Redmond Gleeson
Redmond Gleeson (born Martin Gleeson; January 26, 1935 – May 6, 2020) was an Irish-born American stage, film, and television actor.
Redmond Gleeson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martin Gleeson January 26, 1935 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | May 6, 2020 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Penelope Gleeson (1963–?)[1] Mardiah Gleeson (? – present)[2] |
| Children | 9 (+1 deceased) |
Life and career
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.
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
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 | 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
| 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
- "Descendants of Benjamin Hanks, Sr." My Genealogy.com. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- "Redmond Gleeson", indonesianow.blogspot.com, May 2007.
- "Biography for Redmond Gleeson", IMDb. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- "Redmond Gleeson(Actor)" Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, kerryrecords.com. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- "In Memoriam, Summer 2022". SAG-AFTRA. p. 61. Retrieved 11 August 2022.