Paul Gleason

Known for

Acting

Born

May 4, 1939

Birthplace

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Died

May 27, 2006 (aged 67)

Biography

Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was known for his roles on television series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club, Trading Places, and Die Hard.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Gleason, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Best known work

Die Hard

1988

Friends

1994

The Breakfast Club

1985

Malcolm in the Middle

2000

Trading Places

1983

Seinfeld

1989

Not Another Teen Movie

2001

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

2002

Drake & Josh

2004

The A-Team

1983

Filmography

2011
The Passing
as Det. Sanders
2008
Sincerely Yours
as Richard Vernon (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
The Book of Caleb
as James Paddington
2006
Abominable
as Sheriff Halderman
2004
Drake & JoshTV
as Mr. Thompson (1 episode)
2003
Cold CaseTV
as Stewart Adams (1 episode)
2003
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
as Matt Margolis
2002
FastlaneTV
as Detective Lannigan (1 episode)
2002
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
as Professor McDoogle
2002
George LopezTV
as Lou Powers (1 episode)
2001
Not Another Teen Movie
as Richard Vernon
2001
The GuardianTV
as Scott Kollbrenner (1 episode)
2001
Social Misfits
as Warden Doyle
2000
The Weber ShowTV
as Principal Squires (1 episode)
2000
The DistrictTV
as Peter Wendt (1 episode)
2000
Red Letters
as Dean Van Buren
2000
The Giving Tree
as Mr. Forrester
2000
Malcolm in the MiddleTV
as Mystery Man (2 episodes)
1999
No Code of Conduct
as Bagwell
1998
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning
as Father Gil
1998
Dawson's CreekTV
as Larry Newman (2 episodes)
1997
Veronica's ClosetTV
as Hank (2 episodes)
1997
Money Talks
as Lt. Bobby Pickett
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionTV
as Kip Sherman (segment "Creepy Comics") (1 episode)
1997
Shadow Conspiracy
as Blythe