
Jackie Gleason
Highest Rated: 100% All Through the Night (1942)
Lowest Rated: 0% The Sting II (1983)
Birthday: Feb 26, 1916
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dubbed "The Great One" by none other than Orson Welles and beloved as one of the biggest stars of television's golden era, multi-talented comedic actor Jackie Gleason enjoyed a life and career as robust as his onscreen persona. After gaining recognition as a performer in the nightclubs of New York and on the stages of Broadway - interrupted by a brief, unsatisfying stint in Hollywood - Gleason took on the new medium of television as the star of "Cavalcade of Stars" (DuMont, 1949-1952). There, he introduced several of his famous long-running characters, including Reginald Van Gleason III, The Poor Soul, and Joe the Bartender. But it was another character, New York bus driver Ralph Kramden, that led to the creation of "The Honeymooners" (CBS, 1955-56), considered one of the greatest programs in the history of television. Often underappreciated for his substantial dramatic talent, Gleason was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in "The Hustler" (1961) and earned high marks for his turn in "Requiem for a Heavyweight" (1962). A decade and a half later, he attracted scores of new fans as the caustic Sheriff Buford T. Justice in the Burt Reynolds hit "Smokey and the Bandit" (1977). More film work and the occasional "Honeymooners" revival occupied Gleason's later years, although he never abandoned his favorite pastimes - golf, food and alcohol - even as his health declined. A revered entertainer to generations of fans, Gleason's famous tagline of "How sweet it is!" reflected both his body of work and his thirst for life.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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58% | 56% | Blast From the Past | Non-Original Music | $26.5M | 1999 |
54% | 40% | Nothing in Common | Max Basner (Character) | $32M | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 60% | Izzy and Moe | Izzy Einstein (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson | Unknown (Character) | - | 1983 |
17% | 18% | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | Buford T. Justice (Character) | - | 1983 |
0% | 29% | The Sting II | Fargo Gondorff (Character) | - | 1983 |
9% | 53% | The Toy | U.S. Bates (Character) | - | 1982 |
14% | 44% | Smokey and the Bandit II |
Sheriff Buford T. Justice/ |
- | 1980 |
80% | 85% | Smokey and the Bandit | Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | 6% | Mr. Billion | John Cutler (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | How Do I Love Thee? | Stanley Waltz (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | 37% | Don't Drink the Water | Walter Hollander (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | 38% | How to Commit Marriage | Oliver Poe (Character) | - | 1969 |
42% | 41% | Skidoo | Tough Tony Banks (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | 68% | Soldier in the Rain | MSgt. Maxwell Slaughter (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Papa's Delicate Condition | Jack Griffith (Character) | - | 1963 |
92% | 89% | Requiem for a Heavyweight | Maish Rennick (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Gigot | Gigot (Character) | - | 1962 |
98% | 93% | The Hustler | Minnesota Fats (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Desert Hawk | Aladdin (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life of Riley | Chester Riley (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tramp, Tramp, Tramp | Hank (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | 62% | Springtime in the Rockies | The Commissioner (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | 11% | Lady Gangster | Wilson (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Orchestra Wives | Himself (Character) | - | 1942 |
100% | 70% | All Through the Night | Starchy (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Escape From Crime | Convict (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Larceny, Inc. | Hobart, lunch counter man (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Navy Blues | Tubby (Character) | - | 1941 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Johnny Carson | Guest | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Here's Lucy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Honeymooners: Lost Episodes | Ralph Kramden (Character) | 1955-1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Studio One | Unknown (Character) | 1955 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jack Benny Program | Guest | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I've Got a Secret | Guest | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life of Riley | Chester A. Riley (Character) | 1949-1950 |
QUOTES FROM Jackie Gleason CHARACTERS
Izzy Einstein says: Tell the Dutchman greetings from Izzy and Moe.
Izzy Einstein says: Nobody ever suspects a chubby guy.
"Fast" Eddie Felson says: Fat man. You shoot a great game of pool.
Minnesota Fats says: So do you, Fast Eddie.
Sheriff Buford T. Justice says: You boys couldn't open an umbrella!
Sheriff Buford T. Justice says: What the hell is the world coming to?
Sgt. Maxwell Slaughter says: Let me tell you something, my friend: being a fat narcissist isn't easy.