James Gleason

Actor

Born: May 23, 1882
Died: April 12, 1959 (age 76)
From: New York City, New York, USA

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…

Filmography (134)

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
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