Russell Gleason
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-02-06
Day of Death
1945-12-26 (37 years old)
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
Russell Gleason
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. He was the son of actors Lucille and James Gleason.
Known For
Acting
(1943)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Inspector (Uncredited)
(1943)
Swing Fever
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1943)
Seeing Hands
as Ben Helwig (uncredited)
(1943)
Salute to the Marines
as Pvt. Hanks
(1942)
Fingers at the Window
as Ogilvie
(1942)
Dudes Are Pretty People
as Brad Benton
(1941)
Unexpected Uncle
as Tommy Turner
(1940)
Grandpa Goes To Town
as Sidney Higgins
(1940)
Earl of Puddlestone
as Sidney Higgins
(1940)
Young as You Feel
as Herbert Thompson
(1939)
Here I Am a Stranger
as Tom Sortwell
(1939)
News Is Made at Night
as Albert Hockman
(1939)
The Covered Trailer
as Sidney Higgins
(1939)
Undercover Agent
as Bill Trent
(1939)
Money To Burn
as Sidney Higgins
(1939)
My Wife's Relatives
as Sidney Higgins
(1939)
Should Husbands Work?
as Sidney Higgins
(1939)
Everybody's Baby
as Herbert Thompson
(1938)
Safety in Numbers
as Herbert Thompson
(1938)
A Trip to Paris
as Herbert Thompson
(1938)
The Higgins Family
as Sidney Higgins
(1938)
Down on the Farm
as Herbert Thompson
(1938)
Love on a Budget
as Herbert Thompson
(1937)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Russell Gleason
(1937)
Big Business
as Herbert Thompson
(1937)
Hot Water
as Herbert Thompson
(1937)
Borrowing Trouble
as Herbert Thompson
(1937)
Off to the Races
as Herbert Thompson
(1936)
Fury Below
as Jim Cole III
(1936)
A Tenderfoot Goes West
as Wellington Pike
(1936)
Hitch Hike To Heaven
as Daniel Delaney
(1935)
Condemned to Live
as David
(1935)
Hot Tip
as Ben Johnson
(1934)
I Can't Escape
as Tom Martin
(1933)
Private Jones
as Williams
(1932)
Off His Base
as Jerry Minor Smith
(1932)
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
as Norman Ware
(1932)
(1931)
Homicide Squad
as Joe Riley
(1931)
Laugh and Get Rich
as Larry Owens
(1931)
Beyond Victory
as Bud
(1931)
Nice Women
as Bill Wells
(1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Mueller
(1930)
Officer O'Brien
as Johnny Dale
(1929)
Strange Cargo
as Hungerford
(1929)
Seven Faces
as Georges Dufeyel
(1929)
The Sophomore
as Dutch
(1929)
The Flying Fool
as Jimmy Taylor