 27, 00:04 CET
I loved him on Barney Miller and then to discover him again on Firefly was like my childhood meeting my adult fanhood.
[ edited by catalyst2 on 2016-11-27 07:19 ]
catalyst2 | November 27, 01:17 CET
Simon | November 27, 03:08 CET
RBB | November 27, 04:05 CET
Bad Karma | November 27, 05:13 CET
Toivo | November 27, 06:15 CET
Krusher | November 27, 06:17 CET
RIP!
This will make Serenity rewatches even more heartbreaking.
D-e-f- | November 27, 08:48 CET
RobynH | November 27, 12:01 CET
palehorse | November 27, 13:34 CET
Risch22 | November 27, 13:53 CET
forcorreo | November 27, 20:36 CET
RBB | November 27, 22:35 CET
Ron, you will be surely missed!
dcubed | November 27, 23:30 CET
Nebula1400 | November 28, 15:05 CET
And RobynH--yes to "I of Newton" from the 1980s Twilight Zone. The episode was barely seven minutes long, but Glass' Devil was so smooth, so sharp, so sinister, that he sticks in the mind 30 years later.
Ah Ron. You will be missed.
cjl | November 29, 11:09 CET