James Gleason
James Gleason
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).
Acted Movies
Director: Andrew Niccol
Writers: Andrew Niccol,
Cast: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Elias Koteas, Evan Rachel Wood, James Gleason, Jason Schwartzman, Jay Mohr, Rachel Roberts, Rebecca Romijn, Winona Ryder,
Director: Michael Miller
Cast: Albert Hall, Craig Bierko, James Gleason, Jane Daly, Jennie Garth, Jim Haynie, Mitchell Ryan, Penny Fuller, Terry Farrell,
Director: Charles Laughton
Writers: James Agee,
Cast: Billy Chapin, Don Beddoe, Evelyn Varden, James Gleason, James Griffith, Lillian Gish, Peter Graves, Robert Mitchum, Sally Jane Bruce, Shelley Winters,
Director: Henry Koster
Writers: Robert E. Sherwood,
Cast: Cary Grant, David Niven, Elsa Lanchester, Gladys Cooper, James Gleason, Karolyn Grimes, Loretta Young, Monty Woolley, Sara Haden, Tito Vuolo,
Director: Frank Capra
Writers: Philip G. Epstein,
Cast: Cary Grant, Edward Everett Horton, Jack Carson, James Gleason, Jean Adair, John Alexander, Josephine Hull, Peter Lorre, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey,
Director: Victor Fleming
Writers: Dalton Trumbo,
Cast: Barry Nelson, Don DeFore, Esther Williams, Henry O'Neill, Irene Dunne, James Gleason, Lionel Barrymore, Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, Ward Bond,
Director: Frank Capra
Writers: Robert Riskin,
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Gary Cooper, Gene Lockhart, Irving Bacon, James Gleason, Regis Toomey, Rod La Rocque, Spring Byington, Walter Brennan,