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).
Fotos
Películas (145)
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
Loving You
1957 · Carl Meade
Spring Reunion
1957 · Collie
Star in the Dust
1956 · Orval Jones
Rookie of the Year
1955 · Ed Shafer
The Girl Rush
1955 · Ether Ferguson
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Uncle Birdie Steptoe
Suddenly
1954 · Peter 'Pop' Benson
Hollywood Thrill-Makers
1954 · Risky Russell
Forever Female
1953 · Eddie Woods
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
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
1950 · Knobby Walsh
The Jackpot
1950 · Harry Summers
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
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 · Screenplay, Adaptation
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
1930 · Jimmy
His First Command
1929 · Screenplay, Story
The Shannons of Broadway
1929 · Mickey Shannon, Writer
Oh, Yeah!
1929 · Dusty
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
Series (10)
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · Pete
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Ed Shafer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Mr. Jorgy, Howard Fieldstone
Cheyenne
1955
The Millionaire
1955 · Charles Hartford Simpson
Climax!
1954 · Reverend Mr. McCarkle
This Is Your Life
1952 · Self
Cavalcade of America
1952 · Noah Larkin
Racket Squad
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self