Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason na početku karijere
Biografske informacije
Rođenje	Herbert Walton Gleason, Jr. (1916-02-26)26. 2. 1916. Bushwick, New York
Smrt	24. 6. 1987. (dob: 71) Lauderhill, Florida
Supružnik	Genevieve Halford (1936–1970) Beverly McKittrick (1970–1975) Marilyn Taylor (1975–1987)
Opus
Djelatni period	1941–1986
Znamenite uloge
šerif Bufford T. Justice u Smokey i Bandit

Herbert Walton Gleason, Jr. , kršten kao John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason^[1] (26. februar 1916 – 24. jun 1987) bio je američki komičar, glumac i muzičar, poznat kao jedna od prvih televizijskih zvijezda u historiji. Nakon neuspjelih pokušaja da se probije u Hollywood, početkom 1950-ih je postao slavan kao voditelj TV-emisije Cavalcade of Stars, a zatim i vlastitog Jackie Gleason Showa. Nakon toga je stvorio The Honeymooners, jednu od najpopularnijih i najuticajnijih sitcomova u historiji, u kome je tumačio lik Ralpha Kramdena. Svoje dramske sposobnosti je iskazao kao igrač biljara Minnesota Fats u poznatom filmu Hazarder, a pred kraj karijere postigao uspjeh kao vulgarni šerif Bufford T. Justice u seriji filmskih komedija Smokey i Bandit.

Opus

Televizija

The Life of Riley (TV) (1949)
Cavalcade of Stars (1950)
The Jackie Gleason Show (1952)
The Laugh Maker (1953)
Short Cut (1954)
Uncle Ed and Circumstances (1955)
The Show-Off (1955)
The Time of Your Life (1958)
You're in the Picture (1961)
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (1983)
Izzy and Moe (1985)

Kazališne predstave

Keep Off the Grass (1940)
Artists and Models (1943)
Follow the Girls (1944)
Along Fifth Avenue (1949)
Take Me Along (1959)

Filmografija

Navy Blues (1941)
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
All Through the Night (1942)
Lady Gangster (1942)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942)
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
Escape from Crime (1942)
Orchestra Wives (1942)
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)

The Desert Hawk (1950)
The Hustler (1961)
Gigot (1962) (also writer)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
Soldier in the Rain (1963)
Skidoo (1968)
How to Commit Marriage (1969)
Don't Drink the Water (1969)

How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
Mr. Billion (1977)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
The Toy (1982)
The Sting II (1983)
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
Nothing in Common (1986)

Diskografija

Music for Lovers Only (1953)
Music, Martinis and Memories (1954)(Također na EP-u u U.K.).
Music to Make You Misty (1954)
Tawny (1954)
Lover's Rhapsody (1955)
And Awaaay We Go! (1955)
Romantic Jazz (1955)
Music to Remember Her (1955)
Lonesome Echo (1955)
Music to Change Her Mind (1956)
Night Winds (1956)
Merry Christmas (1956)
Music for the Love Hours (1957)
Velvet Brass (1957)
"Oooo!" (1957)

The Torch with the Blue Flame (1958)
Riff Jazz (1958)
Rebound (1959)
That Moment (1959)
Aphrodisia (1960)
Opiate d'Amour (1960)
Lazy Lively Lovely (1961)
The Gentle Touch (1961)
A Lover's Portfolio (1962)
Love, Embers and Flame (1962)
Champagne, Candlelight and Kisses (1963)
Movie Themes for Lovers Only (1963)
Today's Romantic Hits for Lovers Only (1963)
Today's Romantic Hits for Lovers Only, Vol. 2 (1964)
Last Dance for Lovers Only (1964)

Silk 'n' Brass (1965)
Music from Around the World for Lovers Only (1966)
How Sweet It Is for Lovers (1966) (World Records label)
A Taste of Brass for Lovers Only (1967)
'Tis the Season (1967)
The Best of Jackie Gleason (1968)
Doublin' in Brass (1968)
White Christmas
All I Want For Christmas (1969)
The Best of Jackie Gleason, Vol. 2 (1969)
The Now Sound (1969)
Romeo and Juliet (1970)
Come Saturday Morning (1970)
Words of Love (1971)

Literatura

William A. Henry III, The Great One: The Life and Legend of Jackie Gleason (New York: Doubleday, 1992).
Robert Metz, CBS: Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye (New York, 1975).