Jackie Gleason
February 26, 1916 · 110 years old
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 c…
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13 titles
The Hustler
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
Smokey and the Bandit
The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.
Smokey and the Bandit II
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
The Toy
An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Big and Little Enos are opening a sea food restaurant. They bet Sheriff Buford T. Justice that he cannot drive from Miami to the Enos ranch in Texas in a given amount of time. If Buford loses he has to give up his badge.
Nothing in Common
A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
All Through the Night
Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life.
Soldier in the Rain
The bond of friendship between a worldly-wise Army Master Sergeant and his naive worshiper.
Skidoo
Infamous psychedelic all-star comedy about ex-gangster Tony Banks, who's called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on...
Mr. Billion
When an American billionaire dies, his poor Italian nephew inherits everything, provided he can arrive in the USA to claim his inheritance before the deadline but the corporate lawyer-executor tries to steal the inheritance.
The Desert Hawk
A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.
How Do I Love Thee?
Stanley Waltz seeks forgiveness after a good deed backfired regarding the poem "How do I love thee?". As Stanley is dieing, wife Elsie phones their son Tom to tell him. The men have been estranged for years. Will Tom visit his fat...