Vaughan Glaser (November 17, 1872 – November 23, 1958) was an American stage and film actor. His stage career started a long time before the
First World War
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; he often appeared opposite
Fay Courteney in the 1910s. He appeared in numerous
Broadway
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productions between 1902 and 1945. Glaser made his film debut in 1939 as the high-school principal Bradley in ''
What a Life'' (1939), a role which he had already played in the
Broadway play of the same name.
Glaser continued his role during the 1940s as Mr. Bradley in the
Henry Aldrich film series, which was based on ''What a Life''.
Vaughan Glaser
at Allmovie The character actor is also notable for his appearance as the blind and wise uncle of Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane (born Priscilla Mullican, June 12, 1915 – April 4, 1995) was an American actress, and the youngest sibling in the Lane Sisters of singers and actresses. She is best remembered for her roles in the films ''The Roaring Twenties'' ...
in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller ''Saboteur
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''. He also portrayed supporting roles in the Frank Capra movies ''Meet John Doe
''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by ...
'' and '' Arsenic and Old Lace''. Glaser retired from film business after 21 films in five years.
Filmography
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1872 births
1958 deaths
American male film actors
American male stage actors
20th-century American male actors