Name Redmond Gleeson Role Film actor | Spouse Mardiah Gleeson | |
Other names Martin Gleeson, Redmond Gleason, Redmond Martin Gleeson, Redmond M. Gleeson, Redmond Glesson Children Daniella Mae Gleeson, Richmond Borden Gleeson Movies Project Viper, Two Brothers and a Bride, The Dead, Steel, Hunger Similar People Steve Carver, Tony Huston, Jim Wynorski, Maria Giese, Jack Smight | ||
Redmond Gleeson (born Martin Gleeson; 26 January 1935) is an Irish stage, film, and television actor from Dublin.
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Life and career
Gleeson (born Martin Gleeson) won a scholarship to study theatre arts at Miami University in Ohio. After graduating he lived in Aspen, Colorado where he co-founded and acted with the High Country Players.
In 1968 he moved from Aspen to Los Angeles where he has appeared in many stage productions, including Look Homeward Angel, Buddy's Girl, for which he won a Drama-Logue Award, and Kevin's Bed, for which he won a Back Stage Garland Award.
In addition to his film and television work, he produced, directed and has acted for years in the adaptation of Bloomsday, he co-wrote with T.S. Kerrigan. Gleeson has nine children. Another, the eldest, Raynard Martin Gleeson, predeceased his parents. When not acting, Gleeson resides in Kalimantan, Indonesia with his wife, Mardiah.
Filmography
Actor
2014
The Big Bad City as
Reed
2007
Sibling Rivalry (Short) as
Redmond
2006
The Tripper as
Dylan / Father
2003
A Foreign Affair as
Funeral Director
2002
It Could Happen (Short) as
Father Murphy
2002
Project Viper (TV Movie) as
Local Man
2001
Hunger as
Old Man
1997
St. Patrick's Day as
Thomas
1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story as
Irish Man
1994
Blown Away (Video Game) as
Police Chief
1992
Sinatra (TV Mini Series) as
Cop #1
- Part II (1992) - Cop #1
- Part I (1992) - Cop #1
1991
Shout as
Minister (as Redmond M. Gleeson)
1991
My Life and Times (TV Series) as
Hawker
- Millennium (1991) - Hawker
1990
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Foreperson
- Armand's Hammer (1990) - Foreperson (as Redmond M. Gleeson)
1990
Backstreet Dreams as
Dempsey
1990
Young Guns II as
Murphy Man
1990
Too Young to Die? (TV Movie) as
Janitor (as Redmond M. Gleeson)
1989
Paradise (TV Series) as
Judge Prine
- A Matter of Honor (1989) - Judge Prine (as Redmond Glesson)
1987
The Dead as
Nightporter (as Redmond M. Gleeson)
1987
Bulletproof as
Father Riley (as Redmond M. Gleeson)
1987
Santa Barbara (TV Series) as
Will Morton
- Episode #1.717 (1987) - Will Morton
1986
Hollywood Harry as
Skeeter
1986
The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) as
Bartender
- Banshee (1986) - Bartender
1985
George Burns Comedy Week (TV Series) as
Sergeant Hanlon
- The Dynamite Girl (1985) - Sergeant Hanlon
1984
Weekend (TV Movie)
1984
The Bet (TV Movie)
1984
Dreamscape as
Snead
1983
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Garth Landrum / Mr. Landrum
- Entrapment (1983) - Garth Landrum
- Under Pressure (1983) - Mr. Landrum
1983
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV Movie) as
Bud
1982
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) as
Sammy
- High Steel (1982) - Sammy
1982
Mae West (TV Movie) as
Reverend Bragg
1982
Thou Shalt Not Kill (TV Movie)
1981
Sizzle (TV Movie) as
Minister
1981
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
Ben Wilkenson
- 10 Million Dollar Sheriff Part 1 (1981) - Ben Wilkenson
1981
St. Helens as
Hendricks
1980
Cattle Annie and Little Britches as
Red Buck
1980
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (TV Series) as
Jackson
1980
A Rumor of War (TV Mini Series) as
Sgt. Furth
- Episode #1.2 (1980) - Sgt. Furth
- Episode #1.1 (1980) - Sgt. Furth
1980
The Octagon as
Duffy
1980
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Francie Fitzgerald
- Guns (1980) - Francie Fitzgerald
1979
Steel as
Harry
1979
The Best Place to Be (TV Movie)
1979
Ike: The War Years (TV Mini Series) as
Riley
- Part II (1979) - Riley
1979
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (TV Movie) as
Sheriff's Deputy
1978
The Paper Chase (TV Series) as
Red
- Da Da (1978) - Red
1978
True Grit: A Further Adventure (TV Movie) as
Harrison
1977
Captains Courageous (TV Movie) as
Phillips
1976
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (TV Mini Series) as
Vernon Jax
- Part III (1976) - Vernon Jax
1976
Pipe Dreams as
Hollow Legs
1976
Wanted: The Sundance Woman (TV Movie)(as Redmond M. Gleeson)
1976
Midway as
Pvt. Dombrowski - Radio Man (uncredited)
1976
Law and Order (TV Movie) as
Rev. Martin O'Malley
1975
Columbo (TV Series) as
George Thomas / Arnold
- Now You See Him (1976) - George Thomas
- A Deadly State of Mind (1975) - Arnold
1975
M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
Sergeant Callan
- Dear Ma (1975) - Sergeant Callan
1975
Kojak (TV Series) as
Det. Houston
- How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars (1975) - Det. Houston
1975
Swiss Family Robinson (TV Series)
- Man O'War (1975)
1975
Last Hours Before Morning (TV Movie) as
Hopkins
1975
Capone as
N.Y. Cop #2
1975
Cannon (TV Series) as
Gas Station Attendant
- Coffin Corner (1975) - Gas Station Attendant
1974
Roll, Freddy, Roll! (TV Movie) as
Man
1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea (TV Movie) as
PO1 Stanton
1974
Airport 1975 as
Passenger (uncredited)
1974
Mr. and Mrs. Cop (TV Movie) as
Officer Irv Pyle (as Redmond Gleason)
1974
The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) as
O'Toole
- A Black Day for Bluebeard (1974) - O'Toole
1971
The Ski Bum as
Head Dope Dealer
Miscellaneous
1971
The Ski Bum (production assistant)
References
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