Russell Gleason

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-02-06 (37 years old)

Deathday

1945-12-26

Place of Birth

Portland, Oregon, USA

Russell Gleason

Biography

Russell Gleason (February 6, 1908 – December 25, 1945) was an American actor who began his career at the very beginning of the talking film era. Born into an acting family, one of his earliest roles was in the 1930 classic film, All Quiet on the Western Front. While still in the middle of a successful acting career, Gleason joined the U.S. Army in late 1943, during World War II. While awaiting deployment to Europe in December 1945 in New York City, Gleason fell to his death from a hotel window. He was the son of actors Lucille and James Gleason.

Acting

1940

Earl of Puddlestone

as Sidney Higgins

1939

The Covered Trailer

as Sidney Higgins

1935

1942

1931

Homicide Squad

as Joe Riley

1937

Big Business

as Herbert Thompson

1931

Laugh and Get Rich

as Larry Owens

1941

Unexpected Uncle

as Tommy Turner

1936

Fury Below

as Jim Cole III

1934

I Can't Escape

as Tom Martin

1929

The Flying Fool

as Jimmy Taylor

1932

Off His Base

as Jerry Minor Smith

1939

Undercover Agent

as Bill Trent

1938

Love on a Budget

as Herbert Thompson

1939

Here I Am a Stranger

as Tom Sortwell

1930

Officer O'Brien

as Johnny Dale

1931

1938

A Trip to Paris

as Herbert Thompson

1929

1936

A Tenderfoot Goes West

as Wellington Pike

1943

Seeing Hands

as Ben Helwig (uncredited)

1939

News Is Made at Night

as Albert Hockman

1942

1939

Should Husbands Work?

as Sidney Higgins

1938

The Higgins Family

as Sidney Higgins

1939

My Wife's Relatives

as Sidney Higgins

1939

Money To Burn

as Sidney Higgins

1940

Grandpa Goes To Town

as Sidney Higgins

1939

Everybody's Baby

as Herbert Thompson

1935

Hot Tip

as Ben Johnson

1943

1936

Hitch Hike To Heaven

as Daniel Delaney

1940

Young as You Feel

as Herbert Thompson

1933

Private Jones

as Williams

1929

Strange Cargo

as Hungerford

1937

Hot Water

as Herbert Thompson

1937

Borrowing Trouble

as Herbert Thompson

1938

Safety in Numbers

as Herbert Thompson

1938

Down on the Farm

as Herbert Thompson

1931

Nice Women

as Bill Wells

1943

Swing Fever

as Sergeant (uncredited)

1937

Off to the Races

as Herbert Thompson

1943

Swing Shift Maisie

as Inspector (Uncredited)

1929

Seven Faces

as Georges Dufeyel

1937

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