Russell Gleason

Biography

Russell Gleason (February 6, 1908 – December 25, 1945) was an American actor who began his career at the very beginning of the talking film era. Born into an acting family, one of his earliest roles was in the 1930 classic film, All Quiet on the Western Front. While still in the middle of a successful acting career, Gleason joined the U.S. Army in late 1943, during World War II. While awaiting deployment to Europe in December 1945 in New York City, Gleason fell to his death from a hotel window. He was the son of actors Lucille and James Gleason.

Most Famous Work

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All Quiet on the Western Front

(1930) Mueller

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Condemned to Live

(1935) David

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Fingers at the Window

(1942) Ogilvie

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Seeing Hands

(1943) Ben Helwig (uncredited)

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Here I Am a Stranger

(1939) Tom Sortwell

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Homicide Squad

(1931) Joe Riley

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The Strange Case of Clara Deane

(1932) Norman Ware

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Strange Cargo

(1929) Hungerford

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1943	Sergeant (uncredited)	Swing Fever 1943-11-01 Movie
	Inspector (Uncredited)	Swing Shift Maisie 1943-10-01 Movie
	Pvt. Hanks	Salute to the Marines 1943-09-02 Movie
	Ben Helwig (uncredited)	Seeing Hands 1943-07-03 Movie
1942	Ogilvie	Fingers at the Window 1942-04-22 Movie
	Brad Benton	Dudes Are Pretty People 1942-03-13 Movie
1941	Tommy Turner	Unexpected Uncle 1941-11-07 Movie
1940	Sidney Higgins	Earl of Puddlestone 1940-08-31 Movie
	Sidney Higgins	Grandpa Goes To Town 1940-04-13 Movie
	Herbert Thompson	Young as You Feel 1940-02-16 Movie
1939	Sidney Higgins	Money To Burn 1939-12-31 Movie
	Sidney Higgins	The Covered Trailer 1939-11-10 Movie
	Tom Sortwell	Here I Am a Stranger 1939-09-29 Movie
	Sidney Higgins	Should Husbands Work? 1939-07-26 Movie
	Albert Hockman	News Is Made at Night 1939-07-20 Movie
	Sidney Higgins	My Wife's Relatives 1939-05-20 Movie
	Bill Trent	Undercover Agent 1939-04-19 Movie
	Herbert Thompson	Everybody's Baby 1939-03-24 Movie
1938	Herbert Thompson	Down on the Farm 1938-10-11 Movie
	Herbert Thompson	Safety in Numbers 1938-05-30 Movie
	Herbert Thompson	A Trip to Paris 1938-05-06 Movie
	Sidney Higgins	The Higgins Family 1938-03-28 Movie
	Herbert Thompson	Love on a Budget 1938-03-04 Movie
1937	Herbert Thompson	Borrowing Trouble 1937-12-10 Movie
	Herbert Thompson	Hot Water 1937-09-24 Movie
	Herbert Thompson	Big Business 1937-06-18 Movie
	Herbert Thompson	Off to the Races 1937-02-05 Movie
1936	Jim Cole III	Fury Below 1936-11-22 Movie
	Wellington Pike	A Tenderfoot Goes West 1936-10-15 Movie
	Daniel Delaney	Hitch Hike To Heaven 1936-03-12 Movie
1935	David	Condemned to Live 1935-09-15 Movie
	Ben Johnson	Hot Tip 1935-08-20 Movie
1934	Tom Martin	I Can't Escape 1934-07-04 Movie
1933	Williams	Private Jones 1933-03-25 Movie
1932	N/A	Always Kickin' 1932-10-09 Movie
	Jerry Minor Smith	Off His Base 1932-09-18 Movie
	Norman Ware	The Strange Case of Clara Deane 1932-05-06 Movie
1931	Bill Wells	Nice Women 1931-11-28 Movie
	Joe Riley	Homicide Squad 1931-08-01 Movie
	Bud	Beyond Victory 1931-04-03 Movie
	Larry Owens	Laugh and Get Rich 1931-03-27 Movie
1930	Mueller	All Quiet on the Western Front 1930-04-29 Movie
	Johnny Dale	Officer O'Brien 1930-02-15 Movie
1929	Georges Dufeyel	Seven Faces 1929-12-01 Movie
	Dutch	The Sophomore 1929-08-24 Movie
	Jimmy Taylor	The Flying Fool 1929-07-10 Movie
	Hungerford	Strange Cargo 1929-03-31 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv