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Lady Gangster (1942) -- An actress gets mixed up with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery. Before she's sent to prison...
Nothing in Common (1986) -- Clip: Wait a minute
Hero for a Minute (1917) -- "Gene Hackman connects with Popeye Doyle • Jean Knight's “You Think You’re Hot Stuff” cools on the charts • Which football stadium becomes the Cowboys new home?
The Honeymooners: The Really Lost Debut Episodes (1994) -- Wednesday: Pres. Obama goes to Capitol Hill to convince Congress of his $3.6 trillion budget; Plus, cash-strapped Americans blow up their cars for insurance money; And, a soldier of honor.
The Hustler (1961) -- An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.

Overview

Date of Birth:
26 February 1916, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
24 June 1987, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA more
Contact:
View company contact info on IMDbPro.
Mini Biography:
Comedian, actor, composer and conductor, educated in New York public schools... more
Trivia:
Was a mentor and frequent drinking buddy of Frank Sinatra. It was Gleason... more
STARmeter: ?
Up 5% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(30 articles)
The Lucille Ball Specials: Lucy Gets Lucky/Three for Two - DVD Review
 (From Monsters and Critics. 2 July 2009, 6:51 AM, PDT)
Karl Malden, Oscar-Winner And ‘The Streets Of San Francisco’ Star, Dead At 97
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 1 July 2009, 3:00 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Jackie C. Gleason
US TV Schedule:
Mon. July 61:00 AMWGNAMER The HoneymoonersBrother Ralph#1.9more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Production Manager, Music Department, Soundtrack, Composer, Writer, Producer, Director, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Nothing in Common (1986) .... Max Basner
  2. Izzy & Moe (1985) (TV) .... Izzy Einstein
  3. Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (1983) (TV) .... Ernest Johnson
  4. Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) .... Buford T. Justice
  5. The Sting II (1983) .... Fargo Gondorff
  6. The Toy (1982) .... Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
  7. Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) .... Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
    ... aka Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again (UK)

  8. The Honeymooners Valentine Special (1978) (TV) .... Ralph Kramden
  9. The Honeymooners Christmas Special (1977) (TV) .... Ralph Kramden
  10. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) .... Sheriff Buford T. Justice of Portague County
    ... aka Bandit, Bandit (Europe)
  11. Mr. Billion (1977) .... John Cutler
    ... aka The Windfall
  12. "The Captain and Tennille" (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode #1.1 (1976) TV episode
  13. The Honeymooners Second Honeymoon (1976) (TV) .... Ralph Kramden
  14. A Lucille Ball Special Starring Lucille Ball and Jackie Gleason (1975) (TV) .... Fred/Herb/Mike
    ... aka Three for Two (UK: reissue title)
  15. The Jackie Gleason Special (1973) (TV) .... Various
  16. How Do I Love Thee? (1970) .... Stanley Waltz
  17. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Ralph Kramden / ... (33 episodes, 1966-1970)
    ... aka "The Color Honeymooners" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Honeymooners: Operation Protest (1970) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - The Honeymooners: We're Off to See the Wizard (1970) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - The Honeymooners: The Match Game (1969) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - The Honeymooners: The Sun and Raccoon Capital (1969) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - The Honeymooners: Hawaii, Oh! Oh! (1969) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
          (28 more)

  18. Don't Drink the Water (1969) .... Walter Hollander
  19. How to Commit Marriage (1969) .... Oliver Poe
  20. Skidoo (1968) .... Tough Tony Banks
  21. "Here's Lucy" .... Ralph Kramden (1 episode, 1968)
        - Lucy Visits Jack Benny (1968) TV episode (uncredited) .... Ralph Kramden
  22. "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine" .... Ralph Kramden / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1966)
    ... aka "The Jackie Gleason Show: The American Scene Magazine" (USA: long title)
        - The Honeymooners: The Adoption (1966) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - Episode #1.4 (1962) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - Episode #1.1 (1962) TV episode .... Reginald Van Gleason III / Joe the Bartender / Ralph Kramden
  23. Soldier in the Rain (1963) .... MSgt. Maxwell Slaughter
  24. Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) .... Jack Griffith
  25. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) .... Maish Rennick
    ... aka Blood Money (UK)
  26. Gigot (1962) .... Gigot
  27. The Hustler (1961) .... Minnesota Fats
    ... aka Robert Rossen's The Hustler (USA: complete title)
  28. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Guest Host / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1961)
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #10.14 (1961) TV episode .... Guest Host
        - Episode dated 4 October 1955 (1955) TV episode .... the Poor Soul
  29. The Big Sell (1960) (TV) .... Salesman
  30. The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960) (TV) .... Narrator/Himself

  31. "Playhouse 90" .... Joe (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Time of Your Life (1958) TV episode .... Joe
  32. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Ralph Kramden / ... (67 episodes, 1952-1957)
        - The Honeymooners: Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1957) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - The Honeymooners: When in Rome (1957) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - My Fair Landlord (1957) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - Catch a Star (1956) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden / Jackie Gleason
        - Finders Keepers (1956) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
          (62 more)
  33. "The Honeymooners" .... Ralph Kramden (39 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - A Man's Pride (1956) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - Dial J for Janitor (1956) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - The Bensonhurst Bomber (1956) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - Alice and the Blonde (1956) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
        - Mind Your Own Business (1956) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden
          (34 more)
  34. "Studio One" .... Jerry Giles / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - Uncle Ed and Circumstances (1955) TV episode .... Uncle Ed
        - Short Cut (1954) TV episode .... Sam Wheeler
        - The Laugh Maker (1953) TV episode .... Jerry Giles
  35. "The Best of Broadway" .... Aubrey Piper (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Show-Off (1955) TV episode .... Aubrey Piper
  36. "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Ralph Kramden / ... (2 episodes, 1950-1952)
        - Episode dated 21 December 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden/Fenwick Babbitt/Joe the Bartender/the Poor Soul/Rudy the Repairman/Reggie Van Gleason III
        - Episode dated 22 July 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Host/Ralph Kramden/Various Characters
  37. "Musical Comedy Time" .... Jimmy Smith (1 episode, 1951)
        - No! No! Nanette! (1951) TV episode .... Jimmy Smith
  38. "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Camping Sketch / ... (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode #1.18 (1951) TV episode .... Guest / Camping Sketch
  39. The Desert Hawk (1950) .... Aladdin

  40. "The Life of Riley" (1949) TV series .... Chester A. Riley (1949-50) (unknown episodes)
  41. Springtime in the Rockies (1942) (uncredited) .... The Commissioner
  42. Orchestra Wives (1942) (uncredited) .... Ben Beck, Bass Player
  43. Escape from Crime (1942) (as Jackie C. Gleason) .... Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot
  44. Larceny, Inc. (1942) (as Jackie C. Gleason) .... Hobart
  45. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942) .... Hank
  46. Lady Gangster (1942) (as Jackie C. Gleason) .... Wilson
  47. Steel Against the Sky (1941) (uncredited) .... Cliff, the Drunk in Diner
  48. All Through the Night (1941) (as Jackie C. Gleason) .... Starchy
  49. Navy Blues (1941) (as Jackie C. Gleason) .... Tubby
Production Manager:
  1. "The Honeymooners" (production supervisor) (39 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - A Man's Pride (1956) TV episode (production supervisor)
        - Dial J for Janitor (1956) TV episode (production supervisor)
        - The Bensonhurst Bomber (1956) TV episode (production supervisor)
        - Alice and the Blonde (1956) TV episode (production supervisor)
        - Mind Your Own Business (1956) TV episode (production supervisor)
          (34 more)
  2. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1952) TV series (production supervisor) (unknown episodes)
Music Department:
  1. The Break-Up (2006) (musician: "Tenderly")
  2. Northfork (2003) (playback singer: "It All Depends on You")

  3. "Toen was geluk heel gewoon" (1993) TV series (composer: additional music) (unknown episodes)

  4. Izzy & Moe (1985) (TV) (conductor)

  5. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (composer: theme music) (25 episodes, 1966-1969) (composer: theme "Melancholy Serenade") (3 episodes, 1966-1967)
    ... aka "The Color Honeymooners" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Honeymooners: The Match Game (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Honeymooners: The Sun and Raccoon Capital (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Honeymooners: Hawaii, Oh! Oh! (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Honeymooners: Happiness Is a Rich Uncle (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Honeymooners: The Curse of the Cuckoo Thief (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (23 more)
  6. "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine" (composer: theme "Melancholy Serenade") (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka "The Jackie Gleason Show: The American Scene Magazine" (USA: long title)
        - The Honeymooners: The Adoption (1966) TV episode (composer: theme "Melancholy Serenade")
  7. The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960) (TV) (composer: theme music)

  8. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1952) TV series (composer: theme "Melancholy Serenade") (unknown episodes)
Soundtrack:
  1. We Own the Night (2007) (performer: "I'll be Seeing You")
  2. I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006) (writer: "It's Such A Happy Day') (performer: "Tenderly", "It's Such A Happy Day')
  3. "The Sopranos" (1 episode, 2004)
        - In Camelot (2004) TV episode (performer: "Melancholy Serenade")
  4. Northfork (2003) (performer: "It All Depends on You" (1926))
  5. Hollywood Ending (2002) (performer: "Too Close For Comfort", "Serenade in Blue")
  6. Return to Me (2000) (writer: "It's Such a Happy Day")

  7. Blast from the Past (1999) (writer: "Honeymooner's Theme")
  8. L.A. Confidential (1997) (performer: "But Not for Me" (1930))
  9. Alice (1990) (performer: "Limehouse Blues", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "I Remember You", "Moonlight Becomes You")

  10. Nadine (1987) (performer: "LOVE IS HERE TO STAY")

  11. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka "The Color Honeymooners" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Honeymooners: The Honeymoon Is Over (1969) TV episode (performer: "Love on a Bus")
  12. Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) (performer: "Call Me Irresponsible" (uncredited), "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" (uncredited))
  13. The Fabulous Fifties (1960) (performer: "Sid, Ol' Kid" from Take Me Along)

  14. "The Honeymooners" (2 episodes, 1956)
        - Head of the House (1956) TV episode (performer: "You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll Tell You Mine" (uncredited))
        - The $99,000 Answer (1956) TV episode (music: "Melancholy Serenade")
  15. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1952) TV series (unknown episodes)
Composer:
  1. Izzy & Moe (1985) (TV)

  2. Gigot (1962)
  3. The Million Dollar Incident (1961) (TV)
  4. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1961) TV series
    ... aka "You're in the Picture" (USA: first episode title)

  5. "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Time of Your Life (1958) TV episode
  6. "Studio One" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - The Laugh Maker (1953) TV episode
Writer:
  1. The Wool Cap (2004) (TV) (story "Gigot")

  2. Gigot (1962) (writer)
  3. The Million Dollar Incident (1961) (TV) (story)

  4. "Studio One" (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - The Tale of St. Emergency (1956) TV episode (story)
        - Uncle Ed and Circumstances (1955) TV episode (story)
Producer:
  1. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1966) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka "The Color Honeymooners" (USA: rerun title)
  2. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1961) TV series (executive producer)
    ... aka "You're in the Picture" (USA: first episode title)

  3. "Stage Show" (1954) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
Director:
  1. The Honeymooners Christmas Special (1977) (TV)
  2. The Honeymooners Second Honeymoon (1976) (TV)
Self:
  1. The Honeymooners: The Really Lost Debut Episodes (1994) (TV) .... Himself

  2. Gleason: In His Own Words (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  3. The Honeymooners Anniversary Celebration (1985) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
  4. The 39th Annual Tony Awards (1985) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter & Performer
  5. The Honeymooners Reunion (1985) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself - Host / Ralph Kramden
  6. All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1984) (TV) .... Himself

  7. Bing Crosby's White Christmas (1976) (TV) .... Himself
  8. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jackie Gleason (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Man of the Hour
  9. Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is (1974) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself / ... (15 episodes, 1966-1970)
    ... aka "The Color Honeymooners" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #4.18 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #4.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #4.16 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.20 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.19 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
          (10 more)

  11. "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine" .... Himself / ... (114 episodes, 1962-1966)
    ... aka "The Jackie Gleason Show: The American Scene Magazine" (USA: long title)
        - Gleason Gaities 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 23 April 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself / Joe the Bartender
        - Episode #4.28 (1966) TV episode .... Himself/the Poor Soul/Rum Dum/Joe the Bartender
        - Episode #4.27 (1966) TV episode .... Himself/Reginald Van Gleason III/Joe the Bartender
        - Episode #4.26 (1966) TV episode .... Himself/Reginald Van Gleason III/Joe the Bartender
          (109 more)
  12. The Million Dollar Incident (1961) (TV) .... Himself
  13. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1961) TV series .... Himself/Host
    ... aka "You're in the Picture" (USA: first episode title)
  14. The Arthur Godfrey Show (1960) (TV) .... Himself
  15. The Fabulous Fifties (1960) .... Narrator

  16. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1949-1958)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #12.2 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #7.40 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.35 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.34 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.30 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
          (1 more)
  17. "The Herb Shriner Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode dated 9 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "Person to Person" .... Himself - Guest Host (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #3.23 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
  19. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
        - Episode dated 25 September 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Mystery Guest #1
        - Episode dated 8 March 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  20. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
        - Episode dated 28 May 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 1 November 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
        - Jackie Gleason Show (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode dated 2 March 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "This Is Show Business" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka "This Is Broadway" (first episodes title)
        - Episode dated 29 September 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
  24. "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1950-1951)
        - Episode dated 9 November 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 15 July 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself/Various Characters
  25. "The Kate Smith Evening Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 24 October 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
  26. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host / ... (2 episodes, 1951)
    ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #2.1 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Reginald Van Gleason
        - Episode #1.40 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  27. "Cavalcade of Bands" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode #2.24 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "Ford Star Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 4 January 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills (2007) .... Himself
  2. Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  3. The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002) (V) .... Himself
  4. Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)
  5. Inside TV Land: The Honeymooners (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  6. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
  7. "The Rat Pack" (1999) .... Himself
  8. TV Guide's 40th Anniversary (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  9. Behind the Laughs (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  10. The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Roastee(Guest of Honor)
  11. A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998) (V) .... Himself
  12. Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  13. Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  14. Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters (1994) (TV) .... Himself
  15. Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)
  16. 60 Minutes: The Entertainers (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  17. Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (1990) (TV) .... Himself
  18. The Best of Gleason 3 (1989) (TV) .... Himself/Various
  19. Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988) (TV) .... Himself/Various Characters
  20. The Best of Gleason 2 (1988) (TV) .... Himself/Various
  21. The Best of Gleason (1988) (TV) .... Himself/Various
  22. "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine"
        - The Many Worlds of Jackie Gleason (1964) TV episode .... Himself / Ralph Kramden
  23. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Comedian
        - Episode #15.3 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Album: "And Awaaay We Go!" released in 1954, featuring Gleason's only vocal performances. more
Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 4 Portrayals | 3 Print Biographies | 3 Interviews | 3 Articles | 7 Magazine Cover Photos more
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Family | Musical more
Plot Keywords:
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