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Revision as of 00:28, 26 June 2011
Redmond Gleeson | |
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| Born | January 26, 1935 [1] |
| Other names | Martin Gleeson, Redmond Gleason, Redmond Martin Gleeson, Redmond M. Gleeson, Redmond Glesson |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Penelope Gleeson (1963 - ?) [1] Mardiah Gleeson (? - present) [2] |
| Children | Raynard Martin Gleeson (1965-1988) Rufus Egan Gleeson (b.1967) Richmond Borden Gleeson (b.1968) Harlan Anthony Gleeson (b.1970) Daniella Mae Gleeson (b.1973) Daniel Page Gleeson (b.1975) Patrick Neil Gleeson (b.1977) Orianna Eileen Gleeson (b.1980) Brian Boru Gleeson (b.1982) Sylvana Rose Gleeson (b.1984) |
Redmond Gleeson (born January 26, 1935) [1] is a stage, film, and television actor from Dublin, Ireland.
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.[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, 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 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. [4] Redmond Gleeson fathered ten children and when he's not acting he resides in Kalimantan, Indonesia with his wife, Mardiah. [1][2]
Filmography
Films
| 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 | TV movie |
| 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 #1 | TV movie |
| 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) | TV movie | |
| 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 | TV movie, re-released on video as Starflight One |
| 1982 | Mae West | Reverend Bragg | TV movie |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | TV movie | ||
| 1981 | Sizzle | Minister | TV movie |
| St. Helens | Hendricks | ||
| Cattle Annie and Little Britches | Red Buck | ||
| 1980 | Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | Jackson | TV movie |
| A Rumor of War | Sgt. Furth | TV movie | |
| The Octagon | Duffy | ||
| 1979 | Steel | Harry | |
| The Best Place to Be | TV movie | ||
| The Ordeal of Patty Hearst | Sheriff's Deputy | TV movie | |
| 1978 | True Grit | Harrison | TV movie, also called True Grit: A Further Adventure |
| 1977 | Captains Courageous | Phillips | TV movie |
| 1976 | Pipe Dreams | Hollow Legs | |
| Wanted: The Sundance Woman | (credited as Redmond M. Gleeson) | TV movie | |
| Midway | Pvt. Dombrowski - Radio Man (uncredited) | ||
| Law and Order | Rev. Martin O'Malley | TV movie | |
| 1975 | Last Hours Before Morning | Hopkins | TV movie |
| Capone | N.Y. Cop #2 | ||
| 1974 | Roll, Freddy, Roll! | Man | TV movie |
| Trapped Beneath the Sea | PO1 Stanton | TV movie | |
| Airport 1975 | Passenger (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Cop | Officer Irv Pyle (credited as Redmond Gleason) | TV movie | |
| 1971 | The Ski Bum | Head Dope Dealer |
Television
| 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
- ^ a b c d "Descendants of Benjamin Hanks, Sr." My Genealogy.com Retrieved 2010-12-10
- ^ a b c "Redmond Gleeson" http://indonesianow.blogspot.com (First published in The Jakarta Post 12 May 07) Retrieved 2010-12-10
- ^ "Biography for Redmond Gleeson" Internet Movie Database Retrieved 2010-12-10
- ^ "Redmond Gleeson(Actor)" http://www.kerryrecords.com Retrieved 2010-12-10