Gaston Jacques Glass (December 31, 1899 – November 11, 1965) was a French-born American actor and producer. He was born in Paris and died in Santa Monica, California. He was the father of the composer Paul Glass (born in 1934).

Biography

He was born in Paris. In his teens, he first appeared on Broadway on an American tour in 1917 and 1918. His first film appearance was the French film Les Frères corses in 1917, he pursued a career in the United States where he would remain for the remainder of his life (his Americanzed name was Gaston J. Glass, for Gaston Jacques Glass). His notable appearance was Humoresque. He briefly returned to France in 1931 and appeared in two French versions of the films The Bad Man and The Big Trail.

He also appeared with several actresses including Ruth Clifford (two films), Miriam Cooper (four films), Viola Dana (two films), Grace Darmond (two films), Dorothy Dwan (two films), Alice Lake (four films) and Edith Roberts (three films).

Later, he appeared on television where he would be a producer between 1959 until 1965 including two episodes of Peyton Place in 1964, three other shows, Adventures in Paradise (19 episodes, 1959–62) and Daniel Boone (38 episodes, 1964–66).

He died in Santa Monica, California. He was the father of the composer Paul Glass (born in 1934).

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