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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;[1] he often appeared opposite Fay Courteney in the 1910s.[2] He appeared in numerous Broadway productions between 1902 and 1945.[3] 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.

Vaughan Glaser
Glaser in Meet John Doe (1941)
Born	(1872-11-17)17 November 1872 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	23 November 1958(1958-11-23) (aged 86) Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Years active	1939-1944 (film)
Spouse(s)	Lois Landon ​ ​ (m. 1927; died 1958)​
Children	2

Glaser continued his role during the 1940s as Mr. Bradley in the Henry Aldrich film series, which was based on What a Life.[4] The character actor is also notable for his appearance as the blind and wise uncle of Priscilla Lane in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Saboteur. He also portrayed supporting roles in the Frank Capra movies Meet John Doe and Arsenic and Old Lace. Glaser retired from film business after 21 films in five years.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1939	What a Life	J.C. Bradley
1939	Rulers of the Sea	Junius Smith
1940	Those Were the Days!	Judge Malachi Scroggs
1940	Girl from Avenue A	Bishop Phelps
1941	Meet John Doe	Governor
1941	Thieves Fall Out	Charles Matthews
1941	Adventure in Washington	Bundy
1941	Henry Aldrich for President	Mr. Bradley
1942	Saboteur	Philip Martin aka Mr. Miller
1942	My Favorite Spy	Colonel Moffett
1942	Henry and Dizzy	Mr. Bradley
1942	I Married an Angel	Fr. Andreas	Uncredited
1942	The Pride of the Yankees	Doctor in Gehrig Home	Uncredited
1942	Henry Aldrich, Editor	Mr. Bradley
1943	Shadow of a Doubt	Dr. Phillips	Uncredited
1943	Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour	Mr. Bradley
1943	Henry Aldrich Swings It
1943	Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
1944	Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944	Once Upon a Time	Professor Draper - Lepidopterist	Uncredited
1944	Arsenic and Old Lace	Judge Cullman	(final film role)

References

External links

• Vaughan Glaser at IMDb

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