Paul Gleason

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-04 (67 years old)

Deathday

2006-05-27

Place of Birth

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Paul Gleason

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor, known for his roles on TV series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club and Die Hard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Gleason, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1988

Die Hard

as Dwayne Robinson

1985

The Breakfast Club

as Richard Vernon

1983

Trading Places

as Clarence Beeks

2006

Abominable

as Sheriff Halderman

1999

1994

I Love Trouble

as Kenny Bacon

1988

Johnny Be Good

as Wayne Hisler

1981

1979

The Great Santini

as Lt. Sammy

1993

Boiling Point

as Transaction Man

2002

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

as Professor McDoogle

1997

1975

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

as Maj. Thomas J. 'Long Tom' Roberts

1980

He Knows You're Alone

as Det. Frank Daley

1993

Running Cool

as Calvin Hogg

1987

Ghost Chase

as Stan Gordon

1989

Night Game

as Broussard

1976

Vigilante Force

as Michael J. Loonius

1971

Private Duty Nurses

as Dr. McClintock

1996

Dark Skies

as Nelson Rockefeller

1985

Doubletake

as Howie Henley

1997

1995

Digital Man

as Dr. Parker

1983

Tender Mercies

as Reporter

1993

Wild Cactus

as Sheriff Brenner

1991

False Arrest

as Arthur Ross

2000

Red Letters

as Dean Van Buren

2001

Social Misfits

as Warden Doyle

1992

Majority Rule

as Harley Graham

1990

Miami Blues

as Sergeant Frank Lackley

1991

Fourth Story

as Lt. Hank Petkavich

1991

Rich Girl

as Marvin Wells

1985

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

as Jeremitt Towani

1993

2011

The Passing

as Det. Sanders

2003

1986

Forever, Lulu

as Robert

1994

1985

Challenge of a Lifetime

as John Schoonover

1972

Hit Man

as Cop (uncredited)

2001

Not Another Teen Movie

as Richard Vernon

1979

Ike

as Gen. Ernest "Tex" Lee

1988

1994

There Goes My Baby

as Mr. Burton

1992

Wishman

as Silverstein

1981

Arthur

as Executive

2000

The Giving Tree

as Mr. Forrester

1997

Money Talks

as Lt. Bobby Pickett

1979

Women at West Point

as Maj. James T. Kirk

1965

Ski Party

as Beach Boy In Red Shorts (uncredited)

1989

Spooner

as Roland Hyde

1973

Toma

as Drake

2008

Sincerely Yours

as Richard Vernon (archive footage) (uncredited)

1967

Banning

as Golfer (uncredited)

2008

The Book of Caleb

as James Paddington

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