James Gleason

Acting

James Gleason

Born 1882-05-23 New York City, New York, USA 133 films

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 th…

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Filmography

133 films
Tycoon poster

Engineer Johnny Munroe is enlisted to build a railroad tunnel through a mountain to reach mines. Hi…

Tycoon

★ 5.6 1947

Down to Earth poster

Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to ear…

Down to Earth

★ 6.0 1947

Lady Luck poster

A woman marries a gambler with the hopes of reforming him, but things don't quite work out the way…

Lady Luck

★ 5.6 1946

Captain Eddie poster

WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver a…

Captain Eddie

★ 7.2 1945

The Clock poster

A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.

The Clock

★ 7.1 1945