Jackie Gleason
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-02-26 (71 years old)
Deathday
1987-06-24
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Herbert Walton Gleason Jr.
John Herbert Gleason
Jackie C. Gleason
Jackie Gleason
Biography
John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer known affectionately as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. The series originated in New York City, but videotaping moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there. Among his notable ...
Acting
1961
as Minnesota Fats
1988
as Self (archive footage)
1968
as Self (archive footage)
1977
as Sheriff Buford T. Justice
1982
as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
1942
as Wilson
1968
as Tough Tony Banks
1980
as Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
1986
as Max Basner
1983
as Fargo Gondorff
1942
as Starchy
1983
as Buford T. Justice
1942
as Commissioner (uncredited)
1977
as John Cutler
1962
as Gigot
1942
as Hobart
1942
as Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot (as Jackie C. Gleason)
1962
as Maish Rennick
1963
as Maxwell Slaughter
1963
as Jack Griffith
1969
as Oliver Poe
1950
as Aladdin
1969
as Walter Hollander
1985
as Izzy Einstein
2002
as Self (archive footage)
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as Ralph Kramden
1941
as 'Tubby' (as Jackie C. Gleason)
1941
as Cliff (uncredited)
1970
as Stanley Waltz
2019
as Self (archive footage)
1975
as Herb / Fred / Mike
1942
as Hank
1960
as Self
1998
as Self (archive footage)
2004
as Buford T. Justice (archive footage)
1942
as Ben Beck
2000
as Ralph Kramden
1994
as Reginald Van Gleason III / the Poor Soul / Joe the Bartender / Charlie Bratton (the Loudmoth / Rudy the Repairman / Fenwick Babbit (archive footage)
2001
as Self (archive footage)
2001
as Self (archive footage)
1981
1983
as Ernest Johnson
1998
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
1976
as Ralph Kramden
1978
as Ralph Kramden
1977
as Ralph Kramden
1978
as Ralph Kramden
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1962
as Writer
2004
as Story
1962
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Director
1978
as Director
1978
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Director
1978
as Director
1985
as Original Music Composer
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