credits of
James Gleason
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).
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 31st, 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Cuke Gillen | 7.2 | |
October 1st, 1958 | Money, Women and Guns | Henry Devers | 5.8 | |
September 1st, 1958 | Once Upon a Horse... | Postmaster | 8.3 | |
July 23rd, 1958 | Rock-a-Bye Baby | Doc Simpkins | 6.8 | |
May 30th, 1958 | Man or Gun | Sheriff Jim Jackson | 4 | |
February 13th, 1958 | No Time at All | Dolph Grimes | 8 | |
January 22nd, 1958 | The Female Animal | Tom Maloney | 6 | |
December 12th, 1957 | Man in the Shadow | Hank James | 6.7 | |
July 9th, 1957 | Loving You | Carl Meade | 6.2 | |
March 1st, 1957 | Spring Reunion | Collie | 6.2 | |
June 13th, 1956 | Star in the Dust | Orval Jones | 5.1 | |
September 16th, 1955 | The Girl Rush | Ether Ferguson | 5.3 | |
July 26th, 1955 | The Night of the Hunter | Uncle Birdie Steptoe | 7.9 | |
September 17th, 1954 | Suddenly | Peter 'Pop' Benson | 6.4 | |
January 15th, 1954 | Hollywood Thrill-Makers | Risky Russell | 7 | |
November 28th, 1953 | Forever Female | Eddie Woods | 6.9 | |
August 22nd, 1952 | What Price Glory | General Cokely | 5.7 | |
July 17th, 1952 | The Story of Will Rogers | Bert Lynn | 7 | |
July 11th, 1952 | We're Not Married! | Duffy | 5.9 | |
December 6th, 1951 | I'll See You in My Dreams | Fred Townsend | 4.9 | |
October 24th, 1951 | Come Fill the Cup | Charley Dolan | 7 | |
September 16th, 1951 | Triple Cross | Knobby Walsh | 9 | |
July 1st, 1951 | Two Gals and a Guy | Max Howard | 7 | |
November 4th, 1950 | Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Knobby Walsh | 8 | |
November 1st, 1950 | The Jackpot | Harry Summers | 7.1 | |
April 12th, 1950 | Riding High | Racing Secretary | 6.1 | |
March 25th, 1950 | The Yellow Cab Man | Mickey Corkins | 6.9 | |
February 2nd, 1950 | Key to the City | Sergeant Hogan | 6.5 | |
October 20th, 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Timothy Gleason | 5.3 | |
August 14th, 1949 | Take One False Step | Captain Gledhill | 5.4 | |
April 16th, 1949 | The Life of Riley | Gillis | 8 | |
February 22nd, 1949 | Bad Boy | Chief | 7 | |
November 10th, 1948 | When My Baby Smiles at Me | Lefty Moore | 5.5 | |
October 26th, 1948 | The Return of October | Uncle Willie Ramsey | 6.4 | |
May 30th, 1948 | The Dude Goes West | Sam Briggs | 5.7 | |
April 30th, 1948 | Smart Woman | Sam Corkle | 5.5 | |
December 27th, 1947 | Tycoon | Pop Mathews | 5.6 | |
December 25th, 1947 | The Bishop's Wife | Sylvester | 7.1 | |
August 21st, 1947 | Down to Earth | Max Corkle | 5.9 | |
May 4th, 1947 | The Homestretch | Doc Kilborne | 8 | |
October 30th, 1946 | Lady Luck | Sacramento Sam | 5.6 | |
October 2nd, 1946 | Home Sweet Homicide | Sgt. O'Hare | 4.5 | |
May 17th, 1946 | The Well Groomed Bride | Captain Hornby | 5.7 | |
April 4th, 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Snarp | 5.5 | |
June 18th, 1945 | Captain Eddie | Tom Clark | 7.3 | |
May 25th, 1945 | The Clock | Al Henry | 7.1 | |
February 28th, 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | McGarrity | 7.5 | |
January 4th, 1945 | This Man's Navy | Jimmy Shannon | 6.7 | |
December 15th, 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom | Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske | 7.1 | |
September 1st, 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Lt. Rooney | 7.6 | |
June 29th, 1944 | Once Upon a Time | Moke McGillicuddy | 5.8 | |
February 25th, 1944 | A Guy Named Joe | “Nails” Kilpatrick | 6.7 | |
April 22nd, 1943 | Crash Dive | Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell | 6.4 | |
October 16th, 1942 | Manila Calling | Tim O'Rourke | 8 | |
August 5th, 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Father Joe | 6.4 | |
August 1st, 1942 | Footlight Serenade | Bruce McKay | 6.5 | |
May 29th, 1942 | The Falcon Takes Over | Inspector Mike O'Hara | 6.4 | |
April 30th, 1942 | My Gal Sal | Pat Hawley | 5.8 | |
January 16th, 1942 | A Date with the Falcon | Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara | 6.5 | |
January 2nd, 1942 | Hay Foot | Colonel J. A. Barkley | 6.3 | |
December 31st, 1941 | Babes on Broadway | Thornton Reed | 6.6 | |
November 14th, 1941 | Breakdowns of 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7 | |
September 20th, 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Sergeant Daniels | 5.4 | |
September 12th, 1941 | Tanks a Million | Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley | 5.7 | |
August 7th, 1941 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Max Corkle | 7 | |
May 10th, 1941 | Affectionately Yours | 'Chet' Phillips | 4.5 | |
March 14th, 1941 | Meet John Doe | Henry Connell | 7.3 | |
August 31st, 1940 | Earl of Puddlestone | Joe Higgins | 10 | |
April 13th, 1940 | Grandpa Goes To Town | Joe Higgins | 10 | |
December 31st, 1939 | Money To Burn | Joe Higgins | 10 | |
November 10th, 1939 | The Covered Trailer | Joe Higgins | 7 | |
October 14th, 1939 | On Your Toes | Phil Dolan Sr. | 4.5 | |
July 26th, 1939 | Should Husbands Work? | Joe Higgins | 6 | |
May 20th, 1939 | My Wife's Relatives | Joe Higgins | 7 | |
August 11th, 1938 | Army Girl | Hennessy | 6.8 | |
July 29th, 1938 | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 | James Gleason | 6 | |
March 28th, 1938 | The Higgins Family | Joe Higgins | 7 | |
February 4th, 1938 | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6 | Self | TBD | |
November 26th, 1937 | Manhattan Merry-Go-Round | Danny The Duck | 6.5 | |
September 24th, 1937 | Forty Naughty Girls | Police Insp. Oscar Piper | 5.6 | |
January 27th, 1937 | Cinema Circus | Himself | 8 | |
December 11th, 1936 | The Plot Thickens | Police Insp. Oscar Piper | 6.2 | |
October 9th, 1936 | The Big Game | George Scott | 6.6 | |
September 18th, 1936 | Don't Turn 'em Loose | Detective Daniels | 5 | |
July 23rd, 1936 | Yours for the Asking | Saratoga | 5.3 | |
April 24th, 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Inspector Corrigan | 6.2 | |
April 17th, 1936 | Murder on a Bridle Path | Police Insp. Oscar Piper | 5.4 | |
December 27th, 1935 | We're Only Human | Detective Danny Walsh | 7.3 | |
August 20th, 1935 | Hot Tip | Jimmy McGill | 7.5 | |
July 5th, 1935 | Hollywood Hobbies | Himself | 7 | |
March 23rd, 1935 | West Point of the Air | Joe 'Bags' | 7 | |
February 22nd, 1935 | Murder on a Honeymoon | Police Insp. Oscar Piper | 6.5 | |
January 5th, 1935 | Helldorado | Sam Barnes | 9 | |
June 15th, 1934 | Murder on the Blackboard | Police Insp. Oscar Piper | 6.4 | |
May 18th, 1934 | Change of Heart | Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited) | 6.3 | |
February 2nd, 1934 | Search for Beauty | Dan Healy | 5.5 | |
January 12th, 1934 | The Meanest Gal in Town | Duke Slater | 7.7 | |
November 30th, 1933 | Hoopla | Jerry | 6.3 | |
July 18th, 1933 | Orders Is Orders | Ed Waggermeyer | TBD | |
February 24th, 1933 | Clear All Wires! | Lefty Williams | 6.7 | |
January 6th, 1933 | The Billion Dollar Scandal | "Ratsy" Harris | TBD | |
December 9th, 1932 | The Penguin Pool Murder | Police Insp. Oscar Piper | 6 | |
December 9th, 1932 | The Devil Is Driving | 'Beef' Evans | 5.3 | |
October 4th, 1932 | Yoo-Hoo | Jimmy Gleason | 8 | |
October 1st, 1932 | The All-American | Chick Knipe | 6.5 | |
September 25th, 1932 | The Crooked Circle | Arthur Crimmer | 5.2 | |
September 18th, 1932 | Off His Base | Picture in Opening Credits | 10 | |
September 1st, 1932 | Blondie of the Follies | Pa McClune | 6.3 | |
July 10th, 1932 | Lady and Gent | Pin Streaver | 5.8 | |
July 10th, 1932 | High Hats and Low Brows | Danny Ruff | TBD | |
June 22nd, 1932 | Fast Companions | Silk Henley | 7.5 | |
May 2nd, 1932 | Rule 'Em and Weep | Spike Mc Gorey | 10 | |
November 20th, 1931 | Suicide Fleet | Skeets | 5 | |
September 4th, 1931 | The Big Gamble | Fred 'Squint' Dugan | 6.1 | |
July 10th, 1931 | Sweepstakes | Sleepy Jones | 5.7 | |
June 2nd, 1931 | A Free Soul | Eddie | 6.1 | |
April 10th, 1931 | It's a Wise Child | Cool Kelly | 6.3 | |
April 3rd, 1931 | Beyond Victory | Jim Mobley | 9 | |
October 28th, 1930 | Big Money | Tom | 10 | |
September 21st, 1930 | Her Man | Steve | 5.2 | |
September 1st, 1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 | Self | TBD | |
August 1st, 1930 | The Matrimonial Bed | Gustave Corton | 6.4 | |
May 10th, 1930 | Dumb-bells in Ermine | Mike | 5.7 | |
March 20th, 1930 | Swellhead | Johnny Trump | 9 | |
February 19th, 1930 | Puttin' on the Ritz | James 'Jimmy' Tierney | 6.2 | |
February 8th, 1930 | Don't Believe It | Jimmy | 7 | |
December 8th, 1929 | The Shannons of Broadway | Mickey Shannon | 8 | |
October 19th, 1929 | Oh, Yeah! | Dusty | 5 | |
October 19th, 1929 | Fairways and Foul | Husband | TBD | |
March 30th, 1929 | Meet the Missus | Bert La Motte | 9 | |
February 8th, 1929 | The Broadway Melody | Music Publisher (uncredited) | 5.2 | |
March 10th, 1928 | The Count of Ten | Johnny's Manager | 7 | |
January 30th, 1922 | Polly of the Follies | Paul Gordon | 7 |