James Gleason


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Actor | Director | Writer | Story | Screenplay

James Gleason was born in New York City to William Gleason and Mina Crolius, who were both in the theatre. He was married to Lucile Gleason (born Lucile Webster), and had a son, Russell Gleason. As a young man James fought in the Spanish-American War. After the war he joined the stock company at the Liberty Theater in Oakland, California, which his parents were running. James and his wife then moved to Portland, Oregon, where they played in stock at the Baker Theater. For several years afte...

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Date of Birth: May 23, 1882

Date of Death: Apr 12, 1959


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Filmography

Actor (108 Known Credits)


Rock-a-Bye Baby

Doc Simpkins

The Last Hurrah

'Cuke' Gillen

Man or Gun

Sheriff Jim Jackson

The Female Animal

Tom Maloney

Loving You

Carl Meade

Man in the Shadow

Hank James

Star in the Dust

Orval Jones

The Night of the Hunter

Birdie Steptoe

The Girl Rush

Ether Ferguson

Suddenly

Peter 'Pop' Benson

Forever Female

Eddie Woods

What Price Glory

Gen. Cokely

Come Fill The Cup

Charley Dolan

The Yellow Cab Man

Mickey Corkins

Riding High

Racing Secretary

The Jackpot

Harry Summers

Key to the City

Sergeant Hogan

Take One False Step

Captain Gledhill

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Timothy P. Gleason

Bad Boy

Chief

Smart Woman

Sam Corkle

The Return of October

Uncle Willie Ramsey

Tycoon

Pop Mathews

Down to Earth

Max Corkle

The Homestretch

Doc Kilborne

Lady Luck

Sacramento Sam

The Clock

Al Henry

This Man's Navy

Jimmy Shannon

Captain Eddie

Tom Clark

The Keys of the Kingdom

Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske

A Guy Named Joe

'Nails' Kilpatrick

Once Upon a Time

McGillicuddy aka The Moke

Crash Dive

Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell

Tales of Manhattan

Joe - Mission Aid Society

Footlight Serenade

Bruce McKay

A Date with the Falcon

Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara

The Falcon Takes Over

Inspector Mike O'Hara

Hay Foot

Colonel J. A. Barkley

Manila Calling

Tim O'Rourke

My Gal Sal

Pat Hawley

Meet John Doe

Henry Connell

Babes on Broadway

Thornton Reed

Affectionately Yours

'Chet' Phillips

Tanks a Million

Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley

Breakdowns of 1941

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

On Your Toes

Phil Dolan Sr.

Money To Burn

Joe Higgins

Army Girl

Hennessy

The Higgins Family

Joe Higgins

Forty Naughty Girls

Inspector Oscar Piper

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Inspector Corrigan

Murder on a Bridle Path

Police Insp. Oscar Piper

The Plot Thickens

Oscar Piper

Don't Turn 'em Loose

Detective Daniels

The Big Game

George Scott

Murder on a Honeymoon

Inspector Oscar Piper

We're Only Human

Detective Danny Walsh

Hot Tip

Jimmy McGill

Murder on the Blackboard

Inspector Oscar Piper

Change of Heart

Hot Dog Vendor

Hoopla

Jerry

Clear All Wires!

Lefty Williams

The Penguin Pool Murder

Police Inspector Oscar Piper

The Crooked Circle

Arthur Crimmer

Lady and Gent

Pin Streaver

The Devil Is Driving

'Beef' Evans

Yoo-Hoo

Jimmy Gleason

Fast Companions

Silk Henley

The Big Gamble

Fred 'Squint' Dugan

Sweepstakes

Sleepy Jones

Beyond Victory

Private Jim Mobley

It's a Wise Child

Cool Kelly

Puttin' on the Ritz

James 'Jimmy' Tierney

Her Man

Steve

The Matrimonial Bed

Gustave Corton

The Broadway Melody

Music Publisher (uncredited)

Oh, Yeah!

Dusty

Doc Simpkins
'Cuke' Gillen
Man or Gun (1958)
Sheriff Jim Jackson
Henry Devers
Tom Maloney
Loving You (1957)
Carl Meade
Hank James
Collie
Orval Jones
Birdie Steptoe
The Girl Rush (1955)
Ether Ferguson
Suddenly (1954)
Peter 'Pop' Benson
Eddie Woods
Duffy
Gen. Cokely
Bert Lynn
Fred Townsend
Charley Dolan
Mickey Corkins
Riding High (1950)
Racing Secretary
The Jackpot (1950)
Harry Summers
Sergeant Hogan
Captain Gledhill
Timothy P. Gleason
Gillis
Bad Boy (1949)
Chief
Smart Woman (1948)
Sam Corkle
Uncle Willie Ramsey
Sam Briggs
Sylvester
Tycoon (1947)
Pop Mathews
Down to Earth (1947)
Max Corkle
Doc Kilborne
Snarp
Sgt. O'Hare
Lady Luck (1946)
Sacramento Sam
Capt. Hornby
McGarrity
The Clock (1945)
Al Henry
Jimmy Shannon
Captain Eddie (1945)
Tom Clark
Lt. Rooney
Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske
'Nails' Kilpatrick
McGillicuddy aka The Moke
Crash Dive (1943)
Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell
Joe - Mission Aid Society
Bruce McKay
Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara
Inspector Mike O'Hara
Hay Foot (1942)
Colonel J. A. Barkley
Tim O'Rourke
My Gal Sal (1942)
Pat Hawley
Meet John Doe (1941)
Henry Connell
Max Corkle
Thornton Reed
'Chet' Phillips
Sgt. Daniels
Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joe Higgins
On Your Toes (1939)
Phil Dolan Sr.
Joe Higgins
Joe Higgins
Money To Burn (1939)
Joe Higgins
Army Girl (1938)
Hennessy
Joe Higgins
Cinema Circus (1937)
Himself
Inspector Oscar Piper
Danny The Duck
Inspector Corrigan
Police Insp. Oscar Piper
Oscar Piper
Detective Daniels
The Big Game (1936)
George Scott
Saratoga
Inspector Oscar Piper
Joe 'Bags'
Detective Danny Walsh
Hot Tip (1935)
Jimmy McGill
Dan Healy
Inspector Oscar Piper
Duke Slater
Hot Dog Vendor
Hoopla (1933)
Jerry
Lefty Williams
Pa McClune
Police Inspector Oscar Piper
Arthur Crimmer
Lady and Gent (1932)
Pin Streaver
Danny Ruff
'Beef' Evans
Yoo-Hoo (1932)
Jimmy Gleason
Silk Henley
A Free Soul (1931)
Eddie
Fred 'Squint' Dugan
Sweepstakes (1931)
Sleepy Jones
Suicide Fleet (1931)
Skeets
Private Jim Mobley
Cool Kelly
James 'Jimmy' Tierney
Her Man (1930)
Steve
Gustave Corton
Music Publisher (uncredited)
Oh, Yeah! (1929)
Dusty

Director (1 Known Credits)


Hot Tip

Director

Hot Tip (1935)
Director

Writer (2 Known Credits)


Story (1 Known Credits)


Story

Screenplay (4 Known Credits)


Change of Heart

Screenplay

The Bowery

Screenplay

What a Widow!

Screenplay

His First Command

Screenplay

Screenplay
The Bowery (1933)
Screenplay
What a Widow! (1930)
Screenplay
Screenplay

Theatre Play (1 Known Credits)


Mammy

Theatre Play

Mammy (1930)
Theatre Play

Adaptation (1 Known Credits)


What a Widow!

Adaptation

What a Widow! (1930)
Adaptation

Dialogue (1 Known Credits)


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