Russell Gleason

Russell Gleason

Acting
🎂 1908-02-06 (37 years old at death)
✝️ 1945-12-26
📍 Portland, Oregon, USA
👤 Male
🎬 50 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 windo ...
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Filmography (50 movies)

Swing Fever
Swing Fever
1943
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Inspector (Uncredited)
Salute to the Marines
Salute to the Marines
1943
as Pvt. Hanks
Seeing Hands
Seeing Hands
1943
as Ben Helwig (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Ogilvie
Dudes Are Pretty People
Dudes Are Pretty People
1942
as Brad Benton
Unexpected Uncle
Unexpected Uncle
1941
as Tommy Turner
Yesterday's Heroes
Yesterday's Heroes
1940
as Bill Garrett
Earl of Puddlestone
Earl of Puddlestone
1940
as Sidney Higgins
Grandpa Goes To Town
Grandpa Goes To Town
1940
as Sidney Higgins
Young as You Feel
Young as You Feel
1940
as Herbert Thompson
Money To Burn
Money To Burn
1939
as Sidney Higgins
The Covered Trailer
The Covered Trailer
1939
as Sidney Higgins
Here I Am a Stranger
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
as Tom Sortwell
Should Husbands Work?
Should Husbands Work?
1939
as Sidney Higgins
News Is Made at Night
News Is Made at Night
1939
as Albert Hockman
My Wife's Relatives
My Wife's Relatives
1939
as Sidney Higgins
Undercover Agent
Undercover Agent
1939
as Bill Trent
Everybody's Baby
Everybody's Baby
1939
as Herbert Thompson
Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm
1938
as Herbert Thompson
Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers
1938
as Herbert Thompson
A Trip to Paris
A Trip to Paris
1938
as Herbert Thompson
The Higgins Family
The Higgins Family
1938
as Sidney Higgins
Love on a Budget
Love on a Budget
1938
as Herbert Thompson
Borrowing Trouble
Borrowing Trouble
1937
as Herbert Thompson
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Russell Gleason
Hot Water
Hot Water
1937
as Herbert Thompson
Big Business
Big Business
1937
as Herbert Thompson
Off to the Races
Off to the Races
1937
as Herbert Thompson
Fury Below
Fury Below
1936
as Jim Cole III
A Tenderfoot Goes West
A Tenderfoot Goes West
1936
as Wellington Pike
Hitch Hike To Heaven
Hitch Hike To Heaven
1936
as Daniel Delaney
Condemned to Live
Condemned to Live
1935
as David
Hot Tip
Hot Tip
1935
as Ben Johnson
I Can't Escape
I Can't Escape
1934
as Tom Martin
Private Jones
Private Jones
1933
as Williams
Always Kickin'
Always Kickin'
1932
 The Strange Case of Clara Deane
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932
as Norman Ware
Nice Women
Nice Women
1931
as Bill Wells
Homicide Squad
Homicide Squad
1931
as Joe Riley
Beyond Victory
Beyond Victory
1931
as Bud
Laugh and Get Rich
Laugh and Get Rich
1931
as Larry Owens
Sisters
Sisters
1930
as Eddie Collins
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Mueller
Officer O'Brien
Officer O'Brien
1930
as Johnny Dale
Seven Faces
Seven Faces
1929
as Georges Dufeyel
The Sophomore
The Sophomore
1929
as Dutch
The Flying Fool
The Flying Fool
1929
as Jimmy Taylor
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo
1929
as Hungerford
The Shady Lady
The Shady Lady
1928
as Haley