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How Did James Gleason Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76

Also known asJames Austin Gleason, Jimmy GleasonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/05/1882Born inNew York City, New York, USADied12/04/1959 (aged 76)Died inWoodland HillsCauseasthmaWikidataQ726398 ↗Buried atHoly Cross CemeteryTMDb#30537 ↗

James Austin Gleason was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter born in New York City. Gleason often portrayed "tough-talking, world-weary guys with a secret heart-of-gold."

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Filmography109 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1958	The Last HurrahMovie	Cuke Gillen	76
1958	Once Upon a Horse...Movie	Postmaster	76
1958	No Time at AllMovie	Dolph Grimes	76
1958	The Female AnimalMovie	Tom Maloney	76
1958	Man or GunMovie	Sheriff Jim Jackson	76
1957	Leave It to BeaverSeries	Pete	75
1957	Man in the ShadowMovie	Hank James	75
1957	Loving YouMovie	Carl Meade	75
1956	Star in the DustMovie	Orval Jones	74
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Mr. Jorgy	73
1955	CheyenneSeries	—	73
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Charles Hartford Simpson	73
1955	The Night of the HunterMovie	Uncle Birdie Steptoe	73
1955	The Girl RushMovie	Ether Ferguson	73
1954	Climax!Series	Reverend Mr. McCarkle	72
1954	SuddenlyMovie	Peter 'Pop' Benson	72
1954	Hollywood Thrill-MakersMovie	Risky Russell	72
1953	Forever FemaleMovie	Eddie Woods	71
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Noah Larkin	70
1952	We're Not Married!Movie	Duffy	70
1952	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	70
1952	What Price GloryMovie	General Cokely	70
1951	Racket SquadSeries	—	69
1951	I'll See You in My DreamsMovie	Fred Townsend	69
1951	Two Gals and a GuyMovie	Max Howard	69
1951	Come Fill the CupMovie	Charley Dolan	69
1951	Triple CrossMovie	Knobby Walsh	69
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	68
1950	Riding HighMovie	Racing Secretary	68
1950	The Yellow Cab ManMovie	Mickey Corkins	68
1950	The JackpotMovie	Harry Summers	68
1949	Take One False StepMovie	Captain Gledhill	67
1949	Bad BoyMovie	Chief	67
1949	The Life of RileyMovie	Gillis	67
1948	The Return of OctoberMovie	Uncle Willie Ramsey	66
1948	Smart WomanMovie	Sam Corkle	66
1948	When My Baby Smiles at MeMovie	Lefty Moore	66
1948	The Dude Goes WestMovie	Sam Briggs	66
1947	The Bishop's WifeMovie	Sylvester	65
1947	The HomestretchMovie	Doc Kilborne	65
1947	TycoonMovie	Pop Mathews	65
1947	Down to EarthMovie	Max Corkle	65
1946	Lady LuckMovie	Sacramento Sam	64
1946	The Hoodlum SaintMovie	Snarp	64
1946	The Well Groomed BrideMovie	Captain Hornby	64
1946	Home Sweet HomicideMovie	Sgt. O'Hare	64
1945	A Tree Grows in BrooklynMovie	McGarrity	63
1945	The ClockMovie	Al Henry	63
1945	Captain EddieMovie	Tom Clark	63
1945	This Man's NavyMovie	Jimmy Shannon	63
1944	The Keys of the KingdomMovie	Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske	62
1944	A Guy Named JoeMovie	“Nails” Kilpatrick	62
1944	Arsenic and Old LaceMovie	Lt. Rooney	62
1944	Once Upon a TimeMovie	Moke McGillicuddy	62
1942	Tales of ManhattanMovie	Father Joe	60
1942	My Gal SalMovie	Pat Hawley	60
1942	Footlight SerenadeMovie	Bruce McKay	60
1942	The Falcon Takes OverMovie	Inspector Mike O'Hara	60
1942	A Date with the FalconMovie	Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara	60
1942	Manila CallingMovie	Tim O'Rourke	60
1942	Hay FootMovie	Colonel J. A. Barkley	60
1941	Babes on BroadwayMovie	Thornton Reed	59
1941	Here Comes Mr. JordanMovie	Max Corkle	59
1941	Breakdowns of 1941Movie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	59
1941	Meet John DoeMovie	Henry Connell	59
1941	Affectionately YoursMovie	'Chet' Phillips	59
1941	Nine Lives Are Not EnoughMovie	Sergeant Daniels	59
1941	Tanks a MillionMovie	Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley	59
1940	Earl of PuddlestoneMovie	Joe Higgins	58
1940	Grandpa Goes To TownMovie	Joe Higgins	58
1939	On Your ToesMovie	Phil Dolan Sr.	57
1939	Should Husbands Work?Movie	Joe Higgins	57
1939	The Covered TrailerMovie	Joe Higgins	57
1939	My Wife's RelativesMovie	Joe Higgins	57
1938	The Higgins FamilyMovie	Joe Higgins	56
1938	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6Movie	Self	56
1938	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12Movie	James Gleason	56
1937	Forty Naughty GirlsMovie	Police Insp. Oscar Piper	55
1937	Cinema CircusMovie	Himself	55
1936	Murder on a Bridle PathMovie	Police Insp. Oscar Piper	54
1936	The Ex-Mrs. BradfordMovie	Inspector Corrigan	54
1936	Yours for the AskingMovie	Saratoga	54
1936	Don't Turn 'em LooseMovie	Detective Daniels	54
1935	We're Only HumanMovie	Detective Danny Walsh	53
1935	West Point of the AirMovie	Joe 'Bags'	53
1935	Hot TipMovie	Jimmy McGill	53
1935	HelldoradoMovie	Sam Barnes	53
1934	Change of HeartMovie	Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)	52
1933	The Billion Dollar ScandalMovie	"Ratsy" Harris	51
1933	Clear All Wires!Movie	Lefty Williams	51
1932	Lady and GentMovie	Pin Streaver	50
1932	The Penguin Pool MurderMovie	Police Insp. Oscar Piper	50
1932	The All-AmericanMovie	Chick Knipe	50
1932	Blondie of the FolliesMovie	Pa McClune	50
1932	The Crooked CircleMovie	Arthur Crimmer	50
1932	Off His BaseMovie	Picture in Opening Credits	50
1932	High Hats and Low BrowsMovie	Danny Ruff	50
1932	Fast CompanionsMovie	Silk Henley	50
1931	A Free SoulMovie	Eddie	49
1931	It's a Wise ChildMovie	Cool Kelly	49
1931	The Big GambleMovie	Fred 'Squint' Dugan	49
1931	Beyond VictoryMovie	Jim Mobley	49
1931	SweepstakesMovie	Sleepy Jones	49
1930	Dumb-bells in ErmineMovie	Mike	48
1930	Puttin' on the RitzMovie	James 'Jimmy' Tierney	48
1930	Big MoneyMovie	Tom	48
1930	Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1Movie	Self	48
1929	The Broadway MelodyMovie	Music Publisher (uncredited)	47
1929	Oh, Yeah!Movie	Dusty	47