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James Gleason ACTOR
PHOTOS
JAMES GLEASON BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
James Gleason was born on May 23rd, 1882 in New York City, New York with the birth name James Austin Gleason to parents, William Gleason and Mina Crolius. Both of his parents were in the entertainment industry and so as he grew older he followed in his parents footsteps.
By the age of thirteen he was already working to make money doing odd jobs such as a messenger boy and lift boy. When he turned sixteen years old, he joined the United States Army and served his country for three years.
He fought in the Spanish-American War and then when he completed his military service, Gleason decided to work as a stage actor and joined the stock company at the Liberty Theater in Oakland, California.
James later relocated with his then wife, Lucile Gleason whom he married in 1905 and together they moved to Oakland, Oregon and worked in theater there. Gleason then took a break from acting during World War I to serve in the United States Army.
After his discharge from service he continued doing stage work and also became involved in a number of writing projects that he produced for the New York stage as well as dialogue for comedy films. He was involved in co-writing, "The Broadway Melody" (1929) which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
As his career progressed he also appeared in a number of film such as, "Change of Heart" (1934) and "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" (1941), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting actor. "Meet John Doe" (1941) starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan and Edward Arnold, "The Clock" (1945) , "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (1945) "Suddenly" (1954) starring Frank Sinatra and "A Penguin Pool Murder" (1932), which was one of a series of six mystery films succeeded his nomination and "Loving You" (1957) starring Elvis Presley in his 3rd movie with Lizabeth Scott, Dolores Hart and Wendell Corey.
In addition to stage, film and writing, James Gleason also appeared on a variety of television series throughout his career such as, "The Stu Erwin Show" which also known as "The Trouble With Father", "The Public Defender", "The Restless Gun", "The Life of Riley", "Climax!", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "The Ford Television Theatre", "The Real McCoys", "Playhouse 90" "Racket Squad" and "Leave it to Beaver".
He has only one child from his marriage to Lucile Russell Gleason who is also a working actor. The couple remained together until she passed away in 1947. He never re-married or had any other children. James Gleason then passed away on April 12th, 1959 in Woodland Hills, California from asthma. His remains are interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Filmography
1958 Money, Women and Guns
1958 The Last Hurrah
1958 Once Upon a Horse...
1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958 Man or Gun
1958 Playhouse 90
1958 The Real McCoys
1958 The Female Animal
1957 The Restless Gun
1957 Leave It to Beaver
1957 Man in the Shadow
1957 Loving You
1957 Cavalcade of America
1957 Spring Reunion
1956-1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1956 The Millionaire
1956 Star in the Dust
1956 Climax!
1953-1956 The Ford Television Theatre
1956 Cheyenne
1955 Damon Runyon Theater
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse
1955 The Girl Rush
1955 The Night of the Hunter
1955 So This Is Hollywood
1955 The Stu Erwin Show
1953-1955 The Life of Riley
1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater
1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1954 Suddenly
1954 The Public Defender
1954 Hollywood Thrill-Makers
1954 Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
1953 Forever Female
1953 Racket Squad
1952 What Price Glory
1952 The Story of Will Rogers
1952 We're Not Married!
1951 I'll See You in My Dreams
1951 Come Fill the Cup
1951 Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
1951 Two Gals and a Guy
1950 Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
1950 The Jackpot
1950 Riding High
1950 The Yellow Cab Man
1950 Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday
1950 Key to the City
1949 Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949 Take One False Step
1949 The Life of Riley
1949 Bad Boy
1948 When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948 The Return of October
1948 The Dude Goes West
1948 Smart Woman
1947 Tycoon
1947 The Bishop's Wife
1947 Down to Earth
1947 The Homestretch
1946 Lady Luck
1946 Home, Sweet Homicide
1946 The Well-Groomed Bride
1946 The Hoodlum Saint
1945 Captain Eddie
1945 The Clock
1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 This Man's Navy
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
1944 Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 Once Upon a Time
1943 A Guy Named Joe
1943 Crash Dive
1942 Manila Calling
1942 Tales of Manhattan
1942 Footlight Serenade
1942 The Falcon Takes Over
1942 My Gal Sal
1942 A Date with the Falcon
1942 Hay Foot
1941 Babes on Broadway
1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 Tanks a Million
1941 Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 Affectionately Yours
1941 Meet John Doe
1940 Earl of Puddlestone
1940 Grandpa Goes to Town
1939 Money to Burn
1939 The Covered Trailer
1939 On Your Toes
1939 Should Husbands Work?
1939 My Wife's Relatives
1938 Army Girl
1938 The Higgins Family
1937 Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937 Forty Naughty Girls
1936 The Plot Thickens
1936 The Big Game
1936 Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936 Yours for the Asking
1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 Murder on a Bridle Path
1935 We're Only Human
1935 Hot Tip
1935 West Point of the Air
1935 Murder on a Honeymoon
1935 Helldorado
1934 Murder on the Blackboard
1934 Change of Heart
1934 Orders Is Orders
1934 Search for Beauty
1934 The Meanest Gal in Town
1933 Hoop-La
1933 Gleason's New Deal
1933 Mister Mugg
1933 Alias the Professor
1933 Clear All Wires!
1933 Rock-a-Bye Cowboy
1933 Billion Dollar Scandal
1932 Lights Out
1932 A Hockey Hick
1932 Penguin Pool Murder
1932 The Devil Is Driving
1932 Always Kickin'
1932 Yoo-Hoo
1932 The All-American
1932 The Crooked Circle
1932 Off His Base
1932 Blondie of the Follies
1932 Lady and Gent
1932 High Hats and Low Brows
1932 Fast Companions
1932 Stealin' Home
1932 Rule 'Em and Weep
1932 Battle Royal
1931 Doomed to Win
1931 Suicide Fleet
1931 Slow Poison
1931 The Big Gamble
1931 Where Canaries Sing Bass
1931 Sweepstakes
1931 A Free Soul
1931 It's a Wise Child
1931 Beyond Victory
1930 Big Money
1930 Her Man
1930 The Matrimonial Bed
1930 Dumbbells in Ermine
1930 The Swellhead
1930 Puttin' on the Ritz
1930 Don't Believe It
1929 The Shannons of Broadway
1929 Fairways and Foul
1929 Oh, Yeah!
1929 The Garden of Eatin'
1929 Meet the Missus
1929 The Broadway Melody
1928 The Count of Ten
1922 Polly of the Follies
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