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Russell Gleason

Russell Gleason

Born: 1908-02-06 • Portland, Oregon, USA

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.

Filmography
Swing Fever poster
Swing Fever
1943 • Sergeant (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie poster
Swing Shift Maisie
1943 • Inspector (Uncredited)
Salute to the Marines poster
Salute to the Marines
1943 • Pvt. Hanks
Seeing Hands poster
Seeing Hands
1943 • Ben Helwig (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window poster
Fingers at the Window
1942 • Ogilvie
Dudes Are Pretty People poster
Dudes Are Pretty People
1942 • Brad Benton
Unexpected Uncle poster
Unexpected Uncle
1941 • Tommy Turner
Yesterday's Heroes poster
Yesterday's Heroes
1940 • Bill Garrett
Earl of Puddlestone poster
Earl of Puddlestone
1940 • Sidney Higgins
Grandpa Goes To Town poster
Grandpa Goes To Town
1940 • Sidney Higgins
Young as You Feel poster
Young as You Feel
1940 • Herbert Thompson
Money To Burn poster
Money To Burn
1939 • Sidney Higgins
The Covered Trailer poster
The Covered Trailer
1939 • Sidney Higgins
Here I Am a Stranger poster
Here I Am a Stranger
1939 • Tom Sortwell
Should Husbands Work? poster
Should Husbands Work?
1939 • Sidney Higgins
News Is Made at Night poster
News Is Made at Night
1939 • Albert Hockman
My Wife's Relatives poster
My Wife's Relatives
1939 • Sidney Higgins
Undercover Agent poster
Undercover Agent
1939 • Bill Trent
Everybody's Baby poster
Everybody's Baby
1939 • Herbert Thompson
Down on the Farm poster
Down on the Farm
1938 • Herbert Thompson
Safety in Numbers poster
Safety in Numbers
1938 • Herbert Thompson
A Trip to Paris poster
A Trip to Paris
1938 • Herbert Thompson
The Higgins Family poster
The Higgins Family
1938 • Sidney Higgins
Love on a Budget poster
Love on a Budget
1938 • Herbert Thompson
Borrowing Trouble poster
Borrowing Trouble
1937 • Herbert Thompson
Sunday Night at the Trocadero poster
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937 • Russell Gleason
Hot Water poster
Hot Water
1937 • Herbert Thompson
Big Business poster
Big Business
1937 • Herbert Thompson
Off to the Races poster
Off to the Races
1937 • Herbert Thompson
Fury Below poster
Fury Below
1936 • Jim Cole III
A Tenderfoot Goes West poster
A Tenderfoot Goes West
1936 • Wellington Pike
Hitch Hike To Heaven poster
Hitch Hike To Heaven
1936 • Daniel Delaney
Condemned to Live poster
Condemned to Live
1935 • David
Hot Tip poster
Hot Tip
1935 • Ben Johnson
I Can't Escape poster
I Can't Escape
1934 • Tom Martin
Private Jones poster
Private Jones
1933 • Williams
Always Kickin' poster
Always Kickin'
1932
No Image
Off His Base
1932 • Jerry Minor Smith
The Strange Case of Clara Deane poster
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932 • Norman Ware
Nice Women poster
Nice Women
1931 • Bill Wells
Homicide Squad poster
Homicide Squad
1931 • Joe Riley
Beyond Victory poster
Beyond Victory
1931 • Bud
Laugh and Get Rich poster
Laugh and Get Rich
1931 • Larry Owens
Sisters poster
Sisters
1930 • Eddie Collins
All Quiet on the Western Front poster
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 • Mueller
Officer O'Brien poster
Officer O'Brien
1930 • Johnny Dale
Seven Faces poster
Seven Faces
1929 • Georges Dufeyel
The Sophomore poster
The Sophomore
1929 • Dutch
The Flying Fool poster
The Flying Fool
1929 • Jimmy Taylor
Strange Cargo poster
Strange Cargo
1929 • Hungerford
The Shady Lady poster
The Shady Lady
1928 • Haley