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Paul Gleason (I) (1939–2006)

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Character actor Paul Gleason has been adept at playing tough guys and white collar sleaze bags in motion pictures since the early 1960s, making his film debut in Winter A-Go-Go. Gleason has made a name for himself portraying these unlikeable characters in films. A native of Jersey City, New Jersey... See full bio »

Born:

Paul Xavier Gleason
in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 67) in Burbank, California, USA
Still of Anthony Michael Hall and Paul Gleason in Johnny Be Good Paul Gleason and Jon Heder Molly Ringwald and Paul Gleason Still of Robert Downey Jr. and Paul Gleason in Johnny Be Good Still of Paul Gleason in Van Wilder
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2011 The Passing
Det. Sanders
 
2008 The Book of Caleb
James Paddington
 
2006 Abominable
Sheriff Halderman
 
2005 George Lopez (TV series)
Lou Powers
– George to the Third Power (2005) … Lou Powers
 
2005 Cold Case (TV series)
Stewart Adams
– Blank Generation (2005) … Stewart Adams
 
2004 Drake & Josh (TV series)
Mr. Thompson
– Honor Council (2004) … Mr. Thompson
 
2004 Malcolm in the Middle (TV series)
Mystery Man
– Reese Joins the Army: Part 2 (2004) … Mystery Man
– Reese Joins the Army: Part 1 (2004) … Mystery Man
 
2003 Dawson's Creek (TV series)
Larry Newman
– Sex and Violence (2003) … Larry Newman
– Day Out of Days (2003) … Larry Newman
 
2003 Dragnet (TV series)
Matt Margolis
– Sticks and Stones (2003) … Matt Margolis
 
2002 The Guardian (TV series)
Scott Kollbrenner
– The Dark (2002) … Scott Kollbrenner
 
2002 Fastlane (TV series)
Detective Lannigan
– Pilot (2002) … Detective Lannigan
 
2002 Van Wilder
Professor McDoogle
 
2002 Sun Gods (TV movie)
 
2001 Not Another Teen Movie
Richard Vernon
 
2001 Dead Last (TV series)
Johnson the CIA Agent
– The Mulravian Candidate (2001) … Johnson the CIA Agent
 
2001 The Weber Show (TV series)
Principal Squires
– ...And Then Jack Became the Voice of the Cougars (2001) … Principal Squires
 
2001 The District (TV series)
Peter Wendt
– Rage Against the Machine (2001) … Peter Wendt
 
2001 The Myersons
Dean Hanson
 
2001 Social Misfits
Warden Doyle
 
2001 The Organization
Death
 
2000 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV series)
Kip Sherman
– Creepy Comics (2000) … Kip Sherman
 
2000 Red Letters
Dean Van Buren
 
2000 The Giving Tree
Mr. Forrester
 
2000 Friends (TV series)
Jack
– The One That Could Have Been: Part 1 (2000) … Jack (uncredited)
– The One That Could Have Been: Part 2 (2000) … Jack
 
1999 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Detective
– The Seven Deadly Sins (1999) … Detective
 
1999 The Drew Carey Show (TV series)
Judge Crawford
– Drew and the Gang Law (1999) … Judge Crawford
 
1999 Veronica's Closet (TV series)
Hank
– Veronica's June Swoon (1999) … Hank
 
1999 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Tom McNeil
– Home Is Where the Heartache Is (1999) … Tom McNeil
 
1998 No Code of Conduct
John Bagwell
 
1998 Melrose Place (TV series)
Judge Nicholas
– The Usual Santas (1998) … Judge Nicholas
 
1998 Nash Bridges (TV series)
Mickey Tripp
– Hardball (1998) … Mickey Tripp
 
1998 Best of the Best: Without Warning
Father Gil
 
1998 Day at the Beach
Detective Johnson
 
1997 Grace Under Fire (TV series)
Stuart Wallace
– Finders Keepers (1997) … Stuart Wallace
 
1997 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Dr. Harold Payton
– Brainchild (1997) … Dr. Harold Payton
 
1997 NewsRadio (TV series)
Steve Johnson
– The Public Domain (1997) … Steve Johnson
 
1997 Boy Meets World (TV series)
Dean Borak
– Fraternity Row (1997) … Dean Borak
– It's Not You... It's Me (1997) … Dean Borak
 
1997 Money Talks
Lt. Bobby Pickett
 
1997 Lost on Earth (TV series)
George Greckin
– Episode #1.12 (1997) … George Greckin
– Episode #1.11 (1997) … George Greckin
– Episode #1.10 (1997) … George Greckin
– Episode #1.3 (1997) … George Greckin
– The Rudy Show (1997) … George Greckin
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1997 Shadow Conspiracy
Blythe
 
1997 A Time to Revenge
Major Whittmar
 
1996 Dark Skies (TV series)
Nelson Rockefeller
– The Awakening (1996) … Nelson Rockefeller
 
1994-1996 One West Waikiki (TV series)
Captain Herzog / Captain Dave Herzog
– Allergic to Golf (1996) … Captain Herzog
– Battle of the Titans (1996) … Captain Herzog
– Kingmare on Night Street (1996) … Captain Herzog
– The South Seas Connection (1996) … Captain Herzog
– The Romanoff Affair (1996) … Captain Herzog
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1995 Digital Man
Dr. Parker
 
1994 There Goes My Baby
Mr. Burton (as Paul Xavier Gleason)
 
1994 I Love Trouble
Kenny Bacon
 
1994 Seinfeld (TV series)
Cushman
– The Opposite (1994) … Cushman
 
1994 Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (TV movie)
 
1994 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Henry Harrison
– The Ides of Metropolis (1994) … Henry Harrison
 
1994 A Letter to Dad
Tony
 
1994 Nothing to Lose
Elliot
 
1993 Running Cool
Calvin Hogg
 
1993/I Boiling Point
Transaction Man
 
1993 Wild Cactus
Sheriff Brenner
 
1993 Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Hank Cooney
 
1993 Loaded Weapon 1
FBI Agent
 
1993/I The Waiter
Father
 
1992 Majority Rule (TV movie)
 
1992 The Wonder Years (TV series)
Arthur Jensen
– Scenes from a Wedding (1992) … Arthur Jensen
 
1989-1992 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Lt. Barney Claymore / Sterling Bose / Steve Morrison
– Murder in Milan (1992) … Steve Morrison
– Thursday's Child (1991) … Lt. Barney Claymore
– The Error of Her Ways (1989) … Sterling Bose
 
1992 Wishman
Silverstein
 
1991 False Arrest (TV movie)
Arthur Ross
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Det. Robinson
– The Reluctant Vampire (1991) … Det. Robinson
 
1991 Rich Girl
Marvin Wells
 
1991 L.A. Law (TV series)
Coach John Laughton
– Speak, Lawyers, for Me (1991) … Coach John Laughton
 
1991 Fourth Story (TV movie)
Lt. Hank Petkavich
 
1990 Married People (TV series)
– First Impressions (1990)
 
1990 Miami Blues
Sgt. Frank Lackley
 
1990 Hardball (TV series)
– The Cool Katt (1990)
 
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
Sam Byrne
– The Stone Killer Mystery (1990) … Sam Byrne
 
1990 B.L. Stryker (TV series)
Cody
– Winner Takes All (1990) … Cody
 
1989 21 Jump Street (TV series)
Phil Daniels
– Parental Guidance Suggested (1989) … Phil Daniels
 
1989 Spooner (TV movie)
Roland Hyde
 
1989 Life Goes On (TV series)
Stan Graber
– The Baby-Sitter (1989) … Stan Graber
 
1989 Nightmare Beach
 
1989 Night Game
Broussard
 
1989 Starting Now (TV short)
Harold
 
1988 Die Hard
Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson
 
1988 Doubletake (TV movie)
Howie Henley
 
1988 Johnny Be Good
Wayne Hisler
 
1988 Supercarrier (TV series)
– Deadly Enemies (Pilot) (1988)
 
1988 She's Having a Baby
Howard
 
1988 Lifted
 
1987 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Henry Dutton
– Song of Orpheus (1987) … Henry Dutton
 
1987 Ghost Chase
Stan Gordon
 
1987 Forever, Lulu
Robert
 
1987 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Andy Stryker
– Cold Hands (1987) … Andy Stryker
 
1987 Sidekicks (TV series)
Fargo
– The Worst of the Mohicans (1987) … Fargo
 
1987 Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Jay Le Soto
 
1986 The Equalizer (TV series)
Greenleaf
– Tip on a Sure Thing (1986) … Greenleaf
 
1986 Gimme a Break! (TV series)
Mr. Kimball
– The Scam (1986) … Mr. Kimball
 
1986 Miami Vice (TV series)
Bunny Berrigan
– When Irish Eyes Are Crying (1986) … Bunny Berrigan
 
1984-1986 The A-Team (TV series)
Harry Sullivan / Roy Kelsey
– The Trouble with Harry (1986) … Harry Sullivan
– Fire (1984) … Roy Kelsey
 
1986 Superior Court (TV series)
Attorney
 
1986 Kate & Allie (TV series)
Tom Fitzgerald
– High Anxiety (1986) … Tom Fitzgerald
 
1985 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (TV movie)
Jeremitt
 
1985 Anything for Love (TV movie)
Larry Worth
 
1985 Dallas (TV series)
Lt. Lee Spaulding
– Deeds and Misdeeds (1985) … Lt. Lee Spaulding
– The Ewing Connection (1985) … Lt. Lee Spaulding
– Terms of Estrangement (1985) … Lt. Lee Spaulding
 
1985 Challenge of a Lifetime (TV movie)
John Schoonover
 
1985 The Breakfast Club
Richard Vernon
 
1984 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Jacques Arnot / Ronnie Meeder
– Kiss of the Sabre (1984) … Ronnie Meeder/Jacques Arnot
 
1984 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Biff Lowe
– Low Blow (1984) … Biff Lowe
– Fuched Again (1984) … Biff Lowe
 
1984 Riptide (TV series)
Commander Phillip Everitt / Detective Hallins
– Father's Day (1984) … Commander Phillip Everitt
– The Hardcase (1984) … Detective Hallins
 
1984 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Jack Fish
– You Would Cry Too, If It Happened to You (1984) … Jack Fish
 
1984 Call to Glory (TV series)
Marty Colby
– Paper Tiger (1984) … Marty Colby
 
1984 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Detective Crespi
– A Killer's Dozen (1984) … Detective Crespi
 
1984 Remington Steele (TV series)
Sheriff Jeff 'Jed' Nebbins
– Small Town Steele (1984) … Sheriff Jeff 'Jed' Nebbins
 
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Edson Ballon
– Savior (1984) … Edson Ballon
 
1983 Trading Places
Clarence Beeks
 
1983 Tender Mercies
Reporter
 
1983 MysteryDisc: Many Roads to Murder (video)
Stewart Cavanaugh
 
1981 Another Life (TV series)
Lee Carothers #1 (1982-83)
 
1982 MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone? (video)
Stewart Cavanaugh
 
1981 The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Remson
 
1981 Arthur
Executive
 
1981 Fort Apache the Bronx
Detective
 
1980 He Knows You're Alone
Det. Frank Daley
 
1980 Ike: The War Years (TV movie)
 
1979 The Great Santini
Lt. Sammy
 
1979 Ike: The War Years (TV mini-series)
Capt. Ernest 'Tex' Lee
 
1979 Women at West Point (TV movie)
Major James T. Kirk
 
1976-1978 All My Children (TV series)
Dr. David Thornton
 
1976 Vigilante Force
Michael J. Loonius (as Paul X. Gleason)
 
1975 Columbo (TV series)
Parsons
– Identity Crisis (1975) … Parsons
 
1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Maj. Thomas J. 'Long Tom' Roberts
 
1971-1974 Adam-12 (TV series)
Instructor Chuck Williams / John Suntor / Patrolman Stan Arnold / …
– Excessive Force (1974) … John Suntor (as Paul Xavier Gleason)
– Training Wheels (1972) … Instructor Chuck Williams
– Backup 1-L20 (1972) … Patrolman Stan Arnold
– The Grandmothers (1971) … Smitty
 
1973 Little Laura and Big John
Sheriff
 
1972 Hit Man
Cop (uncredited)
 
1972 Banacek (TV series)
Border Guard
– No Sign of the Cross (1972) … Border Guard
 
1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Lt. Blair
– The Deal (1972) … Lt. Blair
 
1972 Where Does It Hurt?
 
1971 Private Duty Nurses
Dr. McClintock
 
1969 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
Deputy
– A Famine Where Abundance Lies (1969) … Deputy
 
1968 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Officer Dan Ryan
– The Butcher (1968) … Officer Dan Ryan
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Alien / Alien Soldier
– Task Force (1967) … Alien (uncredited)
– The Experiment (1967) … Alien Soldier (uncredited)
 
1967 C'mon, Let's Live a Little
Frat Boy (uncredited)
 
1967 The Green Hornet (TV series)
Paul Garrett
– Alias the Scarf (1967) … Paul Garrett
 
1967 It's About Time (TV series)
Man
– 20th Century Here We Come (1967) … Man
 
1966 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Miltary Policeman
– Birdman of Shady Rest (1966) … Miltary Policeman (uncredited)
 
1965 Winter A-Go-Go
Ski Resort Guest
 
1962 Panic in Year Zero!
Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2008 The Book of Caleb (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– ¡Hasta nunca, Doctor! (2011) (in memory of)
 
2008 The Book of Caleb (in loving memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2005 2005 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 The Making of Bret Michaels
Himself
 
1996 Looking for Richard (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2009 Family Guy (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

He made several commercials for the sports books in the Coast casinos (Barbary Coast and Gold Coast at the time) which ran locally in Las Vegas during the 1980s. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Paul X. Gleason | Paul Xavier Gleason

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I went into acting because I had nothing more sensible to do. However, once I began acting classes with Lee Strasberg at the Actor's Studio in New York, I found it stimulating and rewarding. See more »

Trivia:

Reportedly owned a restaurant. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently plays principals or teachers who take no nonsense See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus