Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason

Acting
Born 1916-02-26 Died 1987-06-24 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 76 credits Tony Awards 1 Peabody Awards 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 nominated

Tony Awards 1 won

  • 1960 Best Actor in a Musical Won

Peabody Awards 1 won

  • Peabody Awards Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award 1 won

  • 1967 Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award Won

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John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and composer known affectionately as "The Great One". He developed a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York and was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his city bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. The series originated in New York City, but videotaping moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there. Among his notable film roles were Minnesota Fats in 1961's The Hustler (co-starring with Paul Newman) and Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit series from 1977 to 1983 (co-starring Burt Reynolds).
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Filmography — top 60 of 76
Acting 57 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Reginald van Gleason III
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
Studio One
Studio One
1948 · Jerry Giles, Sam Wheeler, Uncle Eddie Doyle
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy
1968 · Ralph Kramden (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · Jackie Gleason
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · Self
Miodowe lata
Miodowe lata
1998 · Original Series Creator
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · 76% · Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Honeymooners
The Honeymooners
1955 · 84% · Creator, Producer, Ralph Kramden
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974 · Self
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit
1977 · 73% · Buford T. Justice
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
1962 · Himself
The Captain and Tennille
The Captain and Tennille
1976 · Self - Guest
The Hustler
The Hustler
1961 · 79% · Minnesota Fats
The Jackie Gleason Show
The Jackie Gleason Show
1952 · Writer, Self - Host
Small World
Small World
1958 · Self
The David Susskind Show
The David Susskind Show
1959 · Self
Smokey and the Bandit II
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980 · 48% · Buford T. Justice / Reginald Van Justice / Gaylord Justice
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983 · 35% · Buford T. Justice
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley
1949 · Chester A. Riley
Nothing in Common
Nothing in Common
1986 · 54% · Max Basner
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 · Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of Stars
Cavalcade of Stars
1949 · Fenwick Babbitt, Self - host
The Toy
The Toy
1982 · 52% · Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962 · ★ 7.2 · Maish Rennick
The Honeymooners
The Honeymooners
2005 · 37% · Original Series Creator
The Sting II
The Sting II
1983 · ★ 4.7 · Fargo Gondorff
Mr. Billion
Mr. Billion
1977 · ★ 5.5 · John Cutler
All Through the Night
All Through the Night
1942 · ★ 6.7 · Starchy
Gigot
Gigot
1962 · Writer, Gigot, Original Music Composer
The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk
1950 · Aladdin
The Fabulous Fifties
The Fabulous Fifties
1960 · Self
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Self (archive footage)
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
1942 · Hobart
Soldier in the Rain
Soldier in the Rain
1963 · Maxwell Slaughter
Skidoo
Skidoo
1968 · Tough Tony Banks
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019 · 70% · Self (archive footage)
Papa's Delicate Condition
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 · Jack Griffith
Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work
Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky
1941 · Cliff (uncredited)
Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives
1942 · Ben Beck
How to Commit Marriage
How to Commit Marriage
1969 · Oliver Poe
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981 · Self
Lady Gangster
Lady Gangster
1942 · Wilson
You're in the Picture
You're in the Picture
1961 · Host
The Very Best of the Honeymooners
The Very Best of the Honeymooners
2000 · Ralph Kramden
The Hustler: The Inside Story
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1941 · 'Tubby' (as Jackie C. Gleason)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998 · Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Izzy & Moe
Izzy & Moe
1985 · Izzy Einstein, Original Music Composer
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988 · Self (archive footage)
Three for Two
Three for Two
1975 · Herb / Fred / Mike
Writing 5 credits
Other credits 3 credits
Producing 2 credits
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