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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Jackie Gleason
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Jerry Giles
Sam Wheeler
Uncle Eddie Doyle
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Chester A. Riley
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Ralph Kramden
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Fenwick Babbitt
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Minnesota Fats
Sheriff Buford T. Justice
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Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
John Cutler
Max Basner
Tough Tony Banks
Fargo Gondorff
Maish Rennick
Starchy
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Maxwell Slaughter
Hobart
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Walter Hollander
Cliff (uncredited)
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Wilson
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Gigot
Jack Griffith
Ben Beck
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Reginald van Gleason III / cameo
Evans - Convict Getting Mug Shot (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Hank
Oliver Poe
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Aladdin
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'Tubby' (as Jackie C. Gleason)
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Ernest Johnson
Stanley Waltz
Herb / Fred / Mike
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Izzy Einstein
Ralph Kramden
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Reginald Van Gleason III / the Poor Soul / Joe the Bartender / Charlie Bratton (the Loudmoth / Rudy the Repairman / Fenwick Babbit (archive footage)
Ralph Kramden
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Ralph Kramden
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