Paul Gleason
Paul Gleason was born on May 04, 1939 in USA. Paul Gleason's big-screen debut came with Panic in Year Zero! directed by Ray Milland in 1962, strarring First Gas Station Owner (uncredited). Paul Gleason is known for Dead Last directed by James Cox, Sara Downing stars as Jane Cahill and Tyler Labine as Scotty Sallback. The upcoming new movie Paul Gleason plays is Abominable which will be released on Jun 06, 2021.
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 La force du destin (1970). He appeared in over 60 films, with key roles in Un fauteuil pour deux (1983), Piège de cristal (1988), Le flic de Miami (1990), L'extrême limite (1993) and American Party : Van Wilder, relations publiques (2002). However, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as the no-nonsense principal "Richard Vernon" in Breakfast Club (1985). He also guest-starred in numerous television series, including Capitaine Furillo (1981), Dawson (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.
Birthday
May 04, 1939Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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