Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
James Gleason
Sign in to saveAlso known as James A. Gleason, James Austin Gleason, Jimmy Gleason
American actor (1882-1959)
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- The Last Hurrah — Cuke Gillen1958
- Man or Gun — Sheriff Jim Jackson1958
- Money, Women and Guns — Henry Devers1958
- The Female Animal — Tom Maloney1958
- Rock-a-Bye Baby — Doc Simpkins1958
- No Time at All — Dolph Grimes1958
- Once Upon a Horse... — Postmaster1958
- Loving You — Carl Meade1957
- Spring Reunion — Collie1957
- Man in the Shadow — Hank James1957
via TMDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Spouse
- Lucile Gleason
- Child
- Russell Gleason
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- James Gleason in Meet John Doe trailer.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1882-05-23
- cause of death
- asthma
- date of death
- 1959-04-12
- Commons category
- James Gleason
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- place of burial
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Commons gallery
- James Gleason
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0