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