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James Gleason is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Additional Writing American born on 22 may 1882 at New York City (USA)

James Gleason

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Birth name James Austin Gleason
Nationality USA
Birth 22 may 1882 at New York City (USA)
Death 12 april 1959 (at 76 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

For the politician, see James P. Gleason.
Do not confuse with people named James Gleeson

James Austin Gleason (May 23, 1882 – April 12, 1959) was an American actor born in New York City. He was also a playwright and screenwriter.

Biography

James Austin Gleason, né dans la ville de New York, est le fils de parents acteurs : Mina Crolius (1858 - 1931) et William Lawrence Gleason (1850 - 1909).

Dans sa jeunesse, James participe à la guerre hispano-américaine de 1898, alors qu'il n'a que 16 ans. Par la suite, il rejoint la troupe du Liberty Theater, à Oakland, en Californie. C'est durant cette période qu'il rencontre sa femme, Lucile Webster (1888 - 1947), qui deviendra son épouse en 1906, et avec qui il partira rejoindre une autre troupe, celle du Baker Theater, à Portland, dans l'Oregon. De leur union naît un fils, Russell Gleason (1908 - 1945), qui deviendra également acteur mais décède, en 1945, après une chute du haut d'une fenêtre d'un hôtel.

À partir de 1914, James Gleason se produit dans les théâtres de Broadway, avant de s'engager lors de la Première Guerre Mondiale puis de remonter sur les planches entre 1919 et 1928. Il fait sa première apparition cinématographique, en 1922, dans Polly of the follies de John Emerson. En parallèle, les premiers courts métrages dans lesquels jouent l'acteur sont l'occasion de le voir en compagnie de sa femme, celle-ci menant par la suite sa propre carrière d'actrice.

Il décède le 12 avril 1959 d'une crise d'asthme et est enterré au cimetière Holy Cross, à Culver City, en Californie. James Gleason obtient le 8 février 1960, à titre posthume, une étoile sur le Walk of fame, dans le quartier d'Hollywood à Los Angeles, en Californie.

Best films

The Broadway Melody (1929)
(Actor)
My Gal Sal (1942)
(Actor)
A Free Soul (1931)
(Actor)
The Bishop's Wife (1948)
(Actor)
Army Girl (1938)
(Actor)
Come Fill the Cup (1951)
(Actor)

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(11 films)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(9 films)
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts
(8 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of James Gleason (116 films)

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Actor

We're Not Married!, 1h26
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films, Films about marriage
Actors Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Eve Arden, Paul Douglas
Roles Duffy
Rating63% 3.1969153.1969153.1969153.1969153.196915
When elderly Mr. Bush (Victor Moore) is appointed justice of the peace, he starts marrying couples on Christmas Eve. However, his appointment isn't valid until the first of January. Two years later, this issue becomes known when one of the six couples he married files divorce. To avoid a bigger scandal, the remaining five couples are informed that they are not really married. The film then shows how the couples react on the news:
What Price Glory, 1h51
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey, William Demarest, Robert Wagner, Henri Letondal
Roles General Cokely
Rating60% 3.0472553.0472553.0472553.0472553.047255
Upon the United States entry into World War I, the first American units to arrive at the front in France are veteran Marine companies, one of which is commanded by captain Flagg, along with his Lieutenants, Moore and Aldrich. Flagg has developed a romantic relationship with the daughter of the local innkeeper, Charmaine, and resumes their relationship after returning from the front. However, he lies to her and tells her he is married when she wants to come with him on his leave to Paris. Replacements arrive and their lack of discipline and knowledge infuriate the Captain. But he is expecting the arrival of a new top sergeant, who he hopes will be able to train them properly. However, when the sergeant arrives, it is Quirt, Captain Flagg's long time rival, a rivalry which quickly re-ignites.
I'll See You in My Dreams, 1h50
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Doris Day, Danny Thomas, Frank Lovejoy, Patrice Wymore, James Gleason, Mary Wickes
Roles Fred Townsend
Rating67% 3.3890153.3890153.3890153.3890153.389015
Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas) is the prolific tunesmith, whose fortunes take an upswing in 1908 when he meets and falls in love with Grace LeBoy (Doris Day). Kahn's career ascends to spectacular heights via such hits as Pretty Baby, My Buddy, Toot Toot Tootsie and "Makin' Whoopee, only to go into eclipse when he loses his savings in the 1929 stock-market crash.
Two Gals and a Guy, 1h10
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Janis Paige, Robert Alda, Patty McCormack, James Gleason, Lionel Stander, Arnold Stang
Roles Max Howard
Rating70% 3.526123.526123.526123.526123.52612
A singing couple (Alda and Paige) get their own weekly TV show, and the strain jeopardizes their relationship.
Come Fill the Cup, 1h53
Directed by Gordon Douglas, Don Alvarado
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Gangster films
Actors James Cagney, Gig Young, Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey, James Gleason, Sheldon Leonard
Roles Charley Dolan
Rating68% 3.440033.440033.440033.440033.44003
Lew Marsh is a good newspaper reporter with a bad habit; he drinks too much and is fired. He also loses the woman he loves, colleague Paula Arnold, after passing out drunk one day in the street.
Key to the City, 1h41
Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Clark Gable, Frank Morgan, Loretta Young, Marilyn Maxwell, Raymond Burr, James Gleason
Roles Sergeant Hogan
Rating63% 3.196793.196793.196793.196793.19679
Steve Fisk is the mayor of a town called Puget City. At a convention in San Francisco, he mistakes Clarissa Standish, the mayor of Wenonah, Maine, for a "balloon dancer" he was expecting.
The Yellow Cab Man, 1h25
Directed by Jack Donohue
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Red Skelton, Gloria DeHaven, Edward Arnold, Walter Slezak, James Gleason, Jay C. Flippen
Roles Mickey Corkins
Rating63% 3.1957053.1957053.1957053.1957053.195705
L'inventeur de lunettes incassables attire l'attention d'hommes d'affaires, mais aussi de gangsters.
The Jackpot, 1h25
Directed by Walter Lang
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors James Stewart, Barbara Hale, James Gleason, Fred Clark, Natalie Wood, Tommy Rettig
Roles Harry Summers
Rating65% 3.2978353.2978353.2978353.2978353.297835
Bill Lawrence remporte un grand nombre de prix sur un programme de quiz radio. Son bonheur est de courte durée quand il découvre qu'il va devoir vendre les prix afin de payer les taxes sur eux.
Riding High, 1h52
Directed by Frank Capra, George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Musical films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film, Sport hippique
Actors Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray, Charles Bickford, William Demarest, Frances Gifford, James Gleason
Roles Racing Secretary
Rating61% 3.0975053.0975053.0975053.0975053.097505
Yale grad Dan Brooks is expected to marry wealthy boss J.L. Higgins' daughter Margaret and join the family box-making business. He is far more interested in racing a horse he owns, Broadway Bill.
Bad Boy
Bad Boy (1949)
, 1h25
Directed by Kurt Neumann
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Audie Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Wyatt, James Gleason, Jimmy Lydon, Martha Vickers
Roles Chief
Rating64% 3.2440253.2440253.2440253.2440253.244025
Orphan Danny Lester is a delinquent boy of seventeen who is on the run from the law. He has temporarily taken his refuge working as a bellboy in a hotel in Texas, and robs a game of dice taking place at the hotel. He is caught and sentenced to twenty years by Judge Florence Prentiss. It is decided he is to serve in a juvenile reformatory until he is old enough to serve in an actual prison.
Miss Grant Takes Richmond, 1h27
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Lucille Ball, William Holden, Janis Carter, James Gleason, Gloria Henry, Frank McHugh
Roles Timothy Gleason
Rating65% 3.294773.294773.294773.294773.29477
For Ellen Grant (Ball), the worst student at the Woodruff Secretarial School, it comes as a great surprise when Dick Richmond (Holden) hires her to work at his realty company. Actually, it is her apparent empty-headedness that has won her the job. The real estate firm, and now Ellen, are merely fronts for a bookmaking operation run from the back of the office, where Dick and his associates, Gleason (James Gleason) and Kilcoyne (Frank McHugh), take bets on races.
Take One False Step, 1h34
Directed by Chester Erskine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors William Powell, Shelley Winters, Marsha Hunt, Dorothy Hart, James Gleason, Felix Bressart
Roles Captain Gledhill
Rating63% 3.1907353.1907353.1907353.1907353.190735
A married college professor agrees to have a drink with an old girlfriend; the next day he's being hunted for her murder.
The Bishop's Wife, 1h49
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about angels
Actors Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, James Gleason, Gladys Cooper
Roles Sylvester
Rating75% 3.796613.796613.796613.796613.79661
Bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven), troubled with funding the building of a new cathedral, prays for divine guidance. His plea is seemingly answered by a suave angel named Dudley (Cary Grant), who reveals his identity only to the clergyman.
The Return of October, 1h38
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Glenn Ford, Terry Moore, Albert Sharpe, James Gleason, May Whitty, Henry O'Neill
Roles Uncle Willie Ramsey
Rating61% 3.050213.050213.050213.050213.05021
Terry is a teenaged girl whose Uncle Willy, a horse trainer, dreams of winning the Derby. He bets everything on his horse Sunset, then collapses and dies after it loses.
Smart Woman, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Brian Aherne, Michael O'Shea, Constance Bennett, James Gleason, Barry Sullivan, Otto Kruger
Roles Sam Corkle
Rating61% 3.095393.095393.095393.095393.09539
When a grand jury becomes dissatisfied with the efforts of District Attorney Bradley Wayne (Otto Kruger), it requests a special prosecutor, Robert Larrimore (Brian Aherne).