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