ames Gleason was born in New York City to William Gleason and Mina Crolius, who were both in the theatre. He was married to Lucile Gleason (born Lucile Webster), and had a son, Russell Gleason. As a young man James fought in the Spanish-American War. After the war he joined the stock company at the Liberty Theater in Oakland, California, which his parents were running. James and his wife then moved to Portland, Oregon, where they played in stock at the Baker Theater.
生于堪萨斯州帕森斯，成长于加州。1917年她19岁时开始走上银幕，在《小公主》及《农家女》等片中扮演小角色。之后主演或参与演出了许多无声片。1924年以《贪婪》而声名渐隆。有声片面世后，她在诸多喜剧片中多以轻浮性格演员的形象出现，给人留下了深刻的印象。1956至1959年主演了电...
生于纽约州多布斯弗里，早期从事戏剧演出。20年代初期进入好莱坞，至70年代末，共约在近300部影片中出演角色，以西部片和动作片居多。此外他还在不少电视剧里出演角色，1981年80岁高龄时还参与电视节目的演出。1983年10月去世。主要影片有《初吻》、《莽汉艳史》、《怒海英雄》、《福尔摩斯和秘密武器》、《怒潮》、《红河》、《情天未了缘》、《死亡点》、《灰鹰》等。
