James Gleason
1882-05-22 ( 142 years old ) in 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 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).

Movies

The Last Hurrah 1958-12-31
Money, Women and Guns 1958-10-01
Once Upon a Horse... 1958-09-01
Rock-a-Bye Baby 1958-07-23
Man or Gun 1958-05-30
No Time at All 1958-02-13
The Female Animal 1958-01-22
Man in the Shadow 1957-12-12
Loving You 1957-07-09
Spring Reunion 1957-03-01
Star in the Dust 1956-06-13
The Girl Rush 1955-09-16
The Night of the Hunter 1955-07-27
Suddenly 1954-09-17
Hollywood Thrill-Makers 1954-01-15
Forever Female 1953-11-28
What Price Glory 1952-08-22
The Story of Will Rogers 1952-07-17
We're Not Married! 1952-07-11
I'll See You in My Dreams 1951-12-06
Come Fill the Cup 1951-10-24
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross 1951-09-16
Two Gals and a Guy 1951-07-01
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle 1950-11-04
The Jackpot 1950-11-01
Riding High 1950-04-12
The Yellow Cab Man 1950-03-25
Key to the City 1950-02-02
Miss Grant Takes Richmond 1949-10-20
Take One False Step 1949-08-14
The Life of Riley 1949-04-16
Bad Boy 1949-02-22
When My Baby Smiles at Me 1948-11-10
The Return of October 1948-10-26
The Dude Goes West 1948-05-30
Smart Woman 1948-04-30
Tycoon 1947-12-27
The Bishop's Wife 1947-12-25
Down to Earth 1947-08-21
The Homestretch 1947-05-04
Lady Luck 1946-10-30
Home Sweet Homicide 1946-10-02
The Well Groomed Bride 1946-05-17
The Hoodlum Saint 1946-04-04
Captain Eddie 1945-06-18
The Clock 1945-05-25
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945-02-28
This Man's Navy 1945-01-04
The Keys of the Kingdom 1944-12-15
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944-09-01
Once Upon a Time 1944-06-29
A Guy Named Joe 1943-12-24
Crash Dive 1943-04-22
Manila Calling 1942-10-16
Tales of Manhattan 1942-08-05
Footlight Serenade 1942-08-01
The Falcon Takes Over 1942-05-29
My Gal Sal 1942-04-30
A Date with the Falcon 1942-01-16
Hay Foot 1942-01-02
Babes on Broadway 1941-12-31
Breakdowns of 1941 1941-11-14
Nine Lives Are Not Enough 1941-09-20
Tanks a Million 1941-09-12
Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941-08-07
Affectionately Yours 1941-05-10
Meet John Doe 1941-03-14
Earl of Puddlestone 1940-08-31
Grandpa Goes To Town 1940-04-13
Money To Burn 1939-12-31
The Covered Trailer 1939-11-10
On Your Toes 1939-10-14
Should Husbands Work? 1939-07-26
My Wife's Relatives 1939-05-20
Army Girl 1938-08-11
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 1938-07-29
The Higgins Family 1938-03-28
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round 1937-11-26
Forty Naughty Girls 1937-09-24
Cinema Circus 1937-01-27
The Plot Thickens 1936-12-11
The Big Game 1936-10-09
Don't Turn 'em Loose 1936-09-18
Yours for the Asking 1936-07-23
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford 1936-04-24
Murder on a Bridle Path 1936-04-17
We're Only Human 1935-12-27
Hot Tip 1935-08-20
Hollywood Hobbies 1935-07-05
West Point of the Air 1935-03-23
Murder on a Honeymoon 1935-02-22
Helldorado 1935-01-05
Murder on the Blackboard 1934-06-15
Change of Heart 1934-05-18
Search for Beauty 1934-02-02
The Meanest Gal in Town 1934-01-12
Hoopla 1933-11-30
Orders Is Orders 1933-07-18
Clear All Wires! 1933-02-24
The Billion Dollar Scandal 1933-01-06
The Penguin Pool Murder 1932-12-09
The Devil Is Driving 1932-12-09
Yoo-Hoo 1932-10-04
The All-American 1932-10-01
The Crooked Circle 1932-09-25
Off His Base 1932-09-18
Blondie of the Follies 1932-09-01
Lady and Gent 1932-07-10
High Hats and Low Brows 1932-07-10
Fast Companions 1932-06-22
Rule 'Em and Weep 1932-05-02
Suicide Fleet 1931-11-20
The Big Gamble 1931-09-04
Sweepstakes 1931-07-10
A Free Soul 1931-06-02
It's a Wise Child 1931-04-10
Beyond Victory 1931-04-03
Big Money 1930-10-28
Her Man 1930-09-21
The Matrimonial Bed 1930-08-01
Dumb-bells in Ermine 1930-05-10
Swellhead 1930-03-20
Puttin' on the Ritz 1930-02-19
Don't Believe It 1930-02-08
Oh, Yeah! 1929-10-19
Fairways and Foul 1929-10-19
Meet the Missus 1929-03-30
The Broadway Melody 1929-02-08
Polly of the Follies 1922-01-30

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