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James Gleason

James Gleason

Actor, Writer, Director

Born May 23, 1882 in New York City, New York, USA

Died April 12, 1959

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Biography

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 afterward they toured in road shows until James enlisted in the army during World War I. When he returned he appeared on the stage in "The Five Million." He then turned to writing, including "Is Zat So", which he produced for the NY stage. He also wrote and acted in "The Fall Guy" and "The Shannons on Broadway." Next he wrote The Broadway Melody (1929) for MGM. He collaborated, in 1930, on The Swellhead (1930), Dumbbells in Ermine (1930), What a Widow! (1930), Rain or Shine (1930) and His First Command (1929). He and his wife were then contracted to Pathe, Lucille to act, and James (or Jimmie as he was known) as a writer. Probably his most famous acting role was as Max Corkle, the manager of Joe Pendleton who was wrongly plucked from this life into the next, in the hit fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).

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Once Upon A Time (1944) Clip

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Penguin Pool Murder (Preview Clip)

Filmography

Actor

181

Type

Year

Hollywood My Home Town Poster

Hollywood My Home Town Documentary1965Self

Man or Gun Poster

Man or Gun Feature Film1958Sheriff Jim Jackson

Money, Women and Guns Poster

Money, Women and Guns Feature Film1958Henry Devers

Once Upon a Horse... Poster

Once Upon a Horse... Feature Film1958Postmaster

Rock-a-Bye Baby Poster

Rock-a-Bye Baby Feature Film1958Doc Simpkins

The Female Animal Poster

The Female Animal Feature Film1958Tom Maloney

The Last Hurrah Poster

The Last Hurrah Feature Film1958'Cuke' Gillen

Code 3 TV Series1957Matt Nelson

Leave It to Beaver Poster

Leave It to Beaver TV Series1957Pete

Loving You Poster

Loving You Feature Film1957Carl Meade

Man in the Shadow Poster

Man in the Shadow Feature Film1957Hank James

The Real McCoys Poster

The Real McCoys TV Series1957Joe Johnson

The Restless Gun Poster

The Restless Gun TV Series1957Padre Terrence

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956Dolph Grimes

Spring Reunion Poster

Spring Reunion Feature Film1956Mr. 'Collie' Collyer

Star in the Dust Poster

Star in the Dust Feature Film1956Orval Jones

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Series1955Howard Fieldstone

Cheyenne Poster

Cheyenne TV Series1955Pop Keith

Damon Runyon Theater Poster

Damon Runyon Theater TV Series1955Spider McCoy

Screen Directors Playhouse Poster

Screen Directors Playhouse TV Series1955Ed Shafer

So This Is Hollywood TV Series19551 episode, 1955

The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater Poster

The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater TV Series19551 episode, 1955

The Girl Rush Poster

The Girl Rush Feature Film1955Ether Ferguson

The Millionaire Poster

The Millionaire TV Series1955Charles Hartford Simpson

The Night of the Hunter Poster

The Night of the Hunter Feature Film1955Uncle Birdie Steptoe

Climax! TV Series1954Reverend Mr. McCarkle

Hollywood Thrill-Makers Poster

Hollywood Thrill-Makers Feature Film1954Risky Russell

Public Defender Poster

Public Defender TV Series1954Duke Scanlon

Shower of Stars Poster

Shower of Stars TV Series19541 episode, 1955

Suddenly Poster

Suddenly Feature Film1954Pop Benson

Forever Female Poster

Forever Female Feature Film1953Eddie Woods

The Danny Thomas Show Poster

The Danny Thomas Show TV Series19531 episode, 1954

The Life of Riley Poster

The Life of Riley TV Series1953Mike Riley

Your Play Time TV Series19531 episode, 1955

Cavalcade of America Poster

Cavalcade of America TV Series1952Noah Larkin

Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson Poster

Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson TV Series19521 episode

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Poster

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet TV Series1952The Delicatessen Clerk

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952Cal

The Story of Will Rogers Poster

The Story of Will Rogers Feature Film1952Bert Lynn

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952Self

We're Not Married! Poster

We're Not Married! Feature Film1952Duffy

What Price Glory Poster

What Price Glory Feature Film1952Gen. Cokely

Come Fill the Cup Poster

Come Fill the Cup Feature Film1951Charley Dolan

I'll See You in My Dreams Poster

I'll See You in My Dreams Feature Film1951Fred Thompson

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross Poster

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross Feature Film1951Knobby Walsh

Racket Squad Poster

Racket Squad TV Series1951Longshot

Two Gals and a Guy Poster

Two Gals and a Guy Feature Film1951Max Howard

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle Poster

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle Feature Film1950Knobby Walsh

Key to the City Poster

Key to the City Feature Film1950Sergeant Hogan

Riding High Poster

Riding High Feature Film1950Racing Secretary

Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday Short Film1950Commentator

The Alan Young Show Poster

The Alan Young Show TV Series1950Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950Sergeant Humphrey Wiggins

The Jackpot Poster

The Jackpot Feature Film1950Harry Summers

The Soundman Poster

The Soundman Short Film1950Man at Racetrack

The Stu Erwin Show Poster

The Stu Erwin Show TV Series1950Uncle Matt

The Yellow Cab Man Poster

The Yellow Cab Man Feature Film1950Mickey Corkins

Bad Boy Feature Film1949Chief

Cavalcade of Stars Poster

Cavalcade of Stars TV Series1949Self - Guest Actor

Miss Grant Takes Richmond Poster

Miss Grant Takes Richmond Feature Film1949Timothy P. Gleason

Take One False Step Poster

Take One False Step Feature Film1949Gledhill

The Life of Riley Poster

The Life of Riley Feature Film1949Gillis

Incident Poster

Incident Feature Film1948Narrator

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Party Short Film1948Self

Smart Woman Poster

Smart Woman Feature Film1948Sam Corkle

The Dude Goes West Poster

The Dude Goes West Feature Film1948Sam Briggs

The Return of October Poster

The Return of October Feature Film1948Uncle Willie Ramsey

When My Baby Smiles at Me Poster

When My Baby Smiles at Me Feature Film1948Lefty Moore

Down to Earth Poster

Down to Earth Feature Film1947Max Corkle

The Bishop's Wife Poster

The Bishop's Wife Feature Film1947Sylvester

The Homestretch Poster

The Homestretch Feature Film1947Doc Kilborne

Tycoon Feature Film1947Pop

Home, Sweet Homicide Poster

Home, Sweet Homicide Feature Film1946Sgt. O'Hare

Lady Luck Poster

Lady Luck Feature Film1946Sacramento Sam

The Hoodlum Saint Poster

The Hoodlum Saint Feature Film1946Snarp

The Well Groomed Bride Poster

The Well Groomed Bride Feature Film1946Capt. Hornby

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Poster

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Feature Film1945McGarrity

Captain Eddie Poster

Captain Eddie Feature Film1945Tom Clark

The Clock Poster

The Clock Feature Film1945Al Henry

This Man's Navy Poster

This Man's Navy Feature Film1945Jimmy Shannon

Arsenic and Old Lace Poster

Arsenic and Old Lace Feature Film1944Police Lt. Rooney

Once Upon a Time Poster

Once Upon a Time Feature Film1944McGillicuddy aka The Moke

The Keys of the Kingdom Poster

The Keys of the Kingdom Feature Film1944Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske

A Guy Named Joe Poster

A Guy Named Joe Feature Film1943'Nails' Kilpatrick

Crash Dive Poster

Crash Dive Feature Film1943Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell

A Date with the Falcon Poster

A Date with the Falcon Feature Film1942Inspector Mike O'Hara

Footlight Serenade Poster

Footlight Serenade Feature Film1942Bruce McKay

Hay Foot Poster

Hay Foot Feature Film1942Colonel J. A. Barkley

Manila Calling Poster

Manila Calling Feature Film1942Tim O'Rourke

My Gal Sal Poster

My Gal Sal Feature Film1942Pat Hawley

Tales of Manhattan Poster

Tales of Manhattan Feature Film1942Joe

The Falcon Takes Over Poster

The Falcon Takes Over Feature Film1942Inspector Mike O'Hara

Affectionately Yours Poster

Affectionately Yours Feature Film1941Chester Phillips

Babes on Broadway Poster

Babes on Broadway Feature Film1941Thornton Reed

Breakdowns of 1941 Poster

Breakdowns of 1941 Short Film1941Self

Here Comes Mr. Jordan Poster

Here Comes Mr. Jordan Feature Film1941Max Corkle

Meet John Doe Poster

Meet John Doe Feature Film1941Henry Connell

Nine Lives Are Not Enough Poster

Nine Lives Are Not Enough Feature Film1941Sergeant Daniels

Picture People No. 1: Stars in Defense Short Film1941Self

Tanks a Million Poster

Tanks a Million Feature Film1941Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley

Earl of Puddlestone Poster

Earl of Puddlestone Feature Film1940Joe Higgins

Grandpa Goes to Town Poster

Grandpa Goes to Town Feature Film1940Joe Higgins

Money to Burn Poster

Money to Burn Feature Film1939Joe Higgins

My Wife's Relatives Poster

My Wife's Relatives Feature Film1939Joe Higgins

On Your Toes Poster

On Your Toes Feature Film1939Phil Dolan Sr.

Should Husbands Work? Poster

Should Husbands Work? Feature Film1939Joe Higgins

The Covered Trailer Poster

The Covered Trailer Feature Film1939Joe Higgins

Army Girl Poster

Army Girl Feature Film1938Sgt. 'Three Star' Hennessy

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Short Film1938James Gleason

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 Short Film1938Self

The Higgins Family Poster

The Higgins Family Feature Film1938Joe Higgins

Cinema Circus Short Film1937James Gleason

Forty Naughty Girls Poster

Forty Naughty Girls Feature Film1937Inspector Oscar Piper

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round Poster

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round Feature Film1937Danny The Duck

Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 7 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 7 Short Film1937Self

Don't Turn 'em Loose Poster

Don't Turn 'em Loose Feature Film1936Detective Daniels

Murder on a Bridle Path Poster

Murder on a Bridle Path Feature Film1936Police Insp. Oscar Piper

The Big Game Poster

The Big Game Feature Film1936George Scott

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Poster

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Feature Film1936Inspector Corrigan

The Plot Thickens Poster

The Plot Thickens Feature Film1936Oscar Piper

Yours for the Asking Poster

Yours for the Asking Feature Film1936Saratoga

Helldorado Poster

Helldorado Feature Film1935Sam Barnes

Hollywood Hobbies Poster

Hollywood Hobbies Documentary1935Self

Hot Tip Feature Film1935Jimmy McGill

Murder on a Honeymoon Poster

Murder on a Honeymoon Feature Film1935Inspector Oscar Piper

We're Only Human Poster

We're Only Human Feature Film1935Detective Danny Walsh

West Point of the Air Poster

West Point of the Air Feature Film1935'Bags'

Change of Heart Poster

Change of Heart Feature Film1934Hot Dog Vendor

Murder on the Blackboard Poster

Murder on the Blackboard Feature Film1934Inspector Oscar Piper

Search for Beauty Poster

Search for Beauty Feature Film1934Dan Healy

The Meanest Gal in Town Poster

The Meanest Gal in Town Feature Film1934Duke Slater

Alias the Professor Short Film1933

Clear All Wires! Poster

Clear All Wires! Feature Film1933Lefty

Gleason's New Deal Short Film1933

Hoopla Feature Film1933Jerry

Mister Mugg Poster

Mister Mugg Short Film1933

Orders Is Orders Poster

Orders Is Orders Feature Film1933Ed Waggermeyer

Pie for Two Short Film1933

Rock-a-Bye Cowboy Short Film1933Jimmy

The Billion Dollar Scandal Poster

The Billion Dollar Scandal Feature Film1933Ratsy Harris

A Hockey Hick Short Film1932

Battle Royal Poster

Battle Royal Short Film1932Danny Ruff

Blondie of the Follies Poster

Blondie of the Follies Feature Film1932Pa McClune

Fast Companions Poster

Fast Companions Feature Film1932Silk Henley

High Hats and Low Brows Poster

High Hats and Low Brows Short Film1932Danny Ruff

Lady and Gent Poster

Lady and Gent Feature Film1932Pin Streaver

Lights Out Short Film1932

Off His Base Short Film1932Picture in Opening Credits

Penguin Pool Murder Poster

Penguin Pool Murder Feature Film1932Oscar Piper

Rule 'Em and Weep Poster

Rule 'Em and Weep Short Film1932Spike Mc Gorey

Stealin' Home Short Film1932

The All-American Poster

The All-American Feature Film1932Chick Knipe

The Crooked Circle Poster

The Crooked Circle Feature Film1932Arthur Crimmer

The Devil Is Driving Poster

The Devil Is Driving Feature Film1932'Beef' Evans

Yoo-Hoo Short Film1932Jimmy Gleason

A Free Soul Poster

A Free Soul Feature Film1931Eddie

Beyond Victory Poster

Beyond Victory Feature Film1931Private Jim Mobley

Doomed to Win Short Film1931

It's a Wise Child Poster

It's a Wise Child Feature Film1931Cool Kelly

Slow Poison Short Film1931

Suicide Fleet Poster

Suicide Fleet Feature Film1931Skeets

Sweepstakes Poster

Sweepstakes Feature Film1931Sleepy Jones

The Big Gamble Poster

The Big Gamble Feature Film1931Squint Dugan

Where Canaries Sing Bass Short Film1931

Big Money Poster

Big Money Feature Film1930Tom

Don't Believe It Short Film1930

Dumbbells in Ermine Poster

Dumbbells in Ermine Feature Film1930Mike

Her Man Feature Film1930Steve

Puttin' on the Ritz Poster

Puttin' on the Ritz Feature Film1930James Tierney

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 Poster

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 Short Film1930Self

The Matrimonial Bed Poster

The Matrimonial Bed Feature Film1930Gustave Corton

The Swellhead Poster

The Swellhead Feature Film1930Johnny Trump

The Voice of Hollywood No. 4 Short Film1930Self

Fairways and Foul Short Film1929Husband

Meet the Missus Poster

Meet the Missus Short Film1929Bert La Motte

Oh, Yeah? Poster

Oh, Yeah? Feature Film1929Dusty Reilly

The Broadway Melody Poster

The Broadway Melody Feature Film1929Music Publisher

The Garden of Eatin' Short Film1929

The Shannons of Broadway Poster

The Shannons of Broadway Feature Film1929Mickey Shannon

The Count of Ten Poster

The Count of Ten Feature Film1928Johnny's Manager

Polly of the Follies Poster

Polly of the Follies Feature Film1922Paul Gordon

Writer

28

Type

Year

Goodbye Broadway Poster

Goodbye Broadway Feature Film1938

Song and Dance Man Poster

Song and Dance Man Feature Film1936

Murder in the Fleet Poster

Murder in the Fleet Feature Film1935

Two Fisted Poster

Two Fisted Feature Film1935

Change of Heart Poster

Change of Heart Feature Film1934

Servants' Entrance Poster

Servants' Entrance Feature Film1934

The World Moves On Poster

The World Moves On Feature Film1934

Orders Is Orders Poster

Orders Is Orders Feature Film1933

The Bowery Poster

The Bowery Feature Film1933

Beyond Victory Poster

Beyond Victory Feature Film1931

Doomed to Win Short Film1931

Three Hollywood Girls Poster

Three Hollywood Girls Short Film1931

Don't Believe It Short Film1930

Dumbbells in Ermine Poster

Dumbbells in Ermine Feature Film1930

Mammy Feature Film1930

Puttin' on the Ritz Poster

Puttin' on the Ritz Feature Film1930

Rain or Shine Poster

Rain or Shine Feature Film1930

The Fall Guy Poster

The Fall Guy Feature Film1930

The Swellhead Poster

The Swellhead Feature Film1930

What a Widow! Poster

What a Widow! Feature Film1930

High Voltage Poster

High Voltage Feature Film1929

His First Command Poster

His First Command Feature Film1929

Oh, Yeah? Poster

Oh, Yeah? Feature Film1929

The Broadway Melody Poster

The Broadway Melody Feature Film1929

The Flying Fool Poster

The Flying Fool Feature Film1929

The Garden of Eatin' Short Film1929

The Shannons of Broadway Poster

The Shannons of Broadway Feature Film1929

Is Zat So? Poster

Is Zat So? Feature Film1927

Director

4

Type

Year

Hot Tip Feature Film1935

A Hockey Hick Short Film1932

Always Kickin' Poster

Always Kickin' Short Film1932

Off His Base Short Film1932

Other Crew

2

Change of Heart Poster

Change of Heart Feature Film1934

Oh, Yeah? Poster

Oh, Yeah? Feature Film1929

Producer

1

Off His Base Short Film1932

Script and Continuity Department

1

Three Hollywood Girls Poster

Three Hollywood Girls Short Film1931

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