People
Russell Gleason
- Name: Russell Gleason
- Birthday: 1908-02-06
- Place of birth: Portland, Oregon, USA
- Popularity: 2.724
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Swing Fever as Sergeant (uncredited) | 1943-11-01 |
| Swing Shift Maisie as Inspector (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
| Salute to the Marines as Pvt. Hanks | 1943-09-02 |
| Seeing Hands as Ben Helwig (uncredited) | 1943-07-03 |
| Fingers at the Window as Ogilvie | 1942-04-22 |
| Dudes Are Pretty People as Brad Benton | 1942-03-13 |
| Unexpected Uncle as Tommy Turner | 1941-11-07 |
| Earl of Puddlestone as Sidney Higgins | 1940-08-31 |
| Grandpa Goes To Town as Sidney Higgins | 1940-04-13 |
| Young as You Feel as Herbert Thompson | 1940-02-16 |
| Money To Burn as Sidney Higgins | 1939-12-31 |
| The Covered Trailer as Sidney Higgins | 1939-11-10 |
| Here I Am a Stranger as Tom Sortwell | 1939-09-29 |
| Should Husbands Work? as Sidney Higgins | 1939-07-26 |
| News Is Made at Night as Albert Hockman | 1939-07-20 |
| My Wife's Relatives as Sidney Higgins | 1939-05-20 |
| Undercover Agent as Bill Trent | 1939-04-19 |
| Everybody's Baby as Herbert Thompson | 1939-03-24 |
| Down on the Farm as Herbert Thompson | 1938-10-11 |
| Safety in Numbers as Herbert Thompson | 1938-05-30 |
| A Trip to Paris as Herbert Thompson | 1938-05-06 |
| The Higgins Family as Sidney Higgins | 1938-03-28 |
| Love on a Budget as Herbert Thompson | 1938-03-04 |
| Borrowing Trouble as Herbert Thompson | 1937-12-10 |
| Hot Water as Herbert Thompson | 1937-09-24 |
| Big Business as Herbert Thompson | 1937-06-18 |
| Off to the Races as Herbert Thompson | 1937-02-05 |
| Fury Below as Jim Cole III | 1936-11-22 |
| A Tenderfoot Goes West as Wellington Pike | 1936-10-15 |
| Hitch Hike To Heaven as Daniel Delaney | 1936-03-12 |
| Condemned to Live as David | 1935-09-15 |
| Hot Tip as Ben Johnson | 1935-08-20 |
| I Can't Escape as Tom Martin | 1934-07-04 |
| Private Jones as Williams | 1933-03-25 |
| Always Kickin' | 1932-10-09 |
| Off His Base as Jerry Minor Smith | 1932-09-18 |
| The Strange Case of Clara Deane as Norman Ware | 1932-05-06 |
| Nice Women as Bill Wells | 1931-11-28 |
| Homicide Squad as Joe Riley | 1931-08-01 |
| Beyond Victory as Bud | 1931-04-03 |
| Laugh and Get Rich as Larry Owens | 1931-03-27 |
| All Quiet on the Western Front as Mueller | 1930-04-29 |
| Officer O'Brien as Johnny Dale | 1930-02-15 |
| Seven Faces as Georges Dufeyel | 1929-12-01 |
| The Sophomore as Dutch | 1929-08-24 |
| The Flying Fool as Jimmy Taylor | 1929-07-10 |
| Strange Cargo as Hungerford | 1929-03-31 |
