Russell Gleason
Born: 1908-02-06 in Portland, Oregon, USA
Died: 1945-12-26
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1943
- Swing Fever as Sergeant (uncredited)
- Seeing Hands as Ben Helwig (uncredited)
- Swing Shift Maisie as Inspector (Uncredited)
- Salute to the Marines as Pvt. Hanks
1942
- Fingers at the Window as Ogilvie
- Dudes Are Pretty People as Brad Benton
1941
- Unexpected Uncle as Tommy Turner
1940
- Earl of Puddlestone as Sidney Higgins
- Grandpa Goes To Town as Sidney Higgins
- Young as You Feel as Herbert Thompson
1939
- Money To Burn as Sidney Higgins
- Everybody's Baby as Herbert Thompson
- Undercover Agent as Bill Trent
- News Is Made at Night as Albert Hockman
- The Covered Trailer as Sidney Higgins
- Here I Am a Stranger as Tom Sortwell
- My Wife's Relatives as Sidney Higgins
- Should Husbands Work? as Sidney Higgins
1938
- The Higgins Family as Sidney Higgins
- Love on a Budget as Herbert Thompson
- Safety in Numbers as Herbert Thompson
- Down on the Farm as Herbert Thompson
- A Trip to Paris as Herbert Thompson
1937
- Borrowing Trouble as Herbert Thompson
- Big Business as Herbert Thompson
- Hot Water as Herbert Thompson
- Off to the Races as Herbert Thompson
- Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Russell Gleason
1936
- Hitch Hike To Heaven as Daniel Delaney
- A Tenderfoot Goes West as Wellington Pike
- Fury Below as Jim Cole III
1935
- Hot Tip as Ben Johnson
- Condemned to Live as David
1934
- I Can't Escape as Tom Martin
1933
- Private Jones as Williams
1932
- The Strange Case of Clara Deane as Norman Ware
- Always Kickin'
- Off His Base as Jerry Minor Smith
1931
- Homicide Squad as Joe Riley
- Nice Women as Bill Wells
- Beyond Victory as Bud
- Laugh and Get Rich as Larry Owens
1930
- All Quiet on the Western Front as Mueller
- Officer O'Brien as Johnny Dale
1929
- The Sophomore as Dutch
- Seven Faces as Georges Dufeyel
- Strange Cargo as Hungerford
- The Flying Fool as Jimmy Taylor
1928
- The Shady Lady as Haley