Paul Gleason

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Paul Gleason (born Paul Xavier Gleason) was born on May 4, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey and raised in Miami, Florida.

Gleason died on May 27, 2006 of Mesothelioma (rare lung cancer associated with asbestos).


 
 
Film
Van Wilder~2002 - Professor Ted McDoogle
Myersons, The~2001 - Dean Hanson
Organization, The~2001 - Death
Social Misfits~2001 - Warden Doyle
Not Another Teen Movie~2001 - Richard Vernon
Red Letters~2000 - Dean Van Buren
Giving Tree, The~2000 - Mr. Forrester
Best of the Best: Without Warning~1999 (uncredited) - Father Gil
No Code of Conduct~1998 - John Bagwell
Day at the Beach~1998 - Detective Johnson
Time to Revenge, A~1997 - Major Whittmar
Money Talks~1997 - Pickett
Shadow Conspiracy~1997 - Blythe
Digital Man~1995 - Dr. Parker
Nothing to Lose~1994 - Elliot
There Goes My Baby~1994 (as Paul Xavier Gleason) - Mr. Burton
I Love Trouble~1994 - Kenny Bacon
Running Cool~1993 - Calvin Hogg
Waiter, The~1993 - Father
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence~1993 - Hank Cooney
Boiling Point~1993 - Transaction Man
Wild Cactus~1993 - Sheriff Brenner
Loaded Weapon 1~1993 - FBI Agent Dwayne T. Robinson
Wishman~1991 - Silverstein
Rich Girl~1991 - Marvin Wells
Miami Blues~1990 - Sgt. Frank Lackley
Night Game~1989 - Broussard
Lifted~1988
Nightmare Beach~1988
Die Hard~1988 - Dwayne T. Robinson
Johnny Be Good~1988 - Wayne Hisler
She's Having a Baby~1988 - Howard
Hollywood-Monster~1987 - Stan Gordon
Forever, Lulu~1987 - Robert
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home~1987 - Jay Le Soto
Breakfast Club, The~1985 - Principal Richard Vernon
Trading Places~1983 - Clarence Beeks
Tender Mercies~1983 - Reporter
MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone?~1982 (V) - Stewart Cavanaugh
Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, The~1981 - Remson
Arthur~1981 - Executive
Fort Apache the Bronx~1981 - Detective
He Knows You're Alone~1980 - Det. Frank Daley
Great Santini, The~1979 - Lt. Sammy
Vigilante Force~1976 - Michael Loonius
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze~1975 - Major Thomas J. 'Long Tom' Roberts
Little Laura and Big John~1973 - Sheriff
Hit Man~1972 (uncredited) - Cop
Where Does It Hurt?~1972
Private Duty Nurses~1971 - Dr. McClintock
Banning~1967 (uncredited) - Complaining Golfer
Winter A-Go-Go~1965 - Ski Resort Guest
 
TV
Dragnet~2003 - Matt Margolis in  Sticks and Stones (# 1.8) 3/30/03
Dawson's Creek~1998 - Studio Producer in  Day Out of Days (# 6.11) 1/15/03
Guardian, The~2001 - Scott Kollbrenner in  The Dark (# 2.9) 11/26/02
Fastlane~2002 - Detective Lannigan in  Get Your Mack On (# 1.1) 9/18/02
Dead Last~2000 - Johnson the CIA Agent in  The Mulravian Candidate (# 1.4) 9/4/01
Cursed~2000 - Principal Squires in  ...And Then Jack Became the Voice of the Cougars (# 1.13) 4/5/01
District, The~2000 - Peter Wendt in  Rage Against the Machine (# 1.14) 2/10/01
Friends~1994 - Jack in  The One That Could Have Been: Parts 1 & 2 (# 6.16 & 6.15) 2/17/00
Beyond Belief~1997 - Comic book editor 2000
Diagnosis Murder~1993 in  Seven Deadly Sins (# 7.10) 11/18/99
Drew Carey Show, The~1995 - Judge #1 in  Drew and the Gang Law (# 5.3) 10/6/99
Veronica's Closet~1997 - Hank in  Veronica's June Swoon (# 3.2) 9/27/99
Chicago Hope~1994 - Tom McNeil in  Home Is Where the Heartache Is (# 5.16) 2/17/99
Melrose Place~1992 - Judge Nicholas in  The Usual Santas (# 7.19) 12/21/98
Nash Bridges~1996 - Mickey Tripp in  Hardball (# 4.10) 12/4/98
Lost on Earth~1997  - George Greckin
Grace Under Fire~1993 - Stuart Wallace in  Finders Keepers (# 5.6) 12/23/97
Walker, Texas Ranger~1993 - Dr. Harold Payton in  Brainchild (# 6.8) 11/15/97
NewsRadio~1995 - Steve Johnson in  The Public Domain (# 4.3) 10/29/97
Boy Meets World~1993 - Dean Borak in  
Fraternity Row (# 5.4) 10/24/97
It's Not You... It's Me (# 5.3) 10/17/97
Dark Skies~1996 - Nelson Rockefeller in  The Awakening (# 1.1) 9/21/96
Seinfeld~1990 - Cushman in  The Opposite (# 5.21) 5/19/94
One West Waikiki~1994  - Captain Dave Herzog
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love~1994 
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman~1993 - Henry Harrison in  The Ides of Metropolis (# 1.15) 2/6/94
Wonder Years, The~1988 - Arthur Jensen in  Scenes from a Wedding (# 6.3) 10/7/92
Murder, She Wrote~1984 - Steve Morrison in  Murder in Milan (# 9.1) 9/20/92
Majority Rule~1992 
Fourth Story~1991  - Lt. Petkavich
False Arrest~1991  - Arthur Ross
Tales from the Crypt~1989 in  The Reluctant Vampire (# 3.7) 7/10/91
L.A. Law~1986 - Coach John Laughton in  Speak, Lawyers, for Me (# 5.19) 4/25/91
Murder, She Wrote~1984 - Lt. Barney Claymore in  Thursday's Child (# 7.19) 4/7/91
Hardball~1989 in  The Cool Katt (# 1.10) 4/20/90
Father Dowling Mysteries~1989 in  The Stone Killer Mystery (# 2.4) 1/25/90
B.L. Stryker~1989 in  Winner Takes All (# 2.3) 1/13/90
Spooner~1989  - Roland Hyde
21 Jump Street~1987 in  Parental Guidance Suggested (# 4.11) 12/4/89
Murder, She Wrote~1984 - Sterling Rose in  The Error of Her Ways (# 6.4) 10/15/89
Starting Now~1989  - Harold
Life Goes On~1989 - Stan Graber in  The Baby-Sitter (# 1.3) 10/1/89
Supercarrier~1988 
Beauty and the Beast~1987 - Henry Dutton in  Song of Orpheus (# 1.8) 11/20/87
Equalizer, The~1985 - Greenleaf in  Tip on a Sure Thing (# 2.9) 12/3/86
Miami Vice~1984 - Bunny Berrigan in  When Irish Eyes Are Crying (# 3.1) 9/26/86
A-Team, The~1983 - Harry in  The Trouble with Harry (# 4.21) 3/25/86
Kate & Allie~1984 - Tom Fitzgerald in  High Anxiety (# 3.18) 2/17/86
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor~1985 - Jeremitt Towani
Doubletake~1985  - Howie Henley
Challenge of a Lifetime~1985  - John Schoonover
Magnum, P.I.~1980 - Ronnie Meeder/'Jacques Arnot' in  Kiss of the Sabre (# 5.11) 12/13/84
Hill Street Blues~1981 - Biff Lowe in  
Low Blow (# 5.9) 11/29/84
Fuched Again (# 5.8) 11/22/84
Riptide~1984 - Commander Phillip Everitt in  Father's Day (# 2.6) 11/20/84
Hardcastle and McCormick~1983 - Jack Fish in  You Would Cry Too, If It Happened to You (# 2.3) 10/7/84
A-Team, The~1983 - Roy Kelsey in  Fire (# 3.4) 10/2/84
Call to Glory~1984 - Marty Colby in  Paper Tiger (# 1.5) 9/17/84
Cagney & Lacey~1982 - Detective Crespi in  A Killer's Dozen (# 3.2) 3/26/84
Remington Steele~1982 - Sheriff Jeff 'Jed' Nebbins in  Small Town Steele (# 2.17) 2/28/84
Riptide~1984 - Detective Hallins in  The Hardcase (# 1.8) 2/28/84
Scarecrow and Mrs. King~1983 - Edson Ballon in  Savior (# 1.16) 2/2784
Another Life~1981  - Lee Carothers (#1) (1982)
Ike~1979 (mini)  - Capt. Ernest 'Tex' Lee
Women at West Point~1979  - Major James
Ike: The War Years~1978 
All My Children~1970  - Dr. David Thornton (1976-1978)
Adam-12~1968 - 
John Suntor in  Excessive Force (# 7.8) 12/3/74
Instructor Chuck Williams in  Training Wheels (# 5.5) 10/11/72
Patrolman Arnold in  Backup 1-L20 (# 4.21) 2/23/72
Smitty in  The Grandmothers (# 4.3) 9/27/71
Banacek~1972 - Border Guard in  No Sign of the Cross (# 1.3) 10/11/72
Mission: Impossible~1966 - Blair in  The Deal (# 7.3) 9/30/72
Then Came Bronson~1969 - Deputy in  A Famine Where Abundance Lies (# 1.3) 10/1/69
F.B.I., The~1965 - Officer Dan Ryan in  The Butcher (# 4.11) 12/8/68
Green Hornet, The~1966 - Paul Garret in  Alias 'The Scarf' (# 1.22) 2/24/67
 
Awards, Honors and Nominations
MTV Movie Awards
Rec'd 2005 Bucket of Excellence Award for his role as Richard Vernon in The Breakfast Club.
 
Miscellany
Attended and played football at Florida State University along with fellow actors Burt Reynolds and Robert Urich.

Owned a restaurant

Previously married to Monty Hall's daughter, film, TV and stage actress Joanna Gleason (aka Joanna Hall).

1966 graduate of Florida State University
 
Appeared in the music video of A-Teens Dancing Queen

Reprises his role from The Breakfast Club as geeky watchman for detention in A-Teens music video for Dancing Queen.
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