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Gleason

Year:

2002

Duration:

USA:100 min | USA:120 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Family

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Howard Deutch

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Details

Country: Canada

Release Date: 2002-10-13

Filming Locations: Montréal, Québec, Canada

Cast

Actor

Character

Steve Adams

Brad Garrett

Jackie Gleason

Saul Rubinek

George 'Bullets' Durgom

Gretchen Egolf

Genevieve Halford

Kristen Dalton

Audrey Meadows

Michael Chieffo

Art Carney

Danny Wells

Jack L. Warner

Mark Camacho

Sammy Birch

Jason Blicker

Sol Friedman

Vlasta Vrana

Toots Shor

Shawn Lawrence

William S. Paley

Kevin Dunn

Jack Philbin - Gleason's manager

Terry Farrell

Marilyn Taylor

Paula Jean Hixson

Mae Gleason

Jack Langedijk

Herb Gleason

Jake Brockman

Young Jackie Gleason

Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Pert Kelton

Amy Sloan

Geraldine Halford

Richard Jutras

Movie Director

Tim Post

Police Officer

Michelle Johnston

June Taylor

Joe Cobden

Coleman Jacoby

Robert Higden

Arnie

Shawn Baichoo

Leonard

Lawrence Anthony Smythe

Vaudeville Performer

Claudia Besso

CBS Costumer

Jane Gilchrist

Matronly Mother

Ross Wilson

Theater Director

Johanna Nutter

Joyce Randolph

Tony Calabretta

Club Miami Barman

Vincent Leclerc

Police Officer in Dream

Pauline Little

Motel Manager in Dream

Jayne Heitmeyer

Call Girl

Dino Valiotis

Assistant Director

Joel McNichol

Cavalcade of Stars Stage Manager

Richard Dumont

Cavalcade of Stars Announcer

Kim Feeney

Date at Toot's

Howard Bilerman

Waiter

Terence Bowman

Limo Driver

Matt Holland

Movie AD

Pierre Lenoir

CBS Announcer

Barry Julien

CBS Stage Manager

Arthur Holden

Maitre D'

Marc Boiteax

Ventriloquist

Brian Wrench

CBS Executive

Al Vandecruys

Halsey Emcee

Nadia David

Buxom Blond

Robert Burns

Reporter #1

David Schaap

Reporter #2

Sam Stone

Director /

Kevin Woodhouse

Assistant Director

Diana Diaz

June Taylor / Cavalcade Dancer

Kathryn Kriitmaa

June Taylor / Cavalcade Dancer

Kristella Diotte

June Taylor Dancer

Caroline Gervais

June Taylor Dancer

Nancy Loof

June Taylor Dancer

Vanessa Larocque

June Taylor Dancer

Mabel Palomino

June Taylor Dancer

Maud Saint-Germain

June Taylor Dancer

Claudia Tiseo

Call Girl

Carrie Colak

Dancer (uncredited)

Elizabeth Marleau

Make-up Girl (uncredited)

France Viens

Dancer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Brad Garrettat a smidge over 6'8", is about nine inches taller than Jackie Gleason was. To compensate, other actors who shared scenes with Garrett wore platform shoes that would make everyone seem proportionate.

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The same audience is used every time the audience is shown.

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Brad Garrett and Howard Deutch paid Dave Boone to do an uncredited re-write of the entire script to get it in shape for shooting.

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Goofs

Gleason is shown being fired from Navy Blues in 1949 or 1950. In real life, the film premiered in 1941 and he was not fired. Also, Cavalcade of Stars was not his TV debut. He starred in the short-lived series The Life of Riley.

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Gleason is shown receiving a package of photos from his father who abandoned him as a child. In real life, Gleason never heard from his father again after he left the family.

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The opening scene is eastablished as being 1924. When Jackie and his father return from the theater, Herb Gleason offers Jackie a nickel with Monticello on the reverse side - a Jefferson nickel. This design wasn't minted until 1938.

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