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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Comedian, actor, composer and conductor, educated in New York public schools... more
Trivia:
Once said that Orson Welles bestowed his "The Great One" nickname upon him. more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
4 wins
&
10 nominations
more
NewsDesk:
(35 articles)
‘White Gorilla’ Moves in on Atom, Pees In Sink
(From Tubefilter News. 30 November 2009, 6:01 AM, PST)
Where the Jazz Giants Jammed
(From Vanity Fair. 24 November 2009, 9:17 AM, PST)
(From Tubefilter News. 30 November 2009, 6:01 AM, PST)
Where the Jazz Giants Jammed
(From Vanity Fair. 24 November 2009, 9:17 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Jackie C. Gleason
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Music Department, Production Manager, Soundtrack, Composer, Writer, Producer, Director, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Nothing in Common (1986) .... Max Basner
- Izzy & Moe (1985) (TV) .... Izzy Einstein
- Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (1983) (TV) .... Ernest Johnson
- Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) .... Buford T. Justice
- The Sting II (1983) .... Fargo Gondorff
- The Toy (1982) .... U.S. Bates
- Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) .... Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
... aka Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again (UK) - The Honeymooners Valentine Special (1978) (TV) .... Ralph Kramden
- The Honeymooners Christmas Special (1977) (TV) .... Ralph Kramden
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977) .... Sheriff Buford T. Justice of Portague County
- Mr. Billion (1977) .... John Cutler
... aka The Windfall - "The Captain and Tennille" (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode #1.1 (1976) TV episode - The Honeymooners Second Honeymoon (1976) (TV) .... Ralph Kramden
- A Lucille Ball Special Starring Lucille Ball and Jackie Gleason (1975) (TV) .... Fred/Herb/Mike
... aka Three for Two (UK: reissue title) - The Jackie Gleason Special (1973) (TV) .... Ralph Kramden/Reginald Van Gleason III
- How Do I Love Thee? (1970) .... Stanley Waltz
- "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Ralph Kramden / ... (44 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
- Double Trouble (1969) 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
(39 more) - Don't Drink the Water (1969) .... Walter Hollander
- How to Commit Marriage (1969) .... Oliver Poe
- Skidoo (1968) .... Tough Tony Banks
- "Here's Lucy" .... Ralph Kramden (1 episode, 1968)
- Lucy Visits Jack Benny (1968) TV episode (uncredited) .... Ralph Kramden - "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 - Soldier in the Rain (1963) .... MSgt. Maxwell Slaughter
- Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) .... Jack Griffith
- Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) .... Maish Rennick
... aka Blood Money (UK) - Gigot (1962) .... Gigot
- The Hustler (1961) .... Minnesota Fats
... aka Robert Rossen's The Hustler (USA: complete title) - "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 - The Big Sell (1960) (TV) .... Salesman
- The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960) (TV) .... Narrator/Himself
- "Playhouse 90" .... Joe (1 episode, 1958)
- The Time of Your Life (1958) TV episode .... Joe - "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Ralph Kramden / ... (73 episodes, 1952-1957)
... aka The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (USA: rerun title)
- 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
(68 more) - "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) - "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: alternative title)
... 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 - "The Best of Broadway" .... Aubrey Piper (1 episode, 1955)
- The Show-Off (1955) TV episode .... Aubrey Piper - "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Fenwick Babbitt / ... (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #3.17 (1951) TV episode .... Ralph Kramden / Fenwick Babbitt / Joe the Bartender / the Poor Soul / Rudy the Repairman / Reggie Van Gleason III - "Musical Comedy Time" .... Jimmy Smith (1 episode, 1951)
- No! No! Nanette! (1951) TV episode .... Jimmy Smith - "The Frank Sinatra Show" .... Camping Sketch / ... (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #1.18 (1951) TV episode .... Guest / Camping Sketch - The Desert Hawk (1950) .... Aladdin
- "The Life of Riley" .... Chester A. Riley / ... (11 episodes, 1949-1950)
- Home Sweet Home (1950) TV episode .... Chester A. Riley
- Valentine's Day (1950) TV episode .... Chester A. Riley
- Riley's Firstborn (1950) TV episode .... Chester A. Riley
- The Boarder (1949) TV episode .... Chester Riley
- Junior's Birthday Party (1949) TV episode .... Chester A. Riley
(6 more) - Springtime in the Rockies (1942) (uncredited) .... The Commissioner
- Orchestra Wives (1942) (uncredited) .... Ben Beck, Bass Player
- Escape from Crime (1942) (as Jackie C. Gleason) .... Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot
- Larceny, Inc. (1942) (as Jackie C. Gleason) .... Hobart
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942) .... Hank
- Lady Gangster (1942) (as Jackie C. Gleason) .... Wilson
- Steel Against the Sky (1941) (uncredited) .... Cliff, the Drunk in Diner
- All Through the Night (1941) (as Jackie C. Gleason) .... Starchy
- Navy Blues (1941) (as Jackie C. Gleason) .... Tubby
Music Department:
- The Break-Up (2006) (musician: "Tenderly")
- Northfork (2003) (playback singer: "It All Depends on You")
- "Toen was geluk heel gewoon" (1993) TV series (composer: additional music) (unknown episodes)
- Izzy & Moe (1985) (TV) (conductor)
- "The Jackie Gleason Show" (composer: theme music) (37 episodes, 1966-1970) (composer: theme "Melancholy Serenade") (3 episodes, 1966-1967)
... aka The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title)
- The Honeymooners: Operation Protest (1970) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Honeymooners: We're Off to See the Wizard (1970) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- 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)
(35 more) - "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") - The Secret World of Eddie Hodges (1960) (TV) (composer: theme music)
- "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1952) TV series (composer: theme "Melancholy Serenade") (unknown episodes)
... aka The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (USA: rerun title)
Production Manager:
- "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) - "The Jackie Gleason Show" (production supervisor) (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (USA: rerun title)
- The Honeymooners: Principle of the Thing (1955) TV episode (production supervisor)
- Ralph's Sweet Tooth (1954) TV episode (production supervisor)
Soundtrack:
- We Own the Night (2007) (performer: "I'll Be Seeing You")
- I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006) (writer: "It's Such A Happy Day') (performer: "Tenderly", "It's Such A Happy Day')
- "The Sopranos" (1 episode, 2004)
- In Camelot (2004) TV episode (performer: "Melancholy Serenade") - Northfork (2003) (performer: "It All Depends on You" (1926))
- Hollywood Ending (2002) (performer: "Too Close For Comfort" (1956), "Serenade in Blue" (1942))
- Return to Me (2000) (writer: "It's Such a Happy Day")
- Blast from the Past (1999) (writer: "Honeymooner's Theme")
- L.A. Confidential (1997) (performer: "But Not for Me" (1930))
- Alice (1990) (performer: "Limehouse Blues", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "I Remember You", "Moonlight Becomes You")
- Nadine (1987) (performer: "LOVE IS HERE TO STAY")
- "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") - Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) (performer: "Call Me Irresponsible", "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" (uncredited))
- The Fabulous Fifties (1960) (performer: "Sid, Ol' Kid" from Take Me Along)
- "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") - "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1952) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (USA: rerun title)
Composer:
- Izzy & Moe (1985) (TV)
- Gigot (1962)
- The Million Dollar Incident (1961) (TV)
- "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1961) TV series
... aka You're in the Picture (USA: first episode title) - "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1958)
- The Time of Your Life (1958) TV episode - "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: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Laugh Maker (1953) TV episode
Writer:
- The Wool Cap (2004) (TV) (story "Gigot")
- Gigot (1962) (writer)
- The Million Dollar Incident (1961) (TV) (story)
- "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: alternative title)
... 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:
- "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1966) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title) - "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1961) TV series (executive producer)
... aka You're in the Picture (USA: first episode title) - "Stage Show" (1954) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
Director:
- The Honeymooners Christmas Special (1977) (TV)
- The Honeymooners Second Honeymoon (1976) (TV)
Self:
- The Honeymooners: The Really Lost Debut Episodes (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- Gleason: In His Own Words (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- The Honeymooners Anniversary Celebration (1985) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
- The 39th Annual Tony Awards (1985) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter & Performer
- The Honeymooners Reunion (1985) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself - Host / Ralph Kramden
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- Bing Crosby's White Christmas (1976) (TV) .... Himself
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jackie Gleason (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Man of the Hour
- Julie and Jackie: How Sweet It Is (1974) (TV) .... Himself
- "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1970)
- Episode #2.156 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.122 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself - Host / ... (38 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 #4.15 (1970) TV episode .... Himself / Host
- Episode #4.14 (1970) TV episode .... Himself / Host
(33 more) - "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) - The Million Dollar Incident (1961) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1961) TV series .... Himself/Host
... aka You're in the Picture (USA: first episode title) - The Arthur Godfrey Show (1960) (TV) .... Himself
- The Fabulous Fifties (1960) .... Narrator
- "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) - "The Herb Shriner Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode dated 2 October 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "Person to Person" .... Himself - Guest Host (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #3.23 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host - "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 - "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1952-1955)
... aka The Honeymooners: The Lost Episodes (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 28 May 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself/Reginald Van Gleason III
- Episode dated 26 June 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself / Host
- Episode dated 2 January 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself / Host
- Episode dated 1 November 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode dated 2 March 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Show Business" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
... aka This Is Broadway (first episodes title)
- Episode dated 29 September 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Himself / ... (93 episodes, 1950-1952)
- Episode #3.44 (1952) TV episode .... Himself / Host
- Episode #3.43 (1952) TV episode .... Himself / Host
- Episode #3.42 (1952) TV episode .... Himself / Host
- Episode #3.41 (1952) TV episode .... Himself / Host
- Episode #3.40 (1952) TV episode .... Himself / Host
(88 more) - "The Kate Smith Evening Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode dated 24 October 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "Cavalcade of Bands" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #2.24 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "Ford Star Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode dated 4 January 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills (2007) .... Himself
- Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The Hustler: The Inside Story (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)
-
"Biography"
- Jackie Gleason: The Great One (2001) TV episode .... Himself - Inside TV Land: The Honeymooners (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
- "The Rat Pack" (1999) .... Himself
- TV Guide's 40th Anniversary (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Behind the Laughs (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Roastee(Guest of Honor)
- A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998) (V) .... Himself
- Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- Jackie Gleason's Cavalcade of Characters (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)
- 60 Minutes: The Entertainers (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- The Best of Gleason 3 (1989) (TV) .... Himself/Various
- Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988) (TV) .... Himself/Various Characters
- The Best of Gleason 2 (1988) (TV) .... Himself/Various
- The Best of Gleason (1988) (TV) .... Himself/Various
-
"Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine"
- The Many Worlds of Jackie Gleason (1964) TV episode .... Himself / Ralph Kramden - CBS: The Stars' Address (1963) (TV) .... Himself
-
"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.
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Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 4 Portrayals | 3 Print Biographies | 3 Interviews | 3 Articles | 7 Magazine Cover Photos
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