James Gleason
Acting
Born May 23, 1882 — Died April 12, 1959
From New York City, New York, USA
Also known as James Austin Gleason, Jimmy Gleason
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 t...
Filmography
The Last Hurrah
Cuke Gillen
19587.2
Money, Women and Guns
Henry Devers
19585.8
Once Upon a Horse...
Postmaster
19588.3
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Doc Simpkins
19586.8
Man or Gun
Sheriff Jim Jackson
19584.0
No Time at All
Dolph Grimes
19588.0
The Female Animal
Tom Maloney
19586.0
Man in the Shadow
Hank James
19576.7
Loving You
Carl Meade
19576.2
Spring Reunion
Collie
19576.2
Star in the Dust
Orval Jones
19565.1
The Girl Rush
Ether Ferguson
19555.3
The Night of the Hunter
Uncle Birdie Steptoe
19557.9
Suddenly
Peter 'Pop' Benson
19546.4
Hollywood Thrill-Makers
Risky Russell
19547.0
Forever Female
Eddie Woods
19536.9
What Price Glory
General Cokely
19525.7
The Story of Will Rogers
Bert Lynn
19527.0
We're Not Married!
Duffy
19525.9
I'll See You in My Dreams
Fred Townsend
19514.9
Come Fill the Cup
Charley Dolan
19517.0
Triple Cross
Knobby Walsh
19519.0
Two Gals and a Guy
Max Howard
19517.0
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
Knobby Walsh
19508.0
The Jackpot
Harry Summers
19507.0
Riding High
Racing Secretary
19506.1
The Yellow Cab Man
Mickey Corkins
19506.9
Key to the City
Sergeant Hogan
19506.5
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Timothy Gleason
19495.3
Take One False Step
Captain Gledhill
19495.4
The Life of Riley
Gillis
19498.0
Bad Boy
Chief
19497.0
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Lefty Moore
19485.5
The Return of October
Uncle Willie Ramsey
19486.4
The Dude Goes West
Sam Briggs
19485.9
Smart Woman
Sam Corkle
19485.5
Tycoon
Pop Mathews
19475.6
The Bishop's Wife
Sylvester
19477.1
Down to Earth
Max Corkle
19476.0
The Homestretch
Doc Kilborne
19478.0
Lady Luck
Sacramento Sam
19465.6
Home Sweet Homicide
Sgt. O'Hare
19464.5
The Well Groomed Bride
Captain Hornby
19465.7
The Hoodlum Saint
Snarp
19465.5
Captain Eddie
Tom Clark
19457.2
The Clock
Al Henry
19457.1
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
McGarrity
19457.5
This Man's Navy
Jimmy Shannon
19456.7
The Keys of the Kingdom
Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske
19447.1
Arsenic and Old Lace
Lt. Rooney
19447.6
Once Upon a Time
Moke McGillicuddy
19445.8
A Guy Named Joe
“Nails” Kilpatrick
19446.7
Crash Dive
Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell
19436.4
Manila Calling
Tim O'Rourke
19428.0
Tales of Manhattan
Father Joe
19426.4
Footlight Serenade
Bruce McKay
19426.5
The Falcon Takes Over
Inspector Mike O'Hara
19426.3
My Gal Sal
Pat Hawley
19425.8
A Date with the Falcon
Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara
19426.5
Hay Foot
Colonel J. A. Barkley
19426.3
Babes on Broadway
Thornton Reed
19416.6
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
19417.0
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Sergeant Daniels
19415.4
Tanks a Million
Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley
19415.8
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Max Corkle
19417.0
Affectionately Yours
'Chet' Phillips
19414.5
Meet John Doe
Henry Connell
19417.3
Earl of Puddlestone
Joe Higgins
194010.0
Grandpa Goes To Town
Joe Higgins
194010.0
Money To Burn
Joe Higgins
193910.0
The Covered Trailer
Joe Higgins
19397.0
On Your Toes
Phil Dolan Sr.
19394.5
Should Husbands Work?
Joe Higgins
19396.0
My Wife's Relatives
Joe Higgins
19397.0
Army Girl
Hennessy
19386.8
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
James Gleason
19386.0
The Higgins Family
Joe Higgins
19387.0
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Self
1938
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Danny The Duck
19376.5
Forty Naughty Girls
Police Insp. Oscar Piper
19375.6
—
Cinema Circus
Himself
19378.0
The Plot Thickens
Police Insp. Oscar Piper
19366.3
The Big Game
George Scott
19366.6
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Detective Daniels
19365.0
Yours for the Asking
Saratoga
19365.3
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Inspector Corrigan
19366.2
Murder on a Bridle Path
Police Insp. Oscar Piper
19365.4
We're Only Human
Detective Danny Walsh
19356.5
Hot Tip
Jimmy McGill
19357.0
—
Hollywood Hobbies
Himself
19357.0
West Point of the Air
Joe 'Bags'
19357.0
Murder on a Honeymoon
Police Insp. Oscar Piper
19356.5
Helldorado
Sam Barnes
19359.0
Murder on the Blackboard
Police Insp. Oscar Piper
19346.4
Change of Heart
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
19346.3
Search for Beauty
Dan Healy
19345.5
The Meanest Gal in Town
Duke Slater
19347.3
Hoopla
Jerry
19336.3
Orders Is Orders
Ed Waggermeyer
1933
Clear All Wires!
Lefty Williams
19336.7
The Billion Dollar Scandal
"Ratsy" Harris
1933
The Penguin Pool Murder
Police Insp. Oscar Piper
19325.9
The Devil Is Driving
'Beef' Evans
19325.3
—
Yoo-Hoo
Jimmy Gleason
19328.0
The All-American
Chick Knipe
19326.5
The Crooked Circle
Arthur Crimmer
19325.2
—
Off His Base
Picture in Opening Credits
193210.0
Blondie of the Follies
Pa McClune
19326.3
Lady and Gent
Pin Streaver
19325.8
High Hats and Low Brows
Danny Ruff
1932
Fast Companions
Silk Henley
19327.5
Rule 'Em and Weep
Spike Mc Gorey
193210.0
Suicide Fleet
Skeets
19315.0
The Big Gamble
Fred 'Squint' Dugan
19316.1
Sweepstakes
Sleepy Jones
19315.7
A Free Soul
Eddie
19316.1
It's a Wise Child
Cool Kelly
19316.3
Beyond Victory
Jim Mobley
19319.0
Big Money
Tom
193010.0
Her Man
Steve
19305.2
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Self
1930
The Matrimonial Bed
Gustave Corton
19306.4
Dumb-bells in Ermine
Mike
19305.7
Swellhead
Johnny Trump
19309.0
Puttin' on the Ritz
James 'Jimmy' Tierney
19306.2
—
Don't Believe It
Jimmy
19307.0
The Shannons of Broadway
Mickey Shannon
19298.0
Oh, Yeah!
Dusty
19295.0
—
Fairways and Foul
Husband
1929
Meet the Missus
Bert La Motte
19299.0
The Broadway Melody
Music Publisher (uncredited)
19295.1
The Count of Ten
Johnny's Manager
19287.0
Polly of the Follies
Paul Gordon
19227.0