Jackie GleasonJackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in an episode of The HoneymoonersHerbert John (Jackie) Gleason The Great One-(February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was a Brooklyn-born comedian famous for brash humor and fast ad-libs who immortalized his Brooklyn neighborhood in The Honeymooners, playing bus driver Ralph Kramden. Ralph, his buddy Ed Norton, and their wives Alice Kramden and Trixie Norton were later transplanted into the stone age as The Flintstones, the entire show being a transparent tribute to The Honeymooners. In the late 1940s he played Chester Riley in the The Life of Riley situation comedy in its first incarnation. Later it was recast. In the 1960s he had his own show entitled The Jackie Gleason Show. His trademark phrase was "How sweet it is!" during the applause when he first opened his comedy act. In his early life he was known for his fatness, but later he slimmed down. Later in life, Jackie Gleason gained fame for his portrayal of Sheriff Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit series of fims. Gleason apparently believed in UFOs, and claimed to have seen them himself. There was even a report that Richard Nixon took Gleason to view the remains of aliens killed in the crash of a flying saucer, but as this particular report first appeared in the pages of the National Enquirer, it is dubious at best. Jackie Gleason is interred in the Our Lady Of Mercy Cemetery, Miami Beach, Florida. This page about Jackie Gleason includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Jackie Gleason News stories about Jackie Gleason External links for Jackie Gleason Videos for Jackie Gleason Wikis about Jackie Gleason Discussion Groups about Jackie Gleason Blogs about Jackie Gleason Images of Jackie Gleason |
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Jackie Gleason is interred in the Our Lady Of Mercy Cemetery, Miami Beach, Florida. The series was cancelled in 1999. There was even a report that Richard Nixon took Gleason to view the remains of aliens killed in the crash of a flying saucer, but as this particular report first appeared in the pages of the National Enquirer, it is dubious at best. He played Frank Black, a former FBI agent who can see into the minds of murderers. Gleason apparently believed in UFOs, and claimed to have seen them himself. In 1996, Henriksen starred in the popular TV series Millennium, produced by the creators of The X-Files. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit series of fims. Predator. Later in life, Jackie Gleason gained fame for his portrayal of Sheriff Buford T. He later played Charles Bishop Weyland, the man Bishop's appearance was based on, in Alien Vs. In his early life he was known for his fatness, but later he slimmed down. Later films would make him much better known as an actor, especially his role in as the android Bishop in Aliens (a character he would go on to play in the third film in the series). His trademark phrase was "How sweet it is!" during the applause when he first opened his comedy act. Henriksen first appeared in the film It Ain't Easy in 1972, and made his first major appearance in Dog Day Afternoon a few year later. In the 1960s he had his own show entitled The Jackie Gleason Show. He was born May 5, 1940 in New York City. Later it was recast. Lance Henriksen is an American actor and potter [1] (http://www.bylancehenriksen.com/). In the late 1940s he played Chester Riley in the The Life of Riley situation comedy in its first incarnation. Predator (2004). Ralph, his buddy Ed Norton, and their wives Alice Kramden and Trixie Norton were later transplanted into the stone age as The Flintstones, the entire show being a transparent tribute to The Honeymooners. Alien vs. Herbert John (Jackie) Gleason The Great One-(February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was a Brooklyn-born comedian famous for brash humor and fast ad-libs who immortalized his Brooklyn neighborhood in The Honeymooners, playing bus driver Ralph Kramden. Scream 3 (2000). Tarzan (1999). Millennium (1996). The Quick and the Dead (1995). Man's Best Friend (1993). Super Mario Bros. (1993). Alien3 (1992). Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (1991). Pumpkinhead (1989). Aliens (1986). The Terminator (1984). The Right Stuff (1983). Damien: Omen II (1978). Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Dog Day Afternoon (1975). It Ain't Easy (1972). |