Directed credits
4
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Jackie Gleason
Acting
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 14882
IMDb ID: nm0001276
Known for: Acting
Born: February 26, 1916
Died: June 24, 1987
Age: 71
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1941 - 2025
Years active: 85
Average TMDB rating: 6.29
Wikidata: Q454200
Also known as
Herbert Walton Gleason Jr. • John Herbert Gleason • Jackie C. Gleason
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Original Series Creator (2)Producer (2)Writer (2)Original Music Composer (1)Story (1)
Biography
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jackie Gleason.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jackie Gleason.
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Minnesota Fats
The Hustler
1961 • Movie
as Maish Rennick
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962 • Movie
as Sheriff Buford T. Justice
Smokey and the Bandit
1977 • Movie
as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
The Toy
1982 • Movie
as Max Basner
Nothing in Common
1986 • Movie
as Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980 • Movie
as Buford T. Justice
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jackie Gleason.
as Sheriff Buford T. Justice
Smokey and the Bandit
1977 • Movie
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Fargo Gondorff
The Sting II
1983 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968 • Movie
as Minnesota Fats
The Hustler
1961 • Movie
as Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980 • Movie
Writer
Gigot
1962 • Movie
as Self
The Fabulous Fifties
1960 • Movie
Pioneers of Primetime
2005 • Movie
as Max Basner
Nothing in Common
1986 • Movie
as Jack Griffith
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963 • Movie
Original Series Creator
The Honeymooners
2005 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jackie Gleason.
as Self - Co-Host • 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
Tony Awards
1956 • Series
as Reginald van Gleason III • 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
1951 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
What's My Line?
1950 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 • Series
as Self • 9 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • Series
as Jerry Giles • 1 eps
Studio One
1948 • Series
as Ralph Kramden (uncredited) • 1 eps
Here's Lucy
1968 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
1950 • Series
as Jackie Gleason • 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
1950 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 • Series
Producer
The Honeymooners
1955 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jackie Gleason.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jackie Gleason.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jackie Gleason.
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work
2006 • Movie
Pioneers of Primetime
2005 • Movie
as Ralph Kramden (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Honeymooners Holiday Classics
2002 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Hustler: The Inside Story
2002 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001 • Movie
as Ralph Kramden
The Very Best of the Honeymooners
2000 • Movie
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998 • Movie
as Max Basner
Nothing in Common
1986 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jackie Gleason.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Captain and Tennille
1976 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 • Series
as Ralph Kramden (uncredited) • 1 eps
Here's Lucy
1968 • Series
as Himself • 124 eps
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
1962 • Series
as Self - Co-Host • 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Host • 2 eps
You're in the Picture
1961 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The David Susskind Show
1959 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
Tony Awards
1956 • Series
as Ralph Kramden • 39 eps
The Honeymooners
1955 • Series
as Self - Host • 237 eps
The Jackie Gleason Show
1952 • Series
as Reginald van Gleason III • 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
1951 • Series