Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/6/1908
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
Swing Fever
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Beyond Victory
as Bud
Hot Water
as Herbert Thompson
The Sophomore
as Dutch
Seeing Hands
as Ben Helwig (uncredited)
Laugh and Get Rich
as Larry Owens
Borrowing Trouble
as Herbert Thompson
Fury Below
as Jim Cole III
News Is Made at Night
as Albert Hockman
Swing Shift Maisie
as Inspector (Uncredited)
Big Business
as Herbert Thompson
Unexpected Uncle
as Tommy Turner
Homicide Squad
as Joe Riley
Down on the Farm
as Herbert Thompson
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Russell Gleason
Everybody's Baby
as Herbert Thompson
A Tenderfoot Goes West
as Wellington Pike
Off to the Races
as Herbert Thompson
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Mueller
I Can't Escape
as Tom Martin
Career Timeline
1943
1940
1939
Money To Burn
as Sidney Higgins
The Covered Trailer
as Sidney Higgins
Here I Am a Stranger
as Tom Sortwell
Should Husbands Work?
as Sidney Higgins
News Is Made at Night
as Albert Hockman
My Wife's Relatives
as Sidney Higgins
Undercover Agent
as Bill Trent
Everybody's Baby
as Herbert Thompson