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James Austin Gleason was an American actor born in New York City. He was also a playwright and screenwriter. Gleason often portrayed "tough-talking, world-weary guys with a secret heart-of-gold.".
Birth Name
James Austin Gleason
Born
Tuesday, 23 May 1882
Died
Sunday, 12 April 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Naked Archaeologist | Cop | 2005 |
| Dream On | O'Malley | 1990 |
| Hollywood My Home Town | Self | 1965 |
| The Last Hurrah | 'Cuke' Gillen / Cuke Gillen | 1958 |
| Money, Women and Guns | Henry Devers | 1958 |
| Once Upon a Horse... | Postmaster | 1958 |
| Rock-a-Bye Baby | Doc Simpkins | 1958 |
| Man or Gun | Sheriff Jim Jackson | 1958 |
| The Female Animal | Tom Maloney | 1958 |
| The Real McCoys | Joe Johnson | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Naked Archaeologist | Cop | 2005 |
| Dream On | O'Malley | 1990 |
| Hollywood My Home Town | Self | 1965 |
| The Last Hurrah | 'Cuke' Gillen / Cuke Gillen | 1958 |
| Money, Women and Guns | Henry Devers | 1958 |
| Once Upon a Horse... | Postmaster | 1958 |
| Rock-a-Bye Baby | Doc Simpkins | 1958 |
| Man or Gun | Sheriff Jim Jackson | 1958 |
| The Female Animal | Tom Maloney | 1958 |
| The Real McCoys | Joe Johnson | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Padre Terrence | 1957 |
| Man in the Shadow | Hank James | 1957 |
| Loving You | Carl Meade | 1957 |
| Leave It to Beaver | Pete | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Matt Nelson | 1957 |
| Spring Reunion | Mr. 'Collie' Collyer / Collie | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Dolph Grimes | 1956 |
| Star in the Dust | Orval Jones | 1956 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Ed Shafer | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Howard Fieldstone / Mr. Jorgy | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Pop Keith | 1955 |
| The Girl Rush | Ether Ferguson | 1955 |
| The Night of the Hunter | Uncle Birdie Steptoe / Birdie Steptoe | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Spider McCoy | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Charles Hartford Simpson | 1955 |
| So This Is Hollywood | (as Jimmy Gleason) | 1955 |
| Climax! | Reverend Mr. McCarkle | 1954 |
| Suddenly | Peter 'Pop' Benson / Pop Benson | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Duke Scanlon | 1954 |
| Hollywood Thrill-Makers | Risky Russell | 1954 |
| Forever Female | Eddie Woods | 1954 |
| The Life of Riley | Pa Riley / Mike Riley | 1953 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | The Delicatessen Clerk | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Cal | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Noah Larkin | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| What Price Glory | Gen. Cokely / General Cokely | 1952 |
| The Story of Will Rogers | Bert Lynn | 1952 |
| We're Not Married! | Duffy | 1952 |
| I'll See You in My Dreams | Fred Thompson / Fred Townsend | 1951 |
| Come Fill the Cup | Charley Dolan | 1951 |
| Joe Palooka in Triple Cross | Knobby Walsh | 1951 |
| Two Gals and a Guy | Max Howard | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Longshot | 1951 |
| Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Knobby Walsh | 1950 |
| The Jackpot | Harry Summers | 1950 |
| The Stu Erwin Show | Uncle Matt | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Sergeant Humphrey Wiggins | 1950 |
| Riding High | Racing Secretary | 1950 |
| The Yellow Cab Man | Mickey Corkins | 1950 |
| The Alan Young Show | Self | 1950 |
| Key to the City | Sergeant Hogan | 1950 |
| Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Timothy P. Gleason / Timothy Gleason | 1949 |
| Cavalcade of Stars | Self - Guest Actor | 1949 |
| Take One False Step | Gledhill / Captain Gledhill | 1949 |
| The Life of Riley | Gillis | 1949 |
| Bad Boy | Chief | 1949 |
| When My Baby Smiles at Me | Lefty Moore | 1948 |
| Incident | Narrator | 1948 |
| The Return of October | Uncle Willie Ramsey | 1948 |
| The Dude Goes West | Sam Briggs | 1948 |
| Smart Woman | Sam Corkle | 1948 |
| Tycoon | Pop / Pop Mathews | 1947 |
| The Bishop's Wife | Sylvester | 1947 |
| Down to Earth | Max Corkle | 1947 |
| The Homestretch | Doc Kilborne | 1947 |
| Lady Luck | Sacramento Sam | 1946 |
| Home, Sweet Homicide | Sgt. O'Hare | 1946 |
| The Well Groomed Bride | Capt. Hornby / Captain Hornby | 1946 |
| The Hoodlum Saint | Snarp | 1946 |
| Captain Eddie | Tom Clark | 1945 |
| The Clock | Al Henry | 1945 |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | McGarrity | 1945 |
| This Man's Navy | Jimmy Shannon | 1945 |
| The Keys of the Kingdom | Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske | 1944 |
| Arsenic and Old Lace | Lt. Rooney / Police Lt. Rooney | 1944 |
| Once Upon a Time | McGillicuddy aka The Moke / Moke McGillicuddy | 1944 |
| A Guy Named Joe | 'Nails' Kilpatrick / “Nails” Kilpatrick | 1943 |
| Crash Dive | Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell | 1943 |
| Manila Calling | Tim O'Rourke | 1942 |
| Tales of Manhattan | Joe / Joe - Mission Aid Society | 1942 |
| Footlight Serenade | Bruce McKay | 1942 |
| The Falcon Takes Over | Inspector Mike O'Hara | 1942 |
| My Gal Sal | Pat Hawley | 1942 |
| A Date with the Falcon | Inspector Mike O'Hara / Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara | 1942 |
| Hay Foot | Colonel J. A. Barkley | 1942 |
| Babes on Broadway | Thornton Reed | 1941 |
| Breakdowns of 1941 | Self | 1941 |
| Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Sergeant Daniels | 1941 |
| Tanks a Million | Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley | 1941 |
| Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Max Corkle | 1941 |
| Affectionately Yours | Chester Phillips / 'Chet' Phillips | 1941 |
| Meet John Doe | Henry Connell | 1941 |
| Earl of Puddlestone | Joe Higgins | 1940 |
| Grandpa Goes to Town | Joe Higgins | 1940 |
| Money to Burn | Joe Higgins | 1939 |
| The Covered Trailer | Joe Higgins | 1939 |
| On Your Toes | Phil Dolan Sr. | 1939 |
| Should Husbands Work? | Joe Higgins | 1939 |
| My Wife's Relatives | Joe Higgins | 1939 |
| Army Girl | Sgt. 'Three Star' Hennessy / Hennessy | 1938 |
| The Higgins Family | Joe Higgins | 1938 |
| Manhattan Merry-Go-Round | Danny The Duck | 1937 |
| Forty Naughty Girls | Inspector Oscar Piper | 1937 |
| Cinema Circus | James Gleason / Himself | 1937 |
| The Plot Thickens | Oscar Piper | 1936 |
| The Big Game | George Scott | 1936 |
| Don't Turn 'em Loose | Detective Daniels | 1936 |
| Yours for the Asking | Saratoga | 1936 |
| The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Inspector Corrigan | 1936 |
| Murder on a Bridle Path | Police Insp. Oscar Piper | 1936 |
| We're Only Human | Detective Danny Walsh | 1935 |
| Hot Tip | Jimmy McGill | 1935 |
| West Point of the Air | 'Bags' / Joe 'Bags' | 1935 |
| Murder on a Honeymoon | Inspector Oscar Piper | 1935 |
| Helldorado | Sam Barnes | 1935 |
| Murder on the Blackboard | Inspector Oscar Piper | 1934 |
| Change of Heart | Hot Dog Vendor | 1934 |
| Search for Beauty | Dan Healy | 1934 |
| The Meanest Gal in Town | Duke Slater | 1934 |
| Orders Is Orders | Ed Waggermeyer | 1933 |
| Mister Mugg | 1933 | |
| Clear All Wires! | Lefty / Lefty Williams | 1933 |
| The Billion Dollar Scandal | Ratsy Harris / "Ratsy" Harris | 1933 |
| Penguin Pool Murder | Police Inspector Oscar Piper / Oscar Piper | 1932 |
| The Devil Is Driving | 'Beef' Evans | 1932 |
| The Crooked Circle | Arthur Crimmer | 1932 |
| Blondie of the Follies | Pa McClune / Pa (Lou)McClune | 1932 |
| Lady and Gent | Pin Streaver | 1932 |
| High Hats and Low Brows | Danny Ruff | 1932 |
| Fast Companions | Silk Henley | 1932 |
| Suicide Fleet | Skeets | 1931 |
| The Big Gamble | Squint Dugan / Fred 'Squint' Dugan | 1931 |
| Sweepstakes | Sleepy Jones | 1931 |
| A Free Soul | Eddie | 1931 |
| It's a Wise Child | Cool Kelly | 1931 |
| Beyond Victory | Private Jim Mobley / Jim Mobley | 1931 |
| Her Man | Steve | 1930 |
| The Matrimonial Bed | Gustave Corton | 1930 |
| Dumbbells in Ermine | Mike | 1930 |
| The Swellhead | Johnny Trump | 1930 |
| Puttin' on the Ritz | James 'Jimmy' Tierney / James Tierney | 1930 |
| The Shannons of Broadway | Mickey Shannon | 1929 |
| Oh, Yeah? | Dusty Reilly / Dusty | 1929 |
| The Broadway Melody | Music Publisher | 1929 |
| The Count of Ten | Johnny's Manager | 1928 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Hot Tip | 1935 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
