Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor, known for his roles on TV series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club and Die Hard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Gleason, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Passing
2011
as Det. Sanders
The three Naibert children, in their teens and early twenties, inherit a vast estate from their grandmother Rebecca. But unknown to them, the family i...

Sincerely Yours
2008
as Richard Vernon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Documentary about the making and impact of "The Breakfast Club."

The Book of Caleb
2008
as James Paddington
A comfortable underachiever and serial prankster, in the midst of their quarter life crisis, reunite against childhood enemies in a contemporary subur...

Abominable
2006
as Sheriff Halderman
A man, crippled in an accident, returns to the woods after rehabilitation, certain that he'll not see Bigfoot again.
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
2003
as Matt Margolis
A high school student is murdered in a satanic ritual.

National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002
as Professor McDoogle
Van Wilder has been attending college for far too many years and is scared to graduate, but Van’s father eventually realizes what is going on. When he...

Not Another Teen Movie
2001
as Richard Vernon
On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into a beautiful and popular prom queen in this outrag...

Social Misfits
2001
as Warden Doyle
A group of teenagers are forced to work together while being stuck in Camp Resurrection for 48 hours.

Red Letters
2000
as Dean Van Buren
A college professor reluctantly hides an escaped female convict who tries to get him to help prove her innocent of a murder.

The Giving Tree
2000
as Mr. Forrester
Nine former schoolmates, staying at a secluded mountain cabin for a reunion, try to figure out why one of their friends and their hostess would invite...

No Code of Conduct
1999
as Bagwell
A cop, his partner, and his father uncover a plot by city elders to smuggle drugs from Mexico into Phoenix, Arizona.

Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
1998
as Father Gil
A group of Russian mobsters have stolen a huge supply of paper for printing U.S. currency, and are now flooding the market with conterfeit bills. When...

Money Talks
1997
as Lt. Bobby Pickett
Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

Shadow Conspiracy
1997
as Blythe
Bobby Bishop is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenk...

A Time to Revenge
1997
as Deidra
Back in Vietnam, Major Whittmar sold out his comrades to save his own skin. Now, he's a rich, ruthless land baron who's getting richer by squeezing o...

Looking for Richard
1996
as Self
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Ric...

Dark Skies
1996
as Nelson Rockefeller
In 1960s America, a young couple struggle to expose the truth about a hidden alien invasion, while a secret government organization follows its own ag...

Digital Man
1995
as Dr. Parker
An out-of-control robot is inadvertently set loose in a small community, and a crack squad of soldiers are sent to hunt it down. Gradually, the member...

There Goes My Baby
1994
as Mr. Burton
It's the summer of 1965, and the members of the graduating class of upscale Westwood High are eager to reinvent themselves. Valedictorian Mary Beth wa...

I Love Trouble
1994
as Kenny Bacon
Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
1994
Lewis and his nerdy friends attend Booger's wedding to the daughter of a rich politician, but nerd-haters in the family do everything possible to prev...

Nothing to Lose
1994
as Elliot
A young street fighter seeks revenge against a powerful drug lord who killed his entire family. Using of his many special combat skills, he's about to...

Running Cool
1993
as Calvin Hogg
Bone and Bear, two rough and tough bikers ride out from Sturgis, SD. to the marshes of South Carolina to help out their "bro" Ironbutt Garrett, who's ...
The Waiter
1993
as Dad

Boiling Point
1993
as Transaction Man
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Th...

Wild Cactus
1993
as Sheriff Brenner
A married couple vacationing in the desert are held hostage by a pair of psychopaths.

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as FBI Agent
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to find and stop the fiends before the...

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
1992
as Hank Cooney
When Kate Sullivan storms a hostage situation, the whole incident is captured on tape by an unscrupulous media crew who edit the footage to show her k...

Majority Rule
1992
as Harley Graham
A war heroine returns to the US to run for president and ends up facing enemies worse than those in the battle: corruption and the dangerous game of p...

Wishman
1992
as Silverstein
Basie is a man who collects junk and tries to make something out of it. He is also in love with Lily, a woman he has never spoken to but salutes every...

False Arrest
1991
as Arthur Ross
A luxury home, a handsome husband and terrific children. But it all comes crashing down when she is accused of being a mastermind behind a brutal trip...

Rich Girl
1991
as Marvin Wells
A rich Beverly Hills girl gets a job as a waitress, and falls in love with a rock singer.

Fourth Story
1991
as Lt. Hank Petkavich
Valerie's husband Darryl leaves for work as usual, but never returns. She hires private eye Shepard to find him. Soon he discovers that David had a se...

Miami Blues
1990
as Sergeant Frank Lackley
After Junior is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a man in the airport, he flees the scene and finds S...

Spooner
1989
as Roland Hyde
An escaped convict starts a new life as a Texas high school English teacher and wrestling coach, attempting to turn a fledgling team into a championsh...

Night Game
1989
as Broussard
A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins.

Die Hard
1988
as Dwayne Robinson
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas...

Johnny Be Good
1988
as Wayne Hisler
It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one ...

She's Having a Baby
1988
as Howard
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their paren...

Ghost Chase
1987
as Stan Gordon
In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock. When a movie company uses the mansion for a film,...

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
1987
as Jay Le Soto
Eccentric 17-year-old Morgan Stewart (Cryer) can't seem to get his conservative parents to notice him - even though Morgan's been thrown out of 10 pre...

Forever, Lulu
1986
as Robert
When Elaine, an adventurous young woman from Germany, arrives in New York City, she sets out to be a famous writer. After a brief stint at a mundane j...

Doubletake
1985
as Howie Henley
Two corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek is called on to head the team of detectives investiga...

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985
as Jeremitt Towani
The army of the Marauders, led by King Terak and the witch Charal, attack the Ewoks village, killing Cindel's family. Cindel and the Ewok Wicket escap...

The Breakfast Club
1985
as Richard Vernon
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel ...
Challenge of a Lifetime
1985
as John Schoonover
Nora Scoonover is 35, divorced, in debt and going nowhere when her 16 year-old son, Steven, runs away from camp and asks to spend the summer with her....

Trading Places
1983
as Clarence Beeks
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Tender Mercies
1983
as Reporter
Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his...

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981
as Remson
A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a ...

Arthur
1981
as Executive
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
as Detective
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers cal...

He Knows You're Alone
1980
as Det. Frank Daley
A reluctant bride-to-be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around them. While her friends get whacked one by one, a ha...

The Great Santini
1979
as Lt. Sammy
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated ma...

Ike
1979
as Gen. Ernest "Tex" Lee
Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal rel...

Women at West Point
1979
as Maj. James T. Kirk
A fictionalized drama about the first women to enter the U.S. Military Academy in 1976 and the reactions they faced.

Vigilante Force
1976
as Michael J. Loonius
In a small town in California, the quiet citizens find their lives disrupted by boisterous, lawless oil-field workers who have infested their communit...

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
1975
as Maj. Thomas J. 'Long Tom' Roberts
In the Fabulous Thirties, Doc Savage and his five Amazing Adventurers are sucked into the mystery of Doc's father disappearing in the wilds of South A...

Little Laura and Big John
1973
as Sheriff
Based on a true story, this action-packed, hard-hitting depiction of the infamous Ashley gang - who terrorized the southeast in the 1920's - also illu...

Toma
1973
as Drake
This TV-pilot, later made into a TV-series, is about a cop in Newark, New Jersey, who defies his superiors to try to bring down the head of a Mafia nu...

Hit Man
1972
as Cop (uncredited)
Bernie Casey portrays Tyrone and Pamela Grier plays a sultry skin-flick star in this first Americanized remake of the iconic Michael Caine action film...

Private Duty Nurses
1971
as Dr. McClintock
A trio of beautiful private-duty nurses that practice more than the medical arts must confront underground drug traffickers, racism and murder in thei...

Banning
1967
as Golfer (uncredited)
A playboy golf pro, kicked off the circuit for alleged cheating, is forced to hustle for a living.

Ski Party
1965
as Beach Boy In Red Shorts (uncredited)
Two college boys from SoCal attend a spring break vacation at a ski lodge in Idaho to get insider tips on how the president of the ski club manages to...