Birthday
1882/05/22
Day of death
1959/04/12 (76 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
James Austin Gleason, Jimmy Gleason, Джеймс Глисон
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 afte...Read more
(1944) Arsenic and Old Lace
as Lt. Rooney
(1955) The Night of the Hunter
as Uncle Birdie Steptoe
(1932) Blondie of the Follies
as Pa McClune
(1945) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as McGarrity
(1949) Take One False Step
as Captain Gledhill
(1952) We're Not Married!
as Duffy
(1940) Earl of Puddlestone
as Joe Higgins
(1939) The Covered Trailer
as Joe Higgins
(1941) Meet John Doe
as Henry Connell
(1942) Tales of Manhattan
as Joe - Mission Aid Society
(1943) A Guy Named Joe
as “Nails” Kilpatrick
(1951) I'll See You in My Dreams
as Fred Townsend
(1949) Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Timothy Gleason
(1942) Footlight Serenade
as Bruce McKay
(1942) A Date with the Falcon
as Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara
(1931) The Big Gamble
as Fred 'Squint' Dugan
(1954) Hollywood Thrill-Makers
as Risky Russell
(1942) The Falcon Takes Over
as Inspector Mike O'Hara
(1941) Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Max Corkle
(1922) Polly of the Follies
as Paul Gordon
(1936) Murder on a Bridle Path
as Police Insp. Oscar Piper
(1944) Once Upon a Time
as Moke McGillicuddy
(1947) Down to Earth
as Max Corkle
(1957) Loving You
as Carl Meade
(1944) The Keys of the Kingdom
as Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske
(1954) Suddenly
as Peter 'Pop' Benson
(1947) The Bishop's Wife
as Sylvester
(1931) A Free Soul
as Eddie
(1929) Oh, Yeah!
as Dusty
(1952) What Price Glory
as General Cokely
(1946) The Hoodlum Saint
as Snarp
(1936) The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Inspector Corrigan
(1945) The Clock
as Al Henry
(1943) Crash Dive
as Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell
(1933) Hoopla
as Jerry
(1958) The Last Hurrah
as Cuke Gillen
(1941) Affectionately Yours
as 'Chet' Phillips
(1932) Penguin Pool Murder
as Police Inspector Oscar Piper
(1947) Tycoon
as Pop Mathews
(1935) Murder on a Honeymoon
as Inspector Oscar Piper
(1958) Man or Gun
as Sheriff Jim Jackson
(1935) Helldorado
as Sam Barnes
(1941) Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Sergeant Daniels
(1930) Puttin' on the Ritz
as James 'Jimmy' Tierney
(1945) This Man's Navy
as Jimmy Shannon
(1936) The Plot Thickens
as Oscar Piper
(1942) Hay Foot
as Colonel J. A. Barkley
(1950) The Yellow Cab Man
as Mickey Corkins
(1939) On Your Toes
as Phil Dolan Sr.
(1952) The Story of Will Rogers
as Bert Lynn
(1942) My Gal Sal
as Pat Hawley
(1935) West Point of the Air
as Joe 'Bags'
(1958) Money, Women and Guns
as Henry Devers
(1950) Key to the City
as Sergeant Hogan
(1951) Come Fill the Cup
as Charley Dolan
(1950) Riding High
as Racing Secretary
(1950) The Jackpot
as Harry Summers
(1956) Star in the Dust
as Orval Jones
(1948) Smart Woman
as Sam Corkle
(1946) Home Sweet Homicide
as Sgt. O'Hare
(1937) Cinema Circus
as Himself
(1930) Swellhead
as Johnny Trump
(1932) The Crooked Circle
as Arthur Crimmer
(1930) Her Man
as Steve
(1953) Forever Female
as Eddie Woods
(1937) Forty Naughty Girls
as Inspector Oscar Piper
(1938) Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as James Gleason
(1955) The Girl Rush
as Ether Ferguson
(1933) Clear All Wires!
as Lefty Williams
(1948) When My Baby Smiles at Me
as Lefty Moore
(1934) Murder on the Blackboard
as Inspector Oscar Piper
(1932) Lady and Gent
as Pin Streaver
(1957) Spring Reunion
as Collie
(1938) Army Girl
as Hennessy
(1931) Sweepstakes
as Sleepy Jones
(1948) The Return of October
as Uncle Willie Ramsey
(1931) Suicide Fleet
as Skeets
(1932) High Hats and Low Brows
as Danny Ruff
(1929) Meet the Missus
as Bert La Motte
(1937) Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
as Danny The Duck
(1936) Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Detective Daniels
(1935) We're Only Human
as Detective Danny Walsh
(1936) The Big Game
as George Scott
(1947) The Homestretch
as Doc Kilborne
(1932) Off His Base
as Picture in Opening Credits
(1949) The Life of Riley
as Gillis
(1958) The Female Animal
as Tom Maloney
(1946) Lady Luck
as Sacramento Sam
(1930) Dumb-bells in Ermine
as Mike
(1934) The Meanest Gal in Town
as Duke Slater
(1949) Bad Boy
as Chief
(1932) The Devil Is Driving
as 'Beef' Evans
(1958) Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Doc Simpkins
(1930) The Matrimonial Bed
as Gustave Corton
(1934) Search for Beauty
as Dan Healy
(1948) The Dude Goes West
as Sam Briggs
(1931) Beyond Victory
as Jim Mobley
(1942) Manila Calling
as Tim O'Rourke
(1951) Two Gals and a Guy
as Max Howard
(1946) The Well Groomed Bride
as Captain Hornby
(1936) Yours for the Asking
as Saratoga
(1957) Man in the Shadow
as Hank James
(1934) Change of Heart
as Hot Dog Vendor
(2002) Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'
as Self (archive footage)
(1958) No Time at All
as Dolph Grimes
(1950) Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
as Knobby Walsh
(1939) Should Husbands Work?
as Joe Higgins
(1930) Don't Believe It
as Jimmy
(1931) It's a Wise Child
as Cool Kelly
(1938) The Higgins Family
as Joe Higgins
(1939) My Wife's Relatives
as Joe Higgins
(1939) Money To Burn
as Joe Higgins
(1932) Rule 'Em and Weep
as Spike Mc Gorey
(1940) Grandpa Goes To Town
as Joe Higgins
(1941) Tanks a Million
as Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley
(1941) Babes on Broadway
as Thornton Reed
(1945) Captain Eddie
as Tom Clark
(1941) Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1935) Hot Tip
as Jimmy McGill
(1932) Yoo-Hoo
as Jimmy Gleason
(1929) The Broadway Melody
as Music Publisher (uncredited)
(1932) Fast Companions
as Silk Henley
(1932) The All-American
as Chick Knipe
(1929) Fairways and Foul
as Husband
(1951) Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
as Knobby Walsh
(1933) Orders Is Orders
as Ed Waggermeyer
(1933) The Billion Dollar Scandal
as "Ratsy" Harris
(1935) Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself
(1930) Big Money
as Tom
(1958) Once Upon a Horse...
as Postmaster
(1955) Cheyenne
as ---
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1957) Leave It to Beaver
as Pete
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Jorgy
(1955) The Millionaire
as Charles Hartford Simpson
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1954) Climax!
as Reverend Mr. McCarkle
(1951) Racket Squad
as ---
(1952) Cavalcade of America
as Noah Larkin
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Howard Fieldstone
(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse
as Ed Shafer