Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

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Birthday: 
4 May 1939, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name: 
Paul Xavier Gleason
Height: 
184 cm
Character actor Paul Gleason was adept at playing tough guys and white collar sleazebags, making his film debut in Winter A-Go-Go (1965). He made a name for himself portraying these unlikeable characters. A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Gleason studied extensively at the Actor's Studio in New York City in the mid-60s with Lee Strasberg (h... Show more »
Character actor Paul Gleason was adept at playing tough guys and white collar sleazebags, making his film debut in Winter A-Go-Go (1965). He made a name for himself portraying these unlikeable characters. A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Gleason studied extensively at the Actor's Studio in New York City in the mid-60s with Lee Strasberg (his mentor) and was seen in a handful of Roger Corman productions before landing a a three-year role on the TV soap opera All My Children (1970). He appeared in over 60 films, with key roles in Trading Places (1983), Die Hard (1988), Miami Blues (1990), Boiling Point (1993) and Van Wilder (2002). However, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as the no-nonsense principal "Richard Vernon" in The Breakfast Club (1985). He also guest-starred in numerous television series, including Hill Street Blues (1981), Dawson's Creek (1998) and Friends (1994). Gleason passed away of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer at a Burbank, California hospital on May 29th 2006 at the age of 67. Show less «

Paul Gleason's FILMOGRAPHY

NewsRadio - Season 5

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Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - Season 2

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Chicago Hope - Season 5

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The Drew Carey Show - Season 4

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Nash Bridges - Season 4

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Dawsons Creek - Season 1

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Dawsons Creek - Season 2

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Veronicas Closet - Season 2

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Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 7

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Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

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Friends - Season 4

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Seinfeld - Season 8

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Boy Meets World - Season 5

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NewsRadio - Season 4

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NewsRadio - Season 3

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Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - Season 1

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Chicago Hope - Season 4

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The Drew Carey Show - Season 3

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Diagnosis Murder - Season 5

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Nash Bridges - Season 3

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Grace Under Fire - Season 5

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Money Talks

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Veronicas Closet - Season 1

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Paul Gleason'S roles

Professor McDoogle
Professor McDoogle
Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson
Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson
Wayne Hisler
Wayne Hisler
Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon
Executive
Executive
Jeremitt
Jeremitt
Larry Newman
Larry Newman
Lou Powers
Lou Powers
Dean Borak
Dean Borak
Clarence Beeks
Clarence Beeks
Michael J. Loonius
Michael J. Loonius
Sterling Bose, Lt. Barney Claymore, Steve Morrison
Sterling Bose, Lt. Barney Claymore, Steve Morrison