James Gleason
Acting
- Naissance:
- 1882-05-23
- Décès:
- 1959-04-12
- Lieu de naissance:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biographie
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).
Connu pour
Filmographie
La Dernière Fanfare
L'Héritage de la colère
Once Upon a Horse...
Trois bébés sur les bras
Man or Gun
No Time at All
The Female Animal
Le Salaire du diable
Leave It to Beaver
Amour frénétique
Spring Reunion
La corde est prête
Rookie of the Year
Screen Director's Playhouse
Alfred Hitchcock présente
Cheyenne
The Girl Rush
La Nuit du chasseur
The Millionaire
Climax!
Je dois tuer
Hollywood Thrill-Makers
Forever Female
This Is Your Life
Cavalcade of America
Deux durs à cuire
The Story of Will Rogers
Cinq Mariages à l'essai
I'll See You in My Dreams
Feu sur le Gang
Triple Cross
Two Gals and a Guy
Racket Squad
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
Gare au percepteur
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Jour de chance
The Yellow Cab Man
Key to the City
Miss Grain de sel
Take One False Step
The Life of Riley
Bad Boy
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Le retour d'Octobre
The Dude Goes West
Smart Woman
Taïkoun
Honni soit qui mal y pense
L'Étoile des étoiles
The Homestretch
Lady Luck
Home Sweet Homicide
The Well Groomed Bride
The Hoodlum Saint
Captain Eddie
L'Horloge
Le Lys de Brooklyn
This Man's Navy
Les Clés du royaume
Arsenic et vieille dentelle
Il était une fois
Un nommé Joe
Requins d'acier
Manila Calling
Six Destins
Footlight Serenade
The Falcon Takes Over
Mon amie Sally
A Date with the Falcon
Hay Foot
Débuts à Broadway
Breakdowns of 1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Tanks a Million
Le Défunt récalcitrant
Affectionately Yours
L'Homme de la rue
Earl of Puddlestone
Grandpa Goes To Town
Money To Burn
The Covered Trailer
On Your Toes
Should Husbands Work?
My Wife's Relatives
Army Girl
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
The Higgins Family
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Forty Naughty Girls
Cinema Circus
The Plot Thickens
The Big Game
Don't Turn 'em Loose
Yours for the Asking
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Murder on a Bridle Path
We're Only Human
Hot Tip
Hollywood Hobbies
Tel père tel fils
Murder on a Honeymoon
Helldorado
Murder on the Blackboard
Change of Heart
Search for Beauty
The Meanest Gal in Town
Hoopla
Orders Is Orders
Clear All Wires!
The Billion Dollar Scandal
The Penguin Pool Murder
The Devil Is Driving
Yoo-Hoo
The All-American
The Crooked Circle
Off His Base
Blondie of the Follies
Lady and Gent
High Hats and Low Brows
Fast Companions
Rule 'Em and Weep
Suicide Fleet
The Big Gamble
Sweepstakes
Âmes libres
It's a Wise Child
Beyond Victory
Big Money
Her Man
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
The Matrimonial Bed
Dumb-bells in Ermine
The Swellhead
Puttin' on the Ritz
Don't Believe It
The Shannons of Broadway
Oh, Yeah!
Fairways and Foul
Meet the Missus
Broadway Melody
The Count of Ten
Polly of the Follies