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person_profile-James Gleason

James Gleason Died at age: 76

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

James Gleason

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1882

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Apr 12, 1959

Biography of

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 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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James Gleason

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Filmography of

James Gleason

Found 119 Movies in total

Hollywood My Home Town

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1965

The Last Hurrah

Cuke Gillen ( Actor )

... 1958

Money, Women and Guns

Henry Devers ( Actor )

... 1958

Once Upon a Horse...

Postmaster ( Actor )

... 1958

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Doc Simpkins ( Actor )

... 1958

Man or Gun

Sheriff Jim Jackson ( Actor )

... 1958

No Time at All

Dolph Grimes ( Actor )

... 1958

The Female Animal

Tom Maloney ( Actor )

... 1958

Man in the Shadow

Hank James ( Actor )

... 1957

Loving You

Carl Meade ( Actor )

... 1957

Spring Reunion

Collie ( Actor )

... 1957

Star in the Dust

Orval Jones ( Actor )

... 1956

The Girl Rush

Ether Ferguson ( Actor )

... 1955

The Night of the Hunter

Birdie Steptoe ( Actor )

... 1955

Suddenly

Peter 'Pop' Benson ( Actor )

... 1954

Hollywood Thrill-Makers

Risky Russell ( Actor )

... 1954

Forever Female

Eddie Woods ( Actor )

... 1953

What Price Glory

General Cokely ( Actor )

... 1952

The Story of Will Rogers

Bert Lynn ( Actor )

... 1952

We're Not Married!

Duffy ( Actor )

... 1952

I'll See You in My Dreams

Fred Townsend ( Actor )

... 1951

Come Fill the Cup

Charley Dolan ( Actor )

... 1951

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

Knobby Walsh ( Actor )

... 1951

Two Gals and a Guy

Max Howard ( Actor )

... 1951

... 1950

The Jackpot

Harry Summers ( Actor )

... 1950

Riding High

Racing Secretary ( Actor )

... 1950

The Yellow Cab Man

Mickey Corkins ( Actor )

... 1950

Key to the City

Sergeant Hogan ( Actor )

... 1950

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Timothy Gleason ( Actor )

... 1949

Take One False Step

Captain Gledhill ( Actor )

... 1949

The Life of Riley

Gillis ( Actor )

... 1949

Bad Boy

Chief ( Actor )

... 1949

When My Baby Smiles at Me

Lefty Moore ( Actor )

... 1948

The Return of October

Uncle Willie Ramsey ( Actor )

... 1948

The Dude Goes West

Sam Briggs ( Actor )

... 1948

Smart Woman

Sam Corkle ( Actor )

... 1948

Tycoon

Pop Mathews ( Actor )

... 1947

The Bishop's Wife

Sylvester ( Actor )

... 1947

Down to Earth

Max Corkle ( Actor )

... 1947

The Homestretch

Doc Kilborne ( Actor )

... 1947

Lady Luck

Sacramento Sam ( Actor )

... 1946

Home Sweet Homicide

Sgt. O'Hare ( Actor )

... 1946

The Well Groomed Bride

Captain Hornby ( Actor )

... 1946

The Hoodlum Saint

Snarp ( Actor )

... 1946

Captain Eddie

Tom Clark ( Actor )

... 1945

The Clock

Al Henry ( Actor )

... 1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

McGarrity ( Actor )

... 1945

This Man's Navy

Jimmy Shannon ( Actor )

... 1945

The Keys of the Kingdom

Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske ( Actor )

... 1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

Lt. Rooney ( Actor )

... 1944

Once Upon a Time

Moke McGillicuddy ( Actor )

... 1944

A Guy Named Joe

“Nails” Kilpatrick ( Actor )

... 1943

Crash Dive

Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell ( Actor )

... 1943

Manila Calling

Tim O'Rourke ( Actor )

... 1942

Tales of Manhattan

Joe - Mission Aid Society ( Actor )

... 1942

Footlight Serenade

Bruce McKay ( Actor )

... 1942

The Falcon Takes Over

Inspector Mike O'Hara ( Actor )

... 1942

My Gal Sal

Pat Hawley ( Actor )

... 1942

A Date with the Falcon

Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara ( Actor )

... 1942

Hay Foot

Colonel J. A. Barkley ( Actor )

... 1942

Babes on Broadway

Thornton Reed ( Actor )

... 1941

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Sergeant Daniels ( Actor )

... 1941

Tanks a Million

Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley ( Actor )

... 1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Max Corkle ( Actor )

... 1941

Affectionately Yours

'Chet' Phillips ( Actor )

... 1941

Meet John Doe

Henry Connell ( Actor )

... 1941

Earl of Puddlestone

Joe Higgins ( Actor )

... 1940

Grandpa Goes To Town

Joe Higgins ( Actor )

... 1940

Money To Burn

Joe Higgins ( Actor )

... 1939

The Covered Trailer

Joe Higgins ( Actor )

... 1939

On Your Toes

Phil Dolan Sr. ( Actor )

... 1939

Should Husbands Work?

Joe Higgins ( Actor )

... 1939

My Wife's Relatives

Joe Higgins ( Actor )

... 1939

Army Girl

Hennessy ( Actor )

... 1938

The Higgins Family

Joe Higgins ( Actor )

... 1938

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Danny The Duck ( Actor )

... 1937

Forty Naughty Girls

Inspector Oscar Piper ( Actor )

... 1937

The Plot Thickens

Oscar Piper ( Actor )

... 1936

The Big Game

George Scott ( Actor )

... 1936

Don't Turn 'em Loose

Detective Daniels ( Actor )

... 1936

Yours for the Asking

Saratoga ( Actor )

... 1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Inspector Corrigan ( Actor )

... 1936

Murder on a Bridle Path

Police Insp. Oscar Piper ( Actor )

... 1936

We're Only Human

Detective Danny Walsh ( Actor )

... 1935

Hot Tip

Jimmy McGill ( Actor )

Director

... 1935

West Point of the Air

Joe 'Bags' ( Actor )

... 1935

Murder on a Honeymoon

Inspector Oscar Piper ( Actor )

... 1935

Helldorado

Sam Barnes ( Actor )

... 1935

Murder on the Blackboard

Inspector Oscar Piper ( Actor )

... 1934

Change of Heart

Hot Dog Vendor ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1934

Search for Beauty

Dan Healy ( Actor )

... 1934

The Meanest Gal in Town

Duke Slater ( Actor )

... 1934

Hoopla

Jerry ( Actor )

... 1933

Orders Is Orders

Ed Waggermeyer ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1933

Clear All Wires!

Lefty Williams ( Actor )

... 1933

The Billion Dollar Scandal

"Ratsy" Harris ( Actor )

... 1933

The Devil Is Driving

'Beef' Evans ( Actor )

... 1932

The Penguin Pool Murder

Police Inspector Oscar Piper ( Actor )

... 1932

The All-American

Chick Knipe ( Actor )

... 1932

The Crooked Circle

Arthur Crimmer ( Actor )

... 1932

Blondie of the Follies

Pa McClune ( Actor )

... 1932

Lady and Gent

Pin Streaver ( Actor )

... 1932

Fast Companions

Silk Henley ( Actor )

... 1932

Suicide Fleet

Skeets ( Actor )

... 1931

The Big Gamble

Fred 'Squint' Dugan ( Actor )

... 1931

Sweepstakes

Sleepy Jones ( Actor )

... 1931

A Free Soul

Eddie ( Actor )

... 1931

It's a Wise Child

Cool Kelly ( Actor )

... 1931

Beyond Victory

Jim Mobley ( Actor )

Writer

... 1931

Big Money

Tom ( Actor )

... 1930

Her Man

Steve ( Actor )

... 1930

The Matrimonial Bed

Gustave Corton ( Actor )

... 1930

Dumb-bells in Ermine

Mike ( Actor )

Writer

... 1930

Swellhead

Johnny Trump ( Actor )

Dialogue

... 1930

Puttin' on the Ritz

James 'Jimmy' Tierney ( Actor )

Dialogue

... 1930

Oh, Yeah!

Dusty ( Actor )

... 1929

The Broadway Melody

Music Publisher (uncredited) ( Actor )

Dialogue

... 1929

Polly of the Follies

Paul Gordon ( Actor )

... 1922