JG
James Gleason
Actor, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Died April 12, 1959 (76 years)
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).
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Known For
Filmography
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah · as Cuke Gillen |
| 1958 | Money, Women and Guns · as Henry Devers |
| 1958 | The Female Animal · as Tom Maloney |
| 1958 | Once Upon a Horse... · as Postmaster |
| 1958 | Rock-a-Bye Baby · as Doc Simpkins |
| 1958 | Man or Gun · as Sheriff Jim Jackson |
| 1957 | Man in the Shadow · as Hank James |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as Joe Johnson |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Padre Terrence |
| 1957 | Loving You · as Carl Meade |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) · as Pete |
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | Spring Reunion · as Collie |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Dolph Grimes |
| 1956 | Star in the Dust · as Orval Jones |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Ed Shafer |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Howard Fieldstone |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Girl Rush · as Ether Ferguson |
| 1955 | The Night of the Hunter · as Uncle Birdie Steptoe |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Charles Hartford Simpson |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Reverend Mr. Mccarkle |
| 1954 | Shower of Stars (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Duke Scanlon |
| 1954 | Hollywood Thrill-Makers · as Risky Russell |
| 1953 | Forever Female · as Eddie Woods |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley (1953) (TV Series) · as Mike Riley |
| 1952 | We're Not Married! · as Duffy |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series) · as The Delicatessen Clerk |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Cal |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Noah Larkin |
| 1952 | What Price Glory · as General Cokely |
| 1952 | The Story of Will Rogers · as Bert Lynn |
| 1951 | I'll See You in My Dreams · as Fred Townsend |
| 1951 | Come Fill the Cup · as Charley Dolan |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The Jackpot · as Harry Summers |
| 1950 | The Trouble with Father (TV Series) · as Uncle Matt |
| 1950 | Key to the City · as Sergeant Hogan |
| 1950 | Riding High · as Racing Secretary |
| 1950 | The Yellow Cab Man · as Mickey Corkins |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond · as Timothy Gleason |
| 1949 | Take One False Step · as Captain Gledhill |
| 1949 | The Life of Riley · as Gillis |
| 1949 | Bad Boy · as Chief |
| 1948 | When My Baby Smiles at Me · as Lefty Moore |
| 1948 | Incident · as Narrator |
| 1948 | The Return of October · as Uncle Willie Ramsey |
| 1948 | The Dude Goes West · as Sam Briggs |
| 1948 | Smart Woman · as Sam Corkle |
| 1947 | Tycoon · as Pop Mathews |
| 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 | The Clock · as Al Henry |
| 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 | Once Upon a Time · as Moke Mcgillicuddy |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace · as Lt. Rooney |
| 1943 | A Guy Named Joe · as “nails” Kilpatrick |
| 1943 | Crash Dive · as Chief Mike 'mac' Mcdonnell |
| 1942 | Manila Calling · as Tim O'rourke |
| 1942 | My Gal Sal · as Pat Hawley |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan · as Joe - Mission Aid Society |
| 1942 | Footlight Serenade · as Bruce Mckay |
| 1942 | The Falcon Takes Over · as Inspector Mike O'hara |
| 1942 | A Date with the Falcon · as Inspector Michael 'mike' O'hara |
| 1942 | |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway · as Thornton Reed |
| 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 |
| 1939 | On Your Toes · as Phil Dolan Sr. |
| 1938 | Army Girl · as Hennessy |
| 1937 | Manhattan Merry-Go-Round · as Danny The Duck |
| 1937 | Forty Naughty Girls · as Inspector Oscar Piper |
| 1936 | The Plot Thickens · as 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 | West Point of the Air · as Joe 'bags' |
| 1935 | Murder on a Honeymoon · as Inspector Oscar Piper |
| 1934 | Murder on the Blackboard · as Inspector Oscar Piper |
| 1934 | Change of Heart · as Hot Dog Vendor |
| 1934 | Search for Beauty · as Dan Healy |
| 1934 | The Meanest Gal in Town · as Duke Slater |
| 1933 | Hoopla · as Jerry |
| 1933 | Gleason's New Deal · as Cast |
| 1933 | Clear All Wires! · as Lefty Williams |
| 1932 | Penguin Pool Murder · as Police Inspector Oscar Piper |
| 1932 | The Devil Is Driving · as 'beef' Evans |
| 1932 | The All-American · as Chick Knipe |
| 1932 | The Crooked Circle · as Arthur Crimmer |
| 1932 | Blondie of the Follies · as Pa Mcclune |
| 1932 | Lady and Gent · as Pin Streaver |
| 1932 | Rule 'Em and Weep · as Spike Mc Gorey |
| 1931 | Doomed to Win · as Cast |
| 1931 | Suicide Fleet · as Skeets |
| 1931 | Slow Poison · as Cast |
| 1931 | The Big Gamble · as Fred 'squint' Dugan |
| 1931 | Sweepstakes · as Sleepy Jones |
| 1931 | A Free Soul · as Eddie |
| 1931 | Beyond Victory · as Jim Mobley |
| 1931 | It's a Wise Child · as Cool Kelly |
| 1930 | Her Man · as Steve |
| 1930 | The Matrimonial Bed · as Gustave Corton |
| 1930 | Puttin' on the Ritz · as James 'jimmy' Tierney |
| 1929 | Oh, Yeah? · as Dusty |
| 1929 | The Broadway Melody · as Music Publisher (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Count of Ten · as Johnny's Manager |