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{{short description|Irish actor (1935–2020)}}
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|name = Redmond Gleeson
|name = Redmond Gleeson
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|birthname = Martin Gleeson
| other_names = Martin Gleeson, Redmond Gleason, Redmond Martin Gleeson, Redmond M. Gleeson, Redmond Glesson
|birth_date = {{birth date|1935|1|26}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|1|26}} <ref name="BIO">[http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/r/Kenneth-Gene-Carpenter/GENE5-0050.html "Descendants of Benjamin Hanks, Sr."] [http://www.genealogy.com/index_r.html My Genealogy.com] Retrieved 2010-12-10</ref>
|birth_place = [[Dublin, Ireland]]
|birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland
|death_date =
|death_date = {{death date and age|2020|5|6|1935|1|26}}
|death_place =
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|spouse = Melissa Penelope Gleeson<br /><small>(1963 - ?)</small> <ref name="BIO" />
|spouse = Melissa Penelope Gleeson<br/><small>(1963–?)</small><ref name="BIO"/>
Mardiah Gleeson <small>(? - present)</small> <ref name="indonesianow" />
Mardiah Gleeson <small>(? – present)</small><ref name="indonesianow"/>
|children = 9 (+1 deceased)
|children =Raynard Martin Gleeson <small>(1965-1988)</small><br />Rufus Egan Gleeson <small>(b. 1967)</small><br />Richmond Borden Gleeson <small>(b. 1968) </small><br />Harlan Anthony Gleeson <small>(b. 1970)</small><br />Daniella Mae Gleeson <small>(b. 1973)</small><br />Daniel Page Gleeson <small>(b. 1975)</small><br />Patrick Neil Gleeson <small>(b. 1977)</small><br />Orianna Eileen Gleeson <small>(b. 1980)</small><br />Brian Boru Gleeson <small>(b. 1982)</small><br />Sylvana Rose Gleeson <small>(b. 1984)
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'''Redmond Gleeson''' (born January 26, 1935) <ref name="BIO" /> is a stage, film, and television actor from Dublin, Ireland.
'''Redmond Gleeson''' (born '''Martin Gleeson'''; January 26, 1935 – May 6, 2020) was an Irish-born American stage, film, and television actor.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
From an early age, Redmond (born Martin Gleeson) dreamed of becoming an actor. He received a scholarship to study theatre arts at a university in Ohio.<ref name="indonesianow">[http://indonesianow.blogspot.com/2007/05/redmond-gleeson.html "Redmond Gleeson"] http://indonesianow.blogspot.com (First published in The Jakarta Post 12 May 07) Retrieved 2010-12-10</ref> After graduating he lived in Aspen, Colorado where he co-founded and acted with the High Country Players.
Martin Gleeson was born in [[Dublin]] on January 26, 1935.<ref name="BIO">[http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/r/Kenneth-Gene-Carpenter/GENE5-0050.html "Descendants of Benjamin Hanks, Sr."] [http://www.genealogy.com/index_r.html My Genealogy.com]. Retrieved 10 December 2010.</ref> He won a scholarship to study theatre arts at [[Miami University]] in Ohio.<ref name="indonesianow">[http://indonesianow.blogspot.com/2007/05/redmond-gleeson.html "Redmond Gleeson"], indonesianow.blogspot.com, May 2007.</ref> After graduating he lived in [[Aspen, Colorado]] where he co-founded and acted with the High Country Players.<ref name="IMDB">[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322439/bio "Biography for Redmond Gleeson"], IMDb. Retrieved 10 December 2010.</ref>
<ref name="IMDB">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322439/bio "Biography for Redmond Gleeson"] [[imdb.com|Internet Movie Database]] Retrieved 2010-12-10</ref>
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In 1968 he moved from Aspen, Colorado 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 Awards|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.
<ref name="kerryrecords">[http://www.kerryrecords.com/artists.html "Redmond Gleeson(Actor)"] http://www.kerryrecords.com Retrieved 2010-12-10</ref>
Redmond Gleeson fathered ten children and when he's not acting he resides in [[Central Kalimantan|Kalimantan, Indonesia]] with his wife, Mardiah.<ref name="BIO" /><ref name="indonesianow" />


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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 Awards|Back Stage Garland Award]].{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
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==Filmography==


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.<ref name="kerryrecords">[http://www.kerryrecords.com/artists.html "Redmond Gleeson(Actor)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724023254/http://www.kerryrecords.com/artists.html |date=24 July 2008 }}, kerryrecords.com. Retrieved 10 December 2010.</ref> Gleeson had nine children. Another, the eldest, Raynard Martin Gleeson, predeceased his parents. When not acting, Gleeson resided in [[Central Kalimantan|Kalimantan, Indonesia]] with his wife, Mardiah.<ref name="BIO"/><ref name="indonesianow"/> He died on May 6, 2020, at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Memoriam, Summer 2022 |url=https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1475555-summer-2022/63? |website=SAG-AFTRA |access-date=11 August 2022 |pages=61}}</ref>

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==Filmography==
===Films===
===Films===
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|2007
|2007
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054120/ Sibling Rivalry]''
|''Sibling Rivalry''
|Redmond
|Redmond
|Short
|Short
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
|''[[The Tripper]]
|''[[The Tripper]]''
|Dylan/Father
|Dylan/Father
|
|
|-
|-
|2003
|2003
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305583/ A Foreign Affair]''
|''A Foreign Affair''
|Funeral director
|Funeral director
|Released on DVD as 2 Brothers & a Bride
|Released on DVD as 2 Brothers & a Bride
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|television film
|television film
|-
|-
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810035/ It Could Happen]''
|''It Could Happen''
|Father Murphy
|Father Murphy
|Short
|Short
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|-
|1997
|1997
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120191/ St. Patrick's Day]''
|''St. Patrick's Day''
|Thomas
|Thomas
|
|
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|-
|1992
|1992
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105413/ Sinatra]''
|''Sinatra''
|Cop #1
|Cop No. 1
|television film
|television film
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|1988
|1988
|''[[Bulletproof]]''
|''[[Bulletproof (1988 film)|Bulletproof]]''
|Father Riley (credited as Redmond M. Gleeson)
|Father Riley (credited as Redmond M. Gleeson)
|
|
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|-
|1986
|1986
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089287/ Hollywood Harry]''
|''Hollywood Harry''
|Skeeter
|Skeeter
|
|
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|-
|rowspan="2" |1982
|rowspan="2" |1982
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084289/ Mae West]''
|''Mae West''
|Reverend Bragg
|Reverend Bragg
|television film
|television film
|-
|-
|'' [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084790/ Thou Shalt Not Kill] ''
|'' Thou Shalt Not Kill ''
|
|
|television film
|television film
|-
|-
|rowspan="3" |1981
|rowspan="3" |1981
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083088/ Sizzle]''
|''Sizzle''
|Minister
|Minister
|television film
|television film
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|-
|rowspan="3" |1980
|rowspan="3" |1980
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080344/ Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story]''
|''Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story''
|Jackson
|Jackson
|television film
|television film
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|-
|rowspan="3" |1979
|rowspan="3" |1979
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081558/ Steel]''
|''[[Steel (1979 film)|Steel]]''
|Harry
|Harry
|
|
|-
|-
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078852/ The Best Place to Be]''
|''The Best Place to Be''
|
|
|television film
|television film
|-
|-
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079675/ The Ordeal of Patty Hearst]''
|''The Ordeal of Patty Hearst''
|Sheriff's Deputy
|Sheriff's Deputy
|television film
|television film
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|-
|-
|1977
|1977
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075808/ Captains Courageous]''
|''Captains Courageous''
|Phillips
|Phillips
|television film
|television film
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|
|
|-
|-
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075412/ Wanted: The Sundance Woman]''
|''Wanted: The Sundance Woman''
|(credited as Redmond M. Gleeson)
|(credited as Redmond M. Gleeson)
|television film
|television film
|-
|-
|''[[Midway (film)|Midway]]''
|''[[Midway (1976 film)|Midway]]''
|Pvt. Dombrowski - Radio Man (uncredited)
|Pvt. Dombrowski – Radio Man (uncredited)
|
|
|-
|-
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074779/ Law and Order]''
|''Law and Order''
|Rev. Martin O'Malley
|Rev. Martin O'Malley
|television film
|television film
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |1975
|rowspan="2" |1975
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073268/ Last Hours Before Morning]''
|''Last Hours Before Morning''
|Hopkins
|Hopkins
|television film
|television film
|-
|-
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072761/ Capone]''
|''Capone''
|N.Y. Cop #2
|N.Y. Cop No. 2
|
|
|-
|-
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|
|-
|-
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465741/ Mr. and Mrs. Cop]''
|''Mr. and Mrs. Cop''
|Officer Irv Pyle (credited as Redmond Gleason)
|Officer Irv Pyle (credited as Redmond Gleason)
|television film
|television film
|-
|-
|1971
|1971
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067761/ The Ski Bum]''
|''The Ski Bum''
|Head Dope Dealer
|Head Dope Dealer
|
|
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===Television===
===Television===
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|1991
|1991
|'' [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101150/ My Life and Times] ''
|'' My Life and Times ''
|Hawker
|Hawker
|"Millennium"
|"Millennium"
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|-
|1987
|1987
|'' [[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]
|'' [[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''
|Will Morton
|Will Morton
|Episode #1.717
|Episode #1.717
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|-
|1984
|1984
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292350/ Weekend]''
|''Weekend''
|
|
|TV short
|TV short
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|-
|1979
|1979
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077721/ Ike: The War Years]''
|''Ike: The War Years''
|Riley
|Riley
|TV mini-series
|TV mini-series
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|-
|rowspan="2" |1976
|rowspan="2" |1976
|''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073960/ Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers]''
|''Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers''
|Vernon Jax
|Vernon Jax
|TV mini-series
|TV mini-series
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Latest revision as of 21:48, 11 August 2022

Redmond Gleeson
Born
Martin Gleeson

(1935-01-26)January 26, 1935
Dublin, Ireland
DiedMay 6, 2020(2020-05-06) (aged 85)
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Melissa Penelope Gleeson
(1963–?)[1] Mardiah Gleeson (? – present)[2]
Children9 (+1 deceased)

Redmond Gleeson (born Martin Gleeson; January 26, 1935 – May 6, 2020) was an Irish-born American stage, film, and television actor.

Life and career[edit]

Martin Gleeson was born in Dublin on January 26, 1935.[1] He won a scholarship to study theatre arts at Miami University in Ohio.[2] After graduating he lived in Aspen, Colorado where he co-founded and acted with the High Country Players.[3]

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.[citation needed]

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.[4] Gleeson had nine children. Another, the eldest, Raynard Martin Gleeson, predeceased his parents. When not acting, Gleeson resided in Kalimantan, Indonesia with his wife, Mardiah.[1][2] He died on May 6, 2020, at the age of 85.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Film Role Notes
2007 Sibling Rivalry Redmond Short
2006 The Tripper Dylan/Father
2003 A Foreign Affair Funeral director Released on DVD as 2 Brothers & a Bride
2002 Project Viper Local Man television film
It Could Happen Father Murphy Short
2001 Hunger Old Man
1997 St. Patrick's Day Thomas
1996 Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story Irish Man
1992 Sinatra Cop No. 1 television film
1991 Shout Minister (credited as Redmond M. Gleeson)
1990 Backstreet Dreams Dempsey
Young Guns II Murphy Man
Too Young to Die? Janitor (credited as Redmond M. Gleeson) television film
1988 Bulletproof Father Riley (credited as Redmond M. Gleeson)
1987 The Dead Nightporter
1986 Hollywood Harry Skeeter
1984 Dreamscape Snead
1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land Bud television film, re-released on video as Starflight One
1982 Mae West Reverend Bragg television film
Thou Shalt Not Kill television film
1981 Sizzle Minister television film
St. Helens Hendricks
Cattle Annie and Little Britches Red Buck
1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story Jackson television film
A Rumor of War Sgt. Furth television film
The Octagon Duffy
1979 Steel Harry
The Best Place to Be television film
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst Sheriff's Deputy television film
1978 True Grit Harrison television film, also called True Grit: A Further Adventure
1977 Captains Courageous Phillips television film
1976 Pipe Dreams Hollow Legs
Wanted: The Sundance Woman (credited as Redmond M. Gleeson) television film
Midway Pvt. Dombrowski – Radio Man (uncredited)
Law and Order Rev. Martin O'Malley television film
1975 Last Hours Before Morning Hopkins television film
Capone N.Y. Cop No. 2
1974 Roll, Freddy, Roll! Man television film
Trapped Beneath the Sea PO1 Stanton television film
Airport 1975 Passenger (uncredited)
Mr. and Mrs. Cop Officer Irv Pyle (credited as Redmond Gleason) television film
1971 The Ski Bum Head Dope Dealer

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1991 My Life and Times Hawker "Millennium"
1990 L.A. Law Foreperson (credited as Redmond M. Gleeson) "Armand's Hammer"
1989 Guns of Paradise Judge Prine (credited as Redmond Glesson) "A Matter of Honor: Part 1"
1987 Santa Barbara Will Morton Episode #1.717
1985 George Burns Comedy Week Hanlon "The Dynamite Girl"
1984 Weekend TV short
1983 St. Elsewhere Mr. Landrum "Under Pressure"
St. Elsewhere Garth Landrum "Entrapment"
1982 Cagney & Lacey Sammy "High Steel"
1981 The Dukes of Hazzard Ben Wilkenson "10 Million Dollar Sheriff Part 1"
1980 Lou Grant Francie Fitzgerald "Guns"
1979 Ike: The War Years Riley TV mini-series
1978 The Paper Chase Red "Da Da"
1976 Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers Vernon Jax TV mini-series
Columbo George Thomas "Now You See Him"
1975 Columbo Arnold "A Deadly State of Mind"
M*A*S*H Sergeant Callan "Dear Ma"
Kojak Det. Houston "How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars"
Cannon Gas Station Attendant "Coffin Corner"
1974 The Snoop Sisters O'toole "Black Day for Bluebeard"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Descendants of Benjamin Hanks, Sr." My Genealogy.com. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Redmond Gleeson", indonesianow.blogspot.com, May 2007.
  3. ^ "Biography for Redmond Gleeson", IMDb. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Redmond Gleeson(Actor)" Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, kerryrecords.com. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam, Summer 2022". SAG-AFTRA. p. 61. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

External links[edit]

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