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Also known as John Herbert Gleason, John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916–1987)

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Jackie Gleason was an American film, screenwriter, stage, and television actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1916, he began his work period in 1941 and continued until 1986. He was a member of the Republican Party and spoke English. His career included recognition through a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Peabody Award. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

Gleason recorded for Capitol Records and was represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. His musical output is associated with easy listening, lounge, instrumental, and 50s genres. He died in Fort Lauderdale in 1987 from natural causes, specifically liver cancer and colorectal cancer. He had one child, Linda Miller.

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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer known affectionately as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. He also developed…

Known for

  • John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Actor (archive footage)2025
  • Mike Wallace Is Here — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work — Self (archive footage)2006
  • Pioneers of Primetime2005
  • The Hustler: The Inside Story — Self (archive footage)2002
  • The Honeymooners Holiday Classics — Ralph Kramden (archive footage) (uncredited)2002
  • The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1 — Self (archive footage)2001
  • The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2 — Self (archive footage)2001
  • The Very Best of the Honeymooners — Ralph Kramden2000
  • A Bing Crosby Christmas — Self (archive footage)1998

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105,924
Total plays
963,447

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Throughout the 1950s and early-1960s, Jackie Gleason enjoyed a secondary music career, lending his name to a series of best-selling mood music albums with jazz overtones for Capitol. Gleason felt there was a ready market for romantic instrumentals. He recalled seeing Clark Gable play love scenes in movies, and the romance was, in his words, "magnified a thousand percent" by background music. Gleason reasoned, "If Gable needs music, a guy in Brooklyn must be desperate!" <a href="https://www.last.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Fort Lauderdale
Occupation
comedian
Languages spoken
English language
Record label
Capitol Records
Image
Publicity photo young Jackie Gleason.jpg
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Jackie Gleason
date of birth
1916-02-26
date of death
1987-06-24
cause of death
Colorectal cancer
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1941-00-00
end of work period
1986-00-00
name in native language
Jackie Gleason
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Herbert John Gleason (born Herbert Walton Gleason Jr.; February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987), known as Jackie Gleason, was an American comedian, actor, writer, and composer also known as "The Great One".

He developed a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. The series originated in New York City, but filming moved to Miami Beach, Florida, in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there.

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