Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, especially by his character Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners, a situation-comedy television series. His most noted film roles were as Minnesota Fats in the drama film The Hustler (1961) starring Paul Newman, and as Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit movie series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jackie Gleason, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Feb 26, 1916 In Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 45
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Navy Blues 1941-09-13
- Latest Project:
- Movie Mike Wallace Is Here 2019-07-26
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Mike Wallace Is Here | Self (archive footage) | 2019-07-26 |
| Movie | The Hustler: The Inside Story | Himself (archive footage) | 2002-01-01 |
| Movie | The Very Best of the Honeymooners | Ralph Kramden | 2000-11-07 |
| Movie | A Bing Crosby Christmas | Self (archive footage) | 1998-01-01 |
| Movie | Nothing in Common | Max Basner | 1986-07-29 |
| Movie | Izzy & Moe | Izzy Einstein | 1985-09-23 |
| Movie | The Sting II | Fargo Gondorff | 1983-02-18 |
| Movie | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | Buford T. Justice | 1983-08-12 |
| Movie | The Toy | Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates | 1982-12-10 |
| Movie | Smokey and the Bandit II | Buford T. Justice | 1980-08-15 |
| Movie | Mr. Billion | John Cutler | 1977-03-03 |
| Movie | Smokey and the Bandit | Sheriff Buford T. Justice | 1977-05-26 |
| Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
| Movie | Three for Two | Herb / Fred / Mike | 1975-12-03 |
| Series | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Unknown | 1974-12-04 |
| Movie | How Do I Love Thee? | Stanley Waltz | 1970-10-01 |
| Movie | How to Commit Marriage | Oliver Poe | 1969-07-07 |
| Movie | Don't Drink the Water | Walter Hollander | 1969-11-11 |
| Movie | Skidoo | Tough Tony Banks | 1968-12-19 |
| Movie | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
| Series | The Jackie Gleason Show | Self - Host | 1966-09-17 |
| Movie | Papa's Delicate Condition | Jack Griffith | 1963-03-06 |
| Movie | Soldier in the Rain | Maxwell Slaughter | 1963-11-27 |
| Series | Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine | Himself | 1962-09-29 |
| Movie | Requiem for a Heavyweight | Maish Rennick | 1962-10-16 |
| Movie | Gigot | Gigot | 1962-11-01 |
| Series | You're in the Picture | Host | 1961-01-20 |
| Movie | The Hustler | Minnesota Fats | 1961-09-25 |
| Movie | The Fabulous Fifties | Self | 1960-01-22 |
| Series | The Honeymooners | Ralph Kramden | 1955-10-01 |
| Movie | The Desert Hawk | Aladdin | 1950-08-05 |
| Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
| Series | Cavalcade of Stars | Fenwick Babbitt | 1949-06-04 |
| Series | The Life of Riley | Chester A. Riley | 1949-10-04 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
| Movie | Lady Gangster | Wilson | 1942-04-01 |
| Movie | All Through the Night | Starchy | 1942-01-10 |
| Movie | Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! | Hank | 1942-04-02 |
| Movie | Escape from Crime | Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot (as Jackie C. Gleason) | 1942-07-25 |
| Movie | Larceny, Inc. | Hobart | 1942-04-24 |
| Movie | Springtime in the Rockies | Commissioner (uncredited) | 1942-11-06 |
| Movie | Orchestra Wives | Ben Beck | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Navy Blues | 'Tubby' (as Jackie C. Gleason) | 1941-09-13 |
| Movie | Steel Against the Sky | Cliff (uncredited) | 1941-12-13 |