Russell Gleason
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.
All Quiet on the Western Front
as MuellerWhen a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during World War, they are assigned to...
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Beyond Victory
as BudFour battle-weary American soldiers under fire reflect on the women they left behind.
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Hot Water
as Herbert ThompsonThe Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous...
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Private Jones
as WilliamsAfter America enters World War I, young William "Bill" Jones tries to avoid military service by...
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Unexpected Uncle
as Tommy TurnerAn elderly gentleman comes to a young woman's aid by pretending to be her uncle. Comedy.
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Salute to the Marines
as Pvt. HanksIt is a comic book propaganda film which has Beery as a retired USMC NCO who, when the Japanese...
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Swing Fever
as Sergeant (uncredited)Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
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Swing Shift Maisie
as Inspector (Uncredited)Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and...
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Here I Am a Stranger
as Tom SortwellThe story of a young man's discovery of his father.
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Big Business
as Herbert ThompsonA small town drugstore owner (Jed Prouty) hopes to strike it rich by investing his savings in an...
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Fingers at the Window
as OgilvieIn Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders,...
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Condemned to Live
as DavidAfter a series of murders, a man finds out that his mother was bitten by a vampire bat during...
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Fury Below
as Jim Cole IIIJim Cole, heir to a mining operation, takes over the mine, which is suffering from unexplained...
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Nice Women
as Bill WellsA mother tries to get her daughter to marry for money, but the daughter wants to marry for love.
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Strange Cargo
as HungerfordOn board a yacht sailing from India to Britain, the owner of the vessel is murdered by one of...
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Hot Tip
as Ben JohnsonAn amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing...
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Safety in Numbers
as Herbert ThompsonThe Jones family patriarch, also mayor, is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich...
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Borrowing Trouble
as Herbert ThompsonThe Jones family drugstore is robbed and it looks like the culprit is a boy the family has taken...
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The Sophomore
as DutchJoe Collins arrives at Hanford College to begin his second year with $200 to pay his tuition, is...
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A Tenderfoot Goes West
as Wellington PikeWellington Pike, author of 'Wild and Bloody Tales of the West', has never been away from the...
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Homicide Squad
as Joe RileyThe police use a gangster's son to get to him.
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Undercover Agent
as Bill TrentA railway postal clerk goes after a sweepstakes counterfeiting ring.
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Everybody's Baby
as Herbert ThompsonThe Jones family encounters new theories of childrearing when an author arrives in town to...
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Money To Burn
as Sidney HigginsIn this episode of the Higgins Family series, pandemonium ensues when Ma enters a dog biscuit...
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Dudes Are Pretty People
as Brad BentonWestern comedy about a cowhand falling in love with the pretty guest at a local dude ranch.
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Off to the Races
as Herbert ThompsonThe Jones family's uncle George enters his trotting horse in the fair grounds race. The family...
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News Is Made at Night
as Albert HockmanNewspaper editor (Foster) will do almost anything to increase circulation. He campaigns to free...
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My Wife's Relatives
as Sidney HigginsIt all begins when Joe Higgins, business manager of a prosperous candy-manufacturing firm, is...
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The Covered Trailer
as Sidney HigginsThe Higgins family prepares for a long-awaited cruise to Rio, but while father Joe bids farewell...
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Earl of Puddlestone
as Sidney HigginsWhen Betty's father sees the condescending attitude displayed toward her by a rich family, he...
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Laugh and Get Rich
as Larry OwensAn inept inventor and his stoic wife believe an oil well investment has paid off and that...
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Seeing Hands
as Ben Helwig (uncredited)This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with...
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Down on the Farm
as Herbert ThompsonExcitement runs high when a family's farm is chosen as the site for a big cornhusking contest.
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Young as You Feel
as Herbert ThompsonFather sells his drugstore and the Jones family heads for New York to enjoy sophisticated city...
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The Strange Case of Clara Deane
as Norman WareA young dress designer marries an insurance agent. They soon have a daughter, but what the wife...
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The Higgins Family
as Sidney HigginsPa Higgins' attempts at success in the advertising business are constantly frustrated by his...
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Hitch Hike To Heaven
as Daniel DelaneyA theatre actor makes the crossover to movies and becomes a star, but his new-found fame puts...
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I Can't Escape
as Tom MartinAn ex-convict, unable to get a good job because of his prison record, gets mixed up in a phony...
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Officer O'Brien
as Johnny DaleBill O'Brien is promoted to lieutenant in the police department for his arrest of Mike Patello,...
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The Flying Fool
as Jimmy TaylorA man protective of his brother checks out the girl his brother is in love with, in order to see...
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A Trip to Paris
as Herbert ThompsonThe Jones Family heads to Gay Paree in celebration of the 25th wedding anniversary of Pa and Ma...
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Love on a Budget
as Herbert ThompsonThis late entry in the popular "The Jones Family" series of '30s comedies has the family...
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Should Husbands Work?
as Sidney HigginsJoe Higgins' wife gets the job meant for him, so he stays home to do the housework. A Higgins...
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Grandpa Goes To Town
as Sidney HigginsJoe and Lil Higgins invest their life savings in a frontier hotel. Upon arrival, the family...
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