Jackie Gleason
Birthday: 1916-02-26 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USAJohn 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).
Known For
Acting
Role
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Ralph Kramden
as Self (archive footage)
as Max Basner
as Izzy Einstein
as Buford T. Justice
as Ernest Johnson
as Fargo Gondorff
as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
as Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
as Ralph Kramden
as Ralph Kramden
as John Cutler
as Ralph Kramden
as Sheriff Buford T. Justice
as Ralph Kramden
as Stanley Waltz
as Oliver Poe
as Walter Hollander
as Tough Tony Banks
as Self - Host
as Jack Griffith
as Maxwell Slaughter
as Gigot
as Maish Rennick
as Host
as Minnesota Fats
