Acting credits
62
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.

Acting
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Acting credits
62
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
TMDB popularity
0.8
Low visibility
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TMDB ID: 14882
IMDb ID: nm0001276
Known for: Acting
Born: February 26, 1916
Died: June 24, 1987
Age: 71
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1941 - 2025
Years active: 85
Average TMDB rating: 6.28
Wikidata: Q454200
Also known as
Herbert Walton Gleason Jr. • John Herbert Gleason • Jackie C. Gleason
Other jobs
John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer known affectionately as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. The series originated in New York City, but videotaping moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there. Among his notable film roles were Minnesota Fats in 1961's The Hustler (co-starring with Paul Newman) and Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit series from 1977 to 1983 (co-starring Burt Reynolds).



Movie credits linked with Jackie Gleason.
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Story
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Ralph Kramden
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Max Basner
as Izzy Einstein
as Buford T. Justice
as Fargo Gondorff
as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
as Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
as Ralph Kramden
as Ralph Kramden
as Ralph Kramden
as Sheriff Buford T. Justice
as John Cutler
as Ralph Kramden
as Herb / Fred / Mike
Series credits linked with Jackie Gleason.
Original Series Creator • 131 eps
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self - Host • 17 eps
as Himself • 124 eps
as Self - Co-Host • 2 eps
as Host • 2 eps
as Self • 2 eps
as Ralph Kramden • 39 eps
Producer • 1 eps
as Reginald van Gleason III / cameo • 1 eps
as Jackie Gleason • 1 eps
as Self • 2 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 2 eps
as Chester A. Riley • 26 eps
as Jerry Giles • 1 eps
as Self • 9 eps