James Gleason

Acting · 1.1 popularity

Age

144

Movies

133

Born: May 23, 1882 – April 12, 1959
From: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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).

Works

133 films

The Night of the Hunter

19557.9

Arsenic and Old Lace

19447.6

Hoopla

19336.3

The Clock

19457.1

The Bishop's Wife

19477.1

Meet John Doe

19417.3

Hay Foot

19426.3

Down to Earth

19476.0

The Last Hurrah

19587.2

The Keys of the Kingdom

19447.1

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

19417.0

Spring Reunion

19576.2

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

19457.5

The Female Animal

19586.0

It's a Wise Child

19316.3

Man or Gun

19584.0

Star in the Dust

19565.1

Breakdowns of 1941

19417.0

Her Man

19305.2

Suddenly

19546.4

The Broadway Melody

19295.2

We're Not Married!

19525.9

Babes on Broadway

19416.6

Crash Dive

19436.4

What Price Glory

19525.7

Loving You

19576.2

Hollywood Hobbies

19357.0

Rock-a-Bye Baby

19586.8

Army Girl

19386.8

A Guy Named Joe

19446.7

The All-American

19326.5

Take One False Step

19495.4

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

19495.3

Man in the Shadow

19576.7

Tales of Manhattan

19426.4

Affectionately Yours

19414.5

I'll See You in My Dreams

19514.9

Forever Female

19536.9

Hot Tip

19357.0

Lady Luck

19465.6

The Falcon Takes Over

19426.3

Murder on the Blackboard

19346.4

Come Fill the Cup

19517.0

Oh, Yeah!

19295.0

Tycoon

19475.6

Sweepstakes

19315.7

My Gal Sal

19425.8

The Dude Goes West

19485.9

Triple Cross

19519.0

The Jackpot

19507.0

A Free Soul

19316.1

Blondie of the Follies

19326.3

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

19366.2

Riding High

19506.1

Money, Women and Guns

19585.8

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

The Count of Ten

19287.0

Yours for the Asking

19365.3

Once Upon a Time

19445.8

Bad Boy

19496.8

Big Money

193010.0

The Penguin Pool Murder

19325.9

The Yellow Cab Man

19506.9

Search for Beauty

19345.5

Swellhead

19309.0

The Matrimonial Bed

19306.4

This Man's Navy

19456.7

A Date with the Falcon

19426.5

The Higgins Family

19387.0

Murder on a Bridle Path

19365.4

My Wife's Relatives

19397.0

The Story of Will Rogers

19527.0

West Point of the Air

19357.0

Key to the City

19506.5

The Meanest Gal in Town

19347.3

The Hoodlum Saint

19465.5

Beyond Victory

19319.0

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

19415.4

Once Upon a Horse...

19588.3

Orders Is Orders

1933

Forty Naughty Girls

19375.6

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

19508.0

The Plot Thickens

19366.3

Home Sweet Homicide

19464.5

The Big Gamble

19316.1

The Big Game

19366.6

The Girl Rush

19555.3

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

19376.5

Smart Woman

19485.5

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

19386.0

Change of Heart

19346.3

Suicide Fleet

19315.0

We're Only Human

19356.5

The Shannons of Broadway

19298.0

On Your Toes

19394.5

Captain Eddie

19457.2

The Homestretch

19478.0

Fast Companions

19327.5

Hollywood Thrill-Makers

19547.0

The Crooked Circle

19325.2

Footlight Serenade

19426.5

Murder on a Honeymoon

19356.5

Grandpa Goes To Town

194010.0

Manila Calling

19428.0

When My Baby Smiles at Me

19485.5

Don't Turn 'em Loose

19365.0

No Time at All

19588.0

The Covered Trailer

19397.0

Fairways and Foul

1929

Helldorado

19359.0

Earl of Puddlestone

194010.0

High Hats and Low Brows

1932

Dumb-bells in Ermine

19305.7

Rule 'Em and Weep

193210.0

Puttin' on the Ritz

19306.2

The Devil Is Driving

19325.3

The Life of Riley

19498.0

Clear All Wires!

19336.7

Meet the Missus

19299.0

The Well Groomed Bride

19465.7

Money To Burn

193910.0

Off His Base

193210.0

The Return of October

19486.4

Two Gals and a Guy

19517.0

Tanks a Million

19415.8

Polly of the Follies

19227.0

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

1938

Lady and Gent

19325.8

Should Husbands Work?

19396.0

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930

Cinema Circus

19378.0

Yoo-Hoo

19328.0

Don't Believe It

19307.0