James Gleason (Actor)

Reviews of James Gleason Movies

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Movies starring James Gleason have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 63%.

The Night of the Hunter - released in 1955 - is James Gleason's highest rated movie, with a score of 85% based on 732 reviews.

The lowest rated film from James Gleason is Search for Beauty - released in 1934 - with a score of 41% based on 2 reviews.

Actor Biography

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).

James Gleason has acted in films with William Forrest, Hank Mann, Selmer Jackson and Paul Panzer.

James Gleason has worked with these film directors: John Ford, Michael Curtiz, Frank Capra and Irving Reis.