Acting
James Gleason
Biography
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 with James Gleason
The Night of the Hunter
1955
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
The Clock
1945
The Bishop's Wife
1947
Meet John Doe
1941
Army Girl
1938
Spring Reunion
1957
Down to Earth
1947
Star in the Dust
1956
Triple Cross
1951
The Last Hurrah
1958
What Price Glory
1952
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
Affectionately Yours
1941
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
The Female Animal
1958
Big Money
1930
Hoopla
1933
Sweepstakes
1931
A Guy Named Joe
1944
The Broadway Melody
1929
Oh, Yeah!
1929
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
Suddenly
1954
Hot Tip
1935
Babes on Broadway
1941
Her Man
1930
Man in the Shadow
1957
We're Not Married!
1952
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
Hay Foot
1942
The All-American
1932
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
Hollywood Hobbies
1935
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
Once Upon a Time
1944
Loving You
1957
Come Fill the Cup
1951
Crash Dive
1943
Lady Luck
1946
The Jackpot
1950
Blondie of the Follies
1932
Tales of Manhattan
1942
Riding High
1950
Man or Gun
1958
Tycoon
1947
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
The Big Game
1936
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Money, Women and Guns
1958
Murder on the Blackboard
1934
It's a Wise Child
1931
Bad Boy
1949
Key to the City
1950
Forty Naughty Girls
1937
Cinema Circus
1937
The Big Gamble
1931
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
Suicide Fleet
1931
Captain Eddie
1945
The Dude Goes West
1948
Change of Heart
1934
My Gal Sal
1942
We're Only Human
1935
On Your Toes
1939
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936
This Man's Navy
1945
Clear All Wires!
1933
Manila Calling
1942
Tanks a Million
1941
My Wife's Relatives
1939
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951
A Date with the Falcon
1942
Once Upon a Horse...
1958
The Shannons of Broadway
1929
High Hats and Low Brows
1932
A Free Soul
1931
Off His Base
1932
The Life of Riley
1949
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934
The Return of October
1948
No Time at All
1958
Forever Female
1953
The Girl Rush
1955
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936
Beyond Victory
1931
Take One False Step
1949
Fast Companions
1932
Puttin' on the Ritz
1930
The Higgins Family
1938
Swellhead
1930
Home Sweet Homicide
1946
The Plot Thickens
1936
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935
Smart Woman
1948
The Story of Will Rogers
1952
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
1950
The Count of Ten
1928
The Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
The Homestretch
1947
West Point of the Air
1935
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
Lady and Gent
1932
The Matrimonial Bed
1930
Hollywood Thrill-Makers
1954
Fairways and Foul
1929
Yours for the Asking
1936
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937
Orders Is Orders
1933
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
Two Gals and a Guy
1951
Rule 'Em and Weep
1932
The Crooked Circle
1932
Helldorado
1935
Footlight Serenade
1942
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
The Devil Is Driving
1932
Search for Beauty
1934
Grandpa Goes To Town
1940
The Covered Trailer
1939
Money To Burn
1939
Don't Believe It
1930
Earl of Puddlestone
1940
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
1938
Meet the Missus
1929
When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948
Polly of the Follies
1922
Dumb-bells in Ermine
1930
Yoo-Hoo
1932
Should Husbands Work?
1939
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
