Jackie Gleason
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 26, 1916
- Died
- June 24, 1987 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 film roles were Minnesota Fats in 1961's The Hustler (co-starring with Paul Newman) and Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit series from 1977 to 1983 (co-starring Burt Reynolds).
Known For
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Filmography
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pioneers of Primetime
Movie
The Hustler: The Inside Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Honeymooners Holiday Classics
Movie · as Ralph Kramden (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of the Honeymooners
Movie · as Ralph Kramden
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Movie · as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters
Movie · as Reginald Van Gleason III / the Poor Soul / Joe the Bartender / Charlie Bratton (the Loudmoth / Rudy the Repairman / Fenwick Babbit (archive footage)
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Nothing in Common
Movie · as Max Basner
Izzy & Moe
Movie · as Izzy Einstein
The Sting II
Movie · as Fargo Gondorff
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Movie · as Buford T. Justice
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
Movie · as Ernest Johnson
The Toy
Movie · as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Movie · as Self
Smokey and the Bandit II
Movie · as Buford T. Justice / Reginald Van Justice / Gaylord Justice
The Honeymooners Specials: Valentine Special
Movie · as Ralph Kramden
The Honeymooners Christmas Special
Movie · as Ralph Kramden
Smokey and the Bandit
Movie · as Buford T. Justice
Mr. Billion
Movie · as John Cutler
The Honeymooners Specials: A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Ralph Kramden
The Honeymooners Specials: Second Honeymoon
Movie · as Ralph Kramden
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Captain and Tennille
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Three for Two
Movie · as Herb / Fred / Mike
Tony Orlando and Dawn
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
How Do I Love Thee?
Movie · as Stanley Waltz
How to Commit Marriage
Movie · as Oliver Poe
Don't Drink the Water
Movie · as Walter Hollander
The Movie Orgy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Skidoo
Movie · as Tough Tony Banks
Here's Lucy
TV · as Ralph Kramden (uncredited) · 1 ep
Soldier in the Rain
Movie · as Maxwell Slaughter
Papa's Delicate Condition
Movie · as Jack Griffith
Gigot
Movie · as Gigot
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Movie · as Maish Rennick
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
TV · as Himself · 124 eps
The Hustler
Movie · as Minnesota Fats
The Million Dollar Incident
Movie · as Self
You're in the Picture
TV · as Host · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 2 eps
The Fabulous Fifties
Movie · as Self
The David Susskind Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Small World
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Honeymooners
TV · as Ralph Kramden · 39 eps
The Jackie Gleason Show
TV · as Self - Host · 237 eps
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Reginald van Gleason III · 1 ep
The Desert Hawk
Movie · as Aladdin
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Jackie Gleason · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Life of Riley
TV · as Chester A. Riley · 26 eps
Cavalcade of Stars
TV · as Fenwick Babbitt, Self - host · 49 eps
Studio One
TV · as Jerry Giles, Sam Wheeler, Uncle Eddie Doyle · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 9 eps
Lady Gangster
Movie · as Wilson
All Through the Night
Movie · as Starchy
Springtime in the Rockies
Movie · as Commissioner (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
Movie · as Hobart
Escape from Crime
Movie · as Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Movie · as Hank
Orchestra Wives
Movie · as Ben Beck
Navy Blues
Movie · as 'Tubby' (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Steel Against the Sky
Movie · as Cliff (uncredited)