Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1916-02-26
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Jackie Gleason
Biography
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).
Known For
as Fenwick Babbitt
as Original Series Creator
as Self - Co-Host
as Self - Host
as Ralph Kramden
as Buford T. Justice / Reginald Van Justice / Gaylord Justice
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
as Himself
as Minnesota Fats
as Buford T. Justice
as Self - Presenter
as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
as Max Basner
as Chester A. Riley
as Buford T. Justice
as Original Series Creator
as John Cutler
as Maish Rennick
as Fargo Gondorff
as Reginald van Gleason III
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