Russell Gleason

Russell Gleason

Actor Feb 6 (died age 37) Portland, Oregon, USA 1928–1943 (15 year career)

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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.…

Known For

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Mueller

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

Ogilvie

Condemned to Live

Condemned to Live

David

Seeing Hands

Seeing Hands

Ben Helwig (uncredited)

Unexpected Uncle

Unexpected Uncle

Tommy Turner

Salute to the Marines

Salute to the Marines

Pvt. Hanks

Swing Shift Maisie

Swing Shift Maisie

Inspector (Uncredited)

Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

Tom Sortwell

Filmography

Acting (51)

Movies (51)

Swing Fever

Swing Fever

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Seeing Hands

Seeing Hands

as Ben Helwig (uncredited)

Salute to the Marines

Salute to the Marines

as Pvt. Hanks

Swing Shift Maisie

Swing Shift Maisie

as Inspector (Uncredited)

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

as Ogilvie

Dudes Are Pretty People

Dudes Are Pretty People

as Brad Benton

Unexpected Uncle

Unexpected Uncle

as Tommy Turner

Earl of Puddlestone

Earl of Puddlestone

as Sidney Higgins

Young as You Feel

Young as You Feel

as Herbert Thompson

Grandpa Goes To Town

Grandpa Goes To Town

as Sidney Higgins

Yesterday's Heroes

Yesterday's Heroes

as Bill Garrett

Money To Burn

Money To Burn

as Sidney Higgins

My Wife's Relatives

My Wife's Relatives

as Sidney Higgins

Undercover Agent

Undercover Agent

as Bill Trent

Everybody's Baby

Everybody's Baby

as Herbert Thompson

The Covered Trailer

The Covered Trailer

as Sidney Higgins

Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

as Tom Sortwell

News Is Made at Night

News Is Made at Night

as Albert Hockman

Should Husbands Work?

Should Husbands Work?

as Sidney Higgins

Love on a Budget

Love on a Budget

as Herbert Thompson

The Higgins Family

The Higgins Family

as Sidney Higgins

Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

as Herbert Thompson

A Trip to Paris

A Trip to Paris

as Herbert Thompson

Safety in Numbers

Safety in Numbers

as Herbert Thompson

Big Business

Big Business

as Herbert Thompson

Hot Water

Hot Water

as Herbert Thompson

Off to the Races

Off to the Races

as Herbert Thompson

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

as Russell Gleason

Borrowing Trouble

Borrowing Trouble

as Herbert Thompson

A Tenderfoot Goes West

A Tenderfoot Goes West

as Wellington Pike

Fury Below

Fury Below

as Jim Cole III

Hitch Hike To Heaven

Hitch Hike To Heaven

as Daniel Delaney

Condemned to Live

Condemned to Live

as David

Hot Tip

Hot Tip

as Ben Johnson

I Can't Escape

I Can't Escape

as Tom Martin

Private Jones

Private Jones

as Williams

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

as Norman Ware

Always Kickin'

Always Kickin'

Off His Base

as Jerry Minor Smith

Homicide Squad

Homicide Squad

as Joe Riley

Laugh and Get Rich

Laugh and Get Rich

as Larry Owens

Nice Women

Nice Women

as Bill Wells

Beyond Victory

Beyond Victory

as Bud

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

as Mueller

Sisters

Sisters

as Eddie Collins

Officer O'Brien

Officer O'Brien

as Johnny Dale

The Flying Fool

The Flying Fool

as Jimmy Taylor

The Sophomore

The Sophomore

as Dutch

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

as Hungerford

Seven Faces

Seven Faces

as Georges Dufeyel

The Shady Lady

The Shady Lady

as Haley