James Gleason

Known For: Acting
Born: May 23, 1882
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Died: April 12, 1959

James Gleason

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 Sw…

Filmography

The Last Hurrah

1958 · Cuke Gillen

Money, Women and Guns

1958 · Henry Devers

Once Upon a Horse...

1958 · Postmaster

Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958 · Doc Simpkins

Man or Gun

1958 · Sheriff Jim Jackson

No Time at All

1958 · Dolph Grimes

The Female Animal

1958 · Tom Maloney

Man in the Shadow

1957 · Hank James

Leave It to Beaver

1957 · Pete

Loving You

1957 · Carl Meade

Spring Reunion

1957 · Collie

Star in the Dust

1956 · Orval Jones

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955 · Ed Shafer

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · Mr. Jorgy, Howard Fieldstone

Cheyenne

1955

The Girl Rush

1955 · Ether Ferguson

The Night of the Hunter

1955 · Uncle Birdie Steptoe

The Millionaire

1955 · Charles Hartford Simpson

Climax!

1954 · Reverend Mr. McCarkle

Suddenly

1954 · Peter 'Pop' Benson

Hollywood Thrill-Makers

1954 · Risky Russell

Forever Female

1953 · Eddie Woods

This Is Your Life

1952 · Self

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Noah Larkin

What Price Glory

1952 · General Cokely

The Story of Will Rogers

1952 · Bert Lynn

We're Not Married!

1952 · Duffy

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951 · Fred Townsend

Come Fill the Cup

1951 · Charley Dolan

Triple Cross

1951 · Knobby Walsh

Two Gals and a Guy

1951 · Max Howard

Racket Squad

1951

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

1950 · Knobby Walsh

The Jackpot

1950 · Harry Summers

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 · Self

Riding High

1950 · Racing Secretary

The Yellow Cab Man

1950 · Mickey Corkins

Key to the City

1950 · Sergeant Hogan

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949 · Timothy Gleason

Take One False Step

1949 · Captain Gledhill

The Life of Riley

1949 · Gillis

Bad Boy

1949 · Chief

When My Baby Smiles at Me

1948 · Lefty Moore

The Return of October

1948 · Uncle Willie Ramsey

The Dude Goes West

1948 · Sam Briggs

Smart Woman

1948 · Sam Corkle

Tycoon

1947 · Pop Mathews

The Bishop's Wife

1947 · Sylvester

Down to Earth

1947 · Max Corkle

The Homestretch

1947 · Doc Kilborne

Lady Luck

1946 · Sacramento Sam

Home Sweet Homicide

1946 · Sgt. O'Hare

The Well Groomed Bride

1946 · Captain Hornby

The Hoodlum Saint

1946 · Snarp

Captain Eddie

1945 · Tom Clark

The Clock

1945 · Al Henry

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945 · McGarrity

This Man's Navy

1945 · Jimmy Shannon

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944 · Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944 · Lt. Rooney

Once Upon a Time

1944 · Moke McGillicuddy

A Guy Named Joe

1944 · “Nails” Kilpatrick

Crash Dive

1943 · Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell

Manila Calling

1942 · Tim O'Rourke

Tales of Manhattan

1942 · Father Joe

Footlight Serenade

1942 · Bruce McKay

The Falcon Takes Over

1942 · Inspector Mike O'Hara

My Gal Sal

1942 · Pat Hawley

A Date with the Falcon

1942 · Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara

Hay Foot

1942 · Colonel J. A. Barkley

Babes on Broadway

1941 · Thornton Reed

Breakdowns of 1941

1941 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941 · Sergeant Daniels

Tanks a Million

1941 · Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941 · Max Corkle

Affectionately Yours

1941 · 'Chet' Phillips

Meet John Doe

1941 · Henry Connell

Earl of Puddlestone

1940 · Joe Higgins

Grandpa Goes To Town

1940 · Joe Higgins

Money To Burn

1939 · Joe Higgins

The Covered Trailer

1939 · Joe Higgins

On Your Toes

1939 · Phil Dolan Sr.

Should Husbands Work?

1939 · Joe Higgins

My Wife's Relatives

1939 · Joe Higgins

Army Girl

1938 · Hennessy

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

1938 · James Gleason

The Higgins Family

1938 · Joe Higgins

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

1938 · Self

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

1937 · Danny The Duck

Forty Naughty Girls

1937 · Police Insp. Oscar Piper

Cinema Circus

1937 · Himself

The Plot Thickens

1936 · Police Insp. Oscar Piper

The Big Game

1936 · George Scott

Don't Turn 'em Loose

1936 · Detective Daniels

Yours for the Asking

1936 · Saratoga

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936 · Inspector Corrigan

Murder on a Bridle Path

1936 · Police Insp. Oscar Piper

We're Only Human

1935 · Detective Danny Walsh

Hot Tip

1935 · Jimmy McGill, Director

Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

1935 · Himself

Murder in the Fleet

1935 · Additional Writing

West Point of the Air

1935 · Joe 'Bags'

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935 · Police Insp. Oscar Piper

Helldorado

1935 · Sam Barnes

Murder on the Blackboard

1934 · Police Insp. Oscar Piper

Change of Heart

1934 · Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited), Screenplay

Search for Beauty

1934 · Dan Healy

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934 · Duke Slater

Hoopla

1933 · Jerry

The Bowery

1933 · Screenplay

Orders Is Orders

1933 · Ed Waggermeyer, Screenplay

Clear All Wires!

1933 · Lefty Williams

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933 · "Ratsy" Harris

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932 · Police Insp. Oscar Piper

The Devil Is Driving

1932 · 'Beef' Evans

Always Kickin'

1932 · Director

Yoo-Hoo

1932 · Jimmy Gleason

The All-American

1932 · Chick Knipe

The Crooked Circle

1932 · Arthur Crimmer

Off His Base

1932 · Picture in Opening Credits, Director

Blondie of the Follies

1932 · Pa McClune

Lady and Gent

1932 · Pin Streaver

High Hats and Low Brows

1932 · Danny Ruff

Fast Companions

1932 · Silk Henley

Rule 'Em and Weep

1932 · Spike Mc Gorey

Suicide Fleet

1931 · Skeets

The Big Gamble

1931 · Fred 'Squint' Dugan

Sweepstakes

1931 · Sleepy Jones

A Free Soul

1931 · Eddie

It's a Wise Child

1931 · Cool Kelly

Beyond Victory

1931 · Jim Mobley, Writer

Three Hollywood Girls

1931 · Writer

Big Money

1930 · Tom

Her Man

1930 · Steve

What a Widow!

1930 · Adaptation, Screenplay

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930 · Self

Rain or Shine

1930 · Writer

The Matrimonial Bed

1930 · Gustave Corton

The Fall Guy

1930 · Writer

Dumb-bells in Ermine

1930 · Mike, Writer

Mammy

1930 · Theatre Play

Swellhead

1930 · Johnny Trump, Dialogue

Puttin' on the Ritz

1930 · James 'Jimmy' Tierney, Dialogue

Don't Believe It

Don't Believe It

1930 · Jimmy

His First Command

1929 · Story, Screenplay

The Shannons of Broadway

1929 · Mickey Shannon, Writer

Oh, Yeah!

1929 · Dusty

Fairways and Foul

Fairways and Foul

1929 · Husband

The Flying Fool

1929 · Additional Dialogue

High Voltage

1929 · Screenplay, Dialogue

Meet the Missus

1929 · Bert La Motte

The Broadway Melody

1929 · Music Publisher (uncredited), Dialogue

The Count of Ten

1928 · Johnny's Manager

Polly of the Follies

1922 · Paul Gordon

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