Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American actor best known for The Breakfast Club (1985), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), and Arthur (1981).
He was married to actress Candy Moore and Susan Kehl, and had two children.
Gleason died in 2006 at the age of 67 from pleural mesothelioma.
Filmography
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Film roles
- 1962: Panic in Year Zero! as First Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
- 1965: Ski Party as Beach Boy in Red Shorts (uncredited)
- 1965: Winter A Go Go as Ski Resort Guest (uncredited)
- 1967: Cmon Lets Live A Little as Frat Boy (uncredited)
- 1971: Private Duty Nurses as Dr. McClintock
- 1972: Where Does It Hurt as Mr. Leffingwell's Aide
- 1972: Hit Man 1972 as Cop (uncredited)
- 1973: Little Laura And Big John as Sheriff
- 1975: Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze as Long Tom
- 1976: Vigilante Force as Michael J. Loonius
- 1979: Women At West Point as Major James T. Kirk
- 1979: The Great Santini as Lt. Sammy
- 1980: He Knows You're Alone as Det. Frank Daley
- 1981: Fort Apache, The Bronx as Detective
- 1981: Arthur as Executive
- 1981: The Pursuit Of DB Cooper as Remson
- 1983: Tender Mercies as Reporter
- 1983: Trading Places as Clarence Beeks
- 1985: The Breakfast Club as Richard Vernon
- 1985: Challenge Of A Lifetime as John Schoonover
- 1985: Ewoks The Battle For Endor as Jeremitt
- 1986: Forever Lulu as Robert
- 1987: Morgan Stewarts Coming Home as Jay Le Soto
- 1987: Ghost Chase as Stan Gordon
- 1988: Shes Having A Baby as Howard
- 1988: Johnny Be Good as Wayne Hisler
- 1988: Die Hard as Dwayne T. Robinson
- 1989: Night Game as Broussard
- 1989: Spooner as Roland Hyde
- 1990: Miami Blues as Sgt. Frank Lackley
- 1991: Fourth Story as Lt. Hank Petkavich
- 1991: Rich Girl as Marvin Wells
- 1991: False Arrest as Arthur Ross
- 1992: Wishman as Silverstein
- 1992: Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence as Hank Cooney
- 1993: Loaded Weapon 1 as FBI Agent
- 1993: Wild Cactus as Sheriff Brenner
- 1993: Boiling Point as Transaction Man
- 1993: Running Cool as Calvin Hogg
- 1994: Nothing to Lose as Elliot
- 1994: I Love Trouble as Kenny Bacon
- 1994: There Goes My Baby as Mr. Burton
- 1994: In The Living Years as Tony
- 1995: Digital Man as Dr. Parker
- 1997: Shadow Conspiracy as Blythe
- 1997: Money Talks as Lt. Bobby Pickett
- 1997: Day At The Beach as Det. Johnson
- 1997: A Time To Revenge as Whittmar
- 1998: Best Of The Best 4 Without Warning as Father Gil
- 1998: No Code Of Conduct as John Bagwell
- 2000: The Giving Tree as Mr. Forrester
- 2000: Red Letters as Dean Van Buren
- 2001: Not Another Teen Movie as Richard Vernon
- 2001: Social Misfits as Warden Doyle
- 2002: Van Wilder as Prof. McDoogle
- 2006: Abominable as Sheriff Halderman
- 2008: The Book Of Caleb as James Paddington (also producer)
- 2011: The Passing as Det. Sanders
Television roles
- 1966: Petticoat Junction as Military Policeman
- 1967: It's About Time as Man
- 1967: The Green Hornet as Paul Garret
- 1967: The Invaders (1967) as Alien
- 1968: The F.B.I. as Officer Dan Ryan
- 1969: Then Came Bronson as Deputy
- 1971: Monty Nash as Doctor
- 1971: The Bold Ones: The Lawyers as Detective
- 1971: The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Smith
- 1971-1974: Adam-12 as John Suntor/various
- 1972: Mission: Impossible as Lt. Blair
- 1972: Banacek as Border Guard
- 1974: McCloud as Detective with Broadhurst
- 1975: Columbo as Parsons
- 1978: All My Children as David Thornton
- 1979: Ike The War Years as Capt. Ernest 'Tex' Lee
- 1981: Another Life as Lee Carothers
- 1982: Texas as Hud Richards
- 1984: Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Edson Ballon
- 1984: Remington Steele as Sheriff Jeff 'Jed' Nebbins
- 1984: Cagney & Lacey as Det. Crespi
- 1984: Call To Glory as Marty Colby
- 1984: Hardcastle and McCormick as Jack Fish
- 1984: Riptide as Commander Phillip Everitt/Det. Hallins
- 1984: Hill Street Blues as Biff Lowe
- 1984: Magnum, P.I. as Ronnie Meeder/Jacques Arnot
- 1984-1986: The A-Team as Harry Sullivan/Roy Kelsey
- 1985: Dallas as Lt. Lee Spaulding
- 1985: Doubletake as Henley
- 1986: Kate & Allie as Tom Fitzgerald
- 1986: Miami Vice as Bunny Berrigan
- 1986: The Equalizer as Greenleaf
- 1986: Gimme a Break! as Mr. Kimball
- 1986: Superior Court as Attorney
- 1987: Sidekicks as Fargo
- 1987: Falcon Crest as Andy Stryker
- 1987: Beauty and the Beast (1987) as Henry Dutton
- 1989: Life Goes On as Stan Graber
- 1989: 21 Jump Street as Mr. Daniels
- 1989-1992: Murder, She Wrote as Steve Morrison/Lt. Barney Claymore/Sterling Bose
- 1990: BL Stryker as Cody
- 1990: Father Dowling Mysteries as Sam Byrne
- 1991: L.A. Law as Coach John Lungren
- 1991: Tales from the Crypt as Det. Robinson
- 1992: The Wonder Years as Arthur Jense
- 1994: Lois & Clark as Henry Harrison
- 1994: Seinfeld as Cushman
- 1994-1996: One West Waikiki as Captain Dave Herzog
- 1996: Dark Skies as Nelson Rockefeller
- 1997: Boy Meets Worlds as Dean Borak
- 1997: NewsRadio as Steve Johnson
- 1997: Walker, Texas Ranger as Dr. Harold Payton
- 1997: Grace Under Fire as Stuart Wallace
- 1997: Lost On Earth as George Greckin
- 1998: Nash Bridges as Mickey Tripp
- 1998: Melrose Place as Judge Nicholas
- 1999: Chicago Hope as Tom McNeil
- 1999: The Drew Carey Show as Judge Crawford
- 1999: Diagnosis: Murder as Detective
- 1999-2000: Veronica's Closet as Hank
- 1999-2000: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Kip Sherman
- 2000: Friends as Jack
- 2001: The District as Peter Wendt
- 2001: The Weber Show as Principal Squires
- 2001: Dead Last as Johnson the CIA Agent
- 2002: Fastlane as Det. Lannigan
- 2002: The Guardian as Scott Kollbrenner
- 2003: Dragnet as Matt Margolis
- 2003: Dawson's Creek as Larry Newman
- 2004: Malcolm in the Middle as Mystery Man
- 2004: Drake & Josh as Mr. Thompson
- 2005: Cold Case as Stewart Adams
- 2005: The George Lopez Show as Lou Powers
Video game roles
- 1982: Mystery Disc Murder Anyone as Stewart Cavanaugh
- 1983: Mystery Disc Many Roads To Murder as Stewart Cavanaugh
