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TV Shows
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James Gleason
May 22, 1882 (142 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Leave It to Beaver
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Climax!
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Credits
1958 ·
The Last Hurrah
as Cuke Gillen
1958 ·
Money, Women and Guns
as Henry Devers
1958 ·
Once Upon a Horse...
as Postmaster
1958 ·
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Doc Simpkins
1958 ·
Man or Gun
as Sheriff Jim Jackson
1958 ·
No Time at All
as Dolph Grimes
1958 ·
The Female Animal
as Tom Maloney
1957 ·
Man in the Shadow
as Hank James
1957 ·
Leave It to Beaver
as Pete
1957 ·
Loving You
as Carl Meade
1957 ·
Spring Reunion
as Collie
1956 ·
Star in the Dust
as Orval Jones
1955 ·
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Ed Shafer
1955 ·
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Jorgy
1955 ·
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Howard Fieldstone
1955 ·
Cheyenne
as
1955 ·
The Girl Rush
as Ether Ferguson
1955 ·
The Night of the Hunter
as Uncle Birdie Steptoe
1955 ·
The Millionaire
as Charles Hartford Simpson
1954 ·
Climax!
as Reverend Mr. McCarkle
1954 ·
Suddenly
as Peter 'Pop' Benson
1954 ·
Hollywood Thrill-Makers
as Risky Russell
1953 ·
Forever Female
as Eddie Woods
1952 ·
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952 ·
Cavalcade of America
as Noah Larkin
1952 ·
What Price Glory
as General Cokely
1952 ·
The Story of Will Rogers
as Bert Lynn
1952 ·
We're Not Married!
as Duffy
1951 ·
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Fred Townsend
1951 ·
Come Fill the Cup
as Charley Dolan
1951 ·
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
as Knobby Walsh
1951 ·
Two Gals and a Guy
as Max Howard
1951 ·
Racket Squad
as
1950 ·
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
as Knobby Walsh
1950 ·
The Jackpot
as Harry Summers
1950 ·
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950 ·
Riding High
as Racing Secretary
1950 ·
The Yellow Cab Man
as Mickey Corkins
1950 ·
Key to the City
as Sergeant Hogan
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 ·
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 ·
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Lt. Rooney
1944 ·
Once Upon a Time
as Moke McGillicuddy
1943 ·
A Guy Named Joe
as “Nails” Kilpatrick
1943 ·
Crash Dive
as Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell
1942 ·
Manila Calling
as Tim O'Rourke
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 ·
My Gal Sal
as Pat Hawley
1942 ·
A Date with the Falcon
as Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara
1942 ·
Hay Foot
as Colonel J. A. Barkley
1941 ·
Babes on Broadway
as Thornton Reed
1941 ·
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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
1940 ·
Earl of Puddlestone
as Joe Higgins
1940 ·
Grandpa Goes To Town
as Joe Higgins
1939 ·
Money To Burn
as Joe Higgins
1939 ·
The Covered Trailer
as Joe Higgins
1939 ·
On Your Toes
as Phil Dolan Sr.
1939 ·
Should Husbands Work?
as Joe Higgins
1939 ·
My Wife's Relatives
as Joe Higgins
1938 ·
Army Girl
as Hennessy
1938 ·
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as James Gleason
1938 ·
The Higgins Family
as Joe Higgins
1937 ·
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
as Danny The Duck
1937 ·
Forty Naughty Girls
as Inspector Oscar Piper
1937 ·
Cinema Circus
as Himself
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 ·
Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself
1935 ·
West Point of the Air
as Joe 'Bags'
1935 ·
Murder on a Honeymoon
as Inspector Oscar Piper
1935 ·
Helldorado
as Sam Barnes
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 ·
Orders Is Orders
as Ed Waggermeyer
1933 ·
Clear All Wires!
as Lefty Williams
1933 ·
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as "Ratsy" Harris
1932 ·
The Penguin Pool Murder
as Police Inspector Oscar Piper
1932 ·
The Devil Is Driving
as 'Beef' Evans
1932 ·
Yoo-Hoo
as Jimmy Gleason
1932 ·
The All-American
as Chick Knipe
1932 ·
The Crooked Circle
as Arthur Crimmer
1932 ·
Off His Base
as Picture in Opening Credits
1932 ·
Blondie of the Follies
as Pa McClune
1932 ·
Lady and Gent
as Pin Streaver
1932 ·
High Hats and Low Brows
as Danny Ruff
1932 ·
Fast Companions
as Silk Henley
1932 ·
Rule 'Em and Weep
as Spike Mc Gorey
1931 ·
Suicide Fleet
as Skeets
1931 ·
The Big Gamble
as Fred 'Squint' Dugan
1931 ·
Sweepstakes
as Sleepy Jones
1931 ·
A Free Soul
as Eddie
1931 ·
It's a Wise Child
as Cool Kelly
1931 ·
Beyond Victory
as Jim Mobley
1930 ·
Big Money
as Tom
1930 ·
Her Man
as Steve
1930 ·
The Matrimonial Bed
as Gustave Corton
1930 ·
Dumb-bells in Ermine
as Mike
1930 ·
Swellhead
as Johnny Trump
1930 ·
Puttin' on the Ritz
as James 'Jimmy' Tierney
1930 ·
Don't Believe It
as Jimmy
1929 ·
Oh, Yeah!
as Dusty
1929 ·
Fairways and Foul
as Husband
1929 ·
Meet the Missus
as Bert La Motte
1929 ·
The Broadway Melody
as Music Publisher (uncredited)
1922 ·
Polly of the Follies
as Paul Gordon