Deceased

How Did Russell Gleason Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 37

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn06/02/1908Born inPortland, Oregon, USADied26/12/1945 (aged 37)Died inNew York CityCausefalling from heightWikidataQ1669115 ↗Buried atLong Island National CemeteryTMDb#240667 ↗

Russell Gleason was an American actor who began his career at the very beginning of the talking film era. He was born into an acting family, the son of actors Lucille and James Gleason. He had an early screen role in the 1930 film All Quiet on the Western Front.

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Filmography36 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1943	Swing Shift MaisieMovie	Inspector (Uncredited)	35
1943	Seeing HandsMovie	Ben Helwig (uncredited)	35
1942	Fingers at the WindowMovie	Ogilvie	34
1942	Dudes Are Pretty PeopleMovie	Brad Benton	34
1941	Unexpected UncleMovie	Tommy Turner	33
1940	Earl of PuddlestoneMovie	Sidney Higgins	32
1940	Grandpa Goes To TownMovie	Sidney Higgins	32
1939	Here I Am a StrangerMovie	Tom Sortwell	31
1939	News Is Made at NightMovie	Albert Hockman	31
1939	Should Husbands Work?Movie	Sidney Higgins	31
1939	The Covered TrailerMovie	Sidney Higgins	31
1939	My Wife's RelativesMovie	Sidney Higgins	31
1938	The Higgins FamilyMovie	Sidney Higgins	30
1937	Big BusinessMovie	Herbert Thompson	29
1937	Sunday Night at the TrocaderoMovie	Russell Gleason	29
1937	Hot WaterMovie	Herbert Thompson	29
1937	Off to the RacesMovie	Herbert Thompson	29
1936	Hitch Hike To HeavenMovie	Daniel Delaney	28
1936	A Tenderfoot Goes WestMovie	Wellington Pike	28
1936	Fury BelowMovie	Jim Cole III	28
1935	Condemned to LiveMovie	David	27
1935	Hot TipMovie	Ben Johnson	27
1934	I Can't EscapeMovie	Tom Martin	26
1933	Private JonesMovie	Williams	25
1932	Off His BaseMovie	Jerry Minor Smith	24
1931	Laugh and Get RichMovie	Larry Owens	23
1931	Nice WomenMovie	Bill Wells	23
1931	Beyond VictoryMovie	Bud	23
1931	Homicide SquadMovie	Joe Riley	23
1930	All Quiet on the Western FrontMovie	Mueller	22
1930	Officer O'BrienMovie	Johnny Dale	22
1930	SistersMovie	Eddie Collins	22
1929	Seven FacesMovie	Georges Dufeyel	21
1929	The SophomoreMovie	Dutch	21
1929	The Flying FoolMovie	Jimmy Taylor	21
1928	The Shady LadyMovie	Haley	20