Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

1939-05-04 Jersey City, New Jersey, USA 63 Credits

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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.

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The Passing

The Passing

2011

as Det. Sanders

2.5
Acting

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

Sincerely Yours

2008

as Richard Vernon (archive footage) (uncredited)

Acting

Documentary about the making and impact of "The Breakfast Club."

The Book of Caleb

The Book of Caleb

2008

as James Paddington

7.0
Acting

A comfortable underachiever and serial prankster, in the midst of their quarter life crisis, reunite against childhood enemies in a contemporary subur...

Abominable

Abominable

2006

as Sheriff Halderman

4.8
Acting

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

Acting

A high school student is murdered in a satanic ritual.

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

2002

as Professor McDoogle

6.0
Acting

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

Not Another Teen Movie

2001

as Richard Vernon

5.8
Acting

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

Social Misfits

2001

as Warden Doyle

5.5
Acting

A group of teenagers are forced to work together while being stuck in Camp Resurrection for 48 hours.

Red Letters

Red Letters

2000

as Dean Van Buren

5.0
Acting

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

The Giving Tree

2000

as Mr. Forrester

2.5
Acting

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

No Code of Conduct

1999

as Bagwell

5.4
Acting

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

Best of the Best 4: Without Warning

1998

as Father Gil

5.8
Acting

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

Money Talks

1997

as Lt. Bobby Pickett

6.1
Acting

Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.

Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

1997

as Blythe

5.0
Acting

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

A Time to Revenge

1997

as Deidra

2.4
Acting

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

Looking for Richard

1996

as Self

6.8
Acting

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

Dark Skies

1996

as Nelson Rockefeller

8.0
Acting

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

Digital Man

1995

as Dr. Parker

4.8
Acting

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

There Goes My Baby

1994

as Mr. Burton

6.1
Acting

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

I Love Trouble

1994

as Kenny Bacon

5.5
Acting

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love

1994

4.5
Acting

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

Nothing to Lose

1994

as Elliot

2.0
Acting

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

Running Cool

1993

as Calvin Hogg

6.4
Acting

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

Acting
Boiling Point

Boiling Point

1993

as Transaction Man

5.0
Acting

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

Wild Cactus

1993

as Sheriff Brenner

3.0
Acting

A married couple vacationing in the desert are held hostage by a pair of psychopaths.

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993

as FBI Agent

6.1
Acting

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

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence

1992

as Hank Cooney

5.2
Acting

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

Majority Rule

1992

as Harley Graham

3.0
Acting

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

Wishman

1992

as Silverstein

4.3
Acting

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

False Arrest

1991

as Arthur Ross

5.8
Acting

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

Rich Girl

1991

as Marvin Wells

10.0
Acting

A rich Beverly Hills girl gets a job as a waitress, and falls in love with a rock singer.

Fourth Story

Fourth Story

1991

as Lt. Hank Petkavich

5.6
Acting

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

Miami Blues

1990

as Sergeant Frank Lackley

6.0
Acting

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

Spooner

1989

as Roland Hyde

6.7
Acting

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

Night Game

1989

as Broussard

4.3
Acting

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

Die Hard

1988

as Dwayne Robinson

7.8
Acting

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

Johnny Be Good

1988

as Wayne Hisler

4.6
Acting

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

She's Having a Baby

1988

as Howard

5.9
Acting

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

Ghost Chase

1987

as Stan Gordon

5.0
Acting

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

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

1987

as Jay Le Soto

5.0
Acting

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

Forever, Lulu

1986

as Robert

3.9
Acting

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

Doubletake

1985

as Howie Henley

5.2
Acting

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

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

1985

as Jeremitt Towani

5.4
Acting

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

The Breakfast Club

1985

as Richard Vernon

7.7
Acting

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

3.5
Acting

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

Trading Places

1983

as Clarence Beeks

7.2
Acting

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

Tender Mercies

Tender Mercies

1983

as Reporter

6.7
Acting

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

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

1981

as Remson

5.3
Acting

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

Arthur

1981

as Executive

6.5
Acting

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

Fort Apache, the Bronx

1981

as Detective

6.5
Acting

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

He Knows You're Alone

1980

as Det. Frank Daley

5.1
Acting

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

The Great Santini

1979

as Lt. Sammy

6.7
Acting

As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated ma...

Ike

Ike

1979

as Gen. Ernest "Tex" Lee

6.2
Acting

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

Women at West Point

1979

as Maj. James T. Kirk

Acting

A fictionalized drama about the first women to enter the U.S. Military Academy in 1976 and the reactions they faced.

Vigilante Force

Vigilante Force

1976

as Michael J. Loonius

4.9
Acting

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

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

1975

as Maj. Thomas J. 'Long Tom' Roberts

4.9
Acting

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

Little Laura and Big John

1973

as Sheriff

4.0
Acting

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

Toma

1973

as Drake

7.5
Acting

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

Hit Man

1972

as Cop (uncredited)

4.9
Acting

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

Private Duty Nurses

1971

as Dr. McClintock

4.3
Acting

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

Banning

1967

as Golfer (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

A playboy golf pro, kicked off the circuit for alleged cheating, is forced to hustle for a living.

Ski Party

Ski Party

1965

as Beach Boy In Red Shorts (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

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...