Glen Ash was an American actor and comedian. in 1948 Glen Ash was stationed in Tokyo, Japan with the 16th Communication Squadron TAF, as a lineman and repairman. He was a Corporal in the Air Force. He began to play guitar on a J-45 Gibson owned by PFC Lester St. Andrie and after a couple of months he could play the chords of almost any song he heard. Glen left the Air Force and went to Florida, where he appeared for a few years before leaving to go to California. He could play the banjo and fiddle along with guitar. In 1965 he made an appearance in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he reunited with St. Andrie, who was an Army Recruiter.morning reports of 16th Comm Sqdn Ash was discovered by Don Knotts, who introduced Ash to television audiences as host of "The Hollywood Palace" in 1968. As a result, Ash made the appearances on The Leslie Uggams Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Mayberry RFD, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, Petticoat Junction, among others, during the 1969-70 season. In addition, in Ash was cast as town councilman Buff McKnight on "The New Andy Griffith Show" in 1971, making just two appearances before CBS cancelled the program.