James 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 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
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Id 30537
Known For Acting
Known Credits 1
Gender Male
Birthday 1882-05-23
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As James Austin Gleason Jimmy Gleason Content Score
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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 J . . . . Read More moss
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The Last Hurrah as Cuke Gillen 1958
Money, Women and Guns as Henry Devers 1958
Once Upon a Horse... as Postmaster 1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby as Doc Simpkins 1958
Man or Gun as Sheriff Jim Jackson 1958
No Time at All as Dolph Grimes 1958
The Female Animal as Tom Maloney 1957
Man in the Shadow as Hank James 1957
Loving You as Carl Meade 1957
Spring Reunion as Collie 1956
Star in the Dust as Orval Jones 1955
The Girl Rush as Ether Ferguson 1955
The Night of the Hunter as Uncle Birdie Steptoe 1954
Suddenly as Peter 'Pop' Benson 1954
Hollywood Thrill-Makers as Risky Russell 1953
Forever Female as Eddie Woods 1952
What Price Glory as General Cokely 1952
The Story of Will Rogers as Bert Lynn 1952
We're Not Married! as Duffy 1951
I'll See You in My Dreams as Fred Townsend 1951
Come Fill the Cup as Charley Dolan 1951
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross as Knobby Walsh 1951
Two Gals and a Guy as Max Howard 1950
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle as Knobby Walsh 1950
The Jackpot as Harry Summers 1950
Riding High as Racing Secretary 1950
The Yellow Cab Man as Mickey Corkins 1950
Key to the City as Sergeant Hogan 1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Timothy Gleason 1949
Take One False Step as Captain Gledhill 1949
The Life of Riley as Gillis 1949
A Guy Named Joe as “Nails” Kilpatrick 1948
When My Baby Smiles at Me as Lefty Moore 1948
The Return of October as Uncle Willie Ramsey 1948
The Dude Goes West as Sam Briggs 1948
Smart Woman as Sam Corkle 1947
The Bishop's Wife as Sylvester 1947
Down to Earth as Max Corkle 1947
The Homestretch as Doc Kilborne 1946
Lady Luck as Sacramento Sam 1946
Home Sweet Homicide as Sgt. O'Hare 1946
The Well Groomed Bride as Captain Hornby 1946
The Hoodlum Saint as Snarp 1945
Captain Eddie as Tom Clark 1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as McGarrity 1945
This Man's Navy as Jimmy Shannon 1944
The Keys of the Kingdom as Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske 1944
Arsenic and Old Lace as Lt. Rooney 1944
Once Upon a Time as Moke McGillicuddy 1943
Crash Dive as Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell 1942
Manila Calling as Tim O'Rourke 1942
Tales of Manhattan as Father Joe 1942
Footlight Serenade as Bruce McKay 1942
The Falcon Takes Over as Inspector Mike O'Hara 1942
My Gal Sal as Pat Hawley 1942
A Date with the Falcon as Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara 1942
Hay Foot as Colonel J. A. Barkley 1941
Babes on Broadway as Thornton Reed 1941
Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Sergeant Daniels 1941
Tanks a Million as Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley 1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan as Max Corkle 1941
Affectionately Yours as 'Chet' Phillips 1941
Meet John Doe as Henry Connell 1940
Earl of Puddlestone as Joe Higgins 1940
Grandpa Goes To Town as Joe Higgins 1939
Money To Burn as Joe Higgins 1939
The Covered Trailer as Joe Higgins 1939
On Your Toes as Phil Dolan Sr. 1939
Should Husbands Work? as Joe Higgins 1939
My Wife's Relatives as Joe Higgins 1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 as James Gleason 1938
The Higgins Family as Joe Higgins 1938
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 as Self 1937
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round as Danny The Duck 1937
Forty Naughty Girls as Police Insp. Oscar Piper 1937
Cinema Circus as Himself 1936
The Plot Thickens as Police Insp. Oscar Piper 1936
The Big Game as George Scott 1936
Don't Turn 'em Loose as Detective Daniels 1936
Yours for the Asking as Saratoga 1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as Inspector Corrigan 1936
Murder on a Bridle Path as Police Insp. Oscar Piper 1935
We're Only Human as Detective Danny Walsh 1935
Hot Tip as Jimmy McGill 1935
Hollywood Hobbies as Himself 1935
West Point of the Air as Joe 'Bags' 1935
Murder on a Honeymoon as Police Insp. Oscar Piper 1935
Helldorado as Sam Barnes 1934
Murder on the Blackboard as Police Insp. Oscar Piper 1934
Change of Heart as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited) 1934
Search for Beauty as Dan Healy 1934
The Meanest Gal in Town as Duke Slater 1933
Orders Is Orders as Ed Waggermeyer 1933
Clear All Wires! as Lefty Williams 1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal as "Ratsy" Harris 1932
The Penguin Pool Murder as Police Insp. Oscar Piper 1932
The Devil Is Driving as 'Beef' Evans 1932
Yoo-Hoo as Jimmy Gleason 1932
The All-American as Chick Knipe 1932
The Crooked Circle as Arthur Crimmer 1932
Off His Base as Picture in Opening Credits 1932
Blondie of the Follies as Pa McClune 1932
Lady and Gent as Pin Streaver 1932
High Hats and Low Brows as Danny Ruff 1932
Fast Companions as Silk Henley 1932
Rule 'Em and Weep as Spike Mc Gorey 1931
Suicide Fleet as Skeets 1931
The Big Gamble as Fred 'Squint' Dugan 1931
Sweepstakes as Sleepy Jones 1931
It's a Wise Child as Cool Kelly 1931
Beyond Victory as Jim Mobley 1930
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 as Self 1930
The Matrimonial Bed as Gustave Corton 1930
Dumb-bells in Ermine as Mike 1930
Swellhead as Johnny Trump 1930
Puttin' on the Ritz as James 'Jimmy' Tierney 1930
Don't Believe It as Jimmy 1929
The Shannons of Broadway as Mickey Shannon 1929
Fairways and Foul as Husband 1929
Meet the Missus as Bert La Motte 1929
The Broadway Melody as Music Publisher (uncredited) 1928
The Count of Ten as Johnny's Manager 1922
Polly of the Follies as Paul Gordon
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Pete
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Mr. Jorgy
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Charles Hartford Simpson
Coming Soon (2 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Reverend Mr. McCarkle
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Noah Larkin
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Howard Fieldstone
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Ed Shafer 
