Robert Gleckler
Robert Gleckler | |
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| Born | January 11, 1887 Pierre, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 1939 (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | uremic poisoning[1] |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery, Pierre, South Dakota |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1927–1939 (film) |
| Spouse | Norma Phillips (?-1929) (divorced)[2] |
Robert Gleckler (January 11, 1887 – February 25, 1939) was an American film and stage actor who appeared in nearly 60 movies between 1927 until his death in 1939.[3] He was cast for the role of Jonas Wilkerson, overseer of the slaves at Tara in Gone with the Wind, but died during the filming and was replaced with Victor Jory.[4][5]
Selected filmography
- The Dove (1927) as Bit
- Mother's Boy (1929) as Gus LeGrand
- The Sea God (1930) as Big Schultz
- Big Money (1930) as Monk
- Defenders of the Law (1931) as Joe Velet
- The Finger Points (1931) as Larry Haynes - Sphnix Club Manager
- Million Dollar Ransom (1934) as 'Doc' Carson
- The Defense Rests (1934) as Lou Gentry
- Mister Dynamite (1935) as James V. King
- The Daring Young Man (1935) as Editor Hooley
- Dante's Inferno (1935) as Dean
- The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) as Fisher
- The Glass Key (1935) as Shad O'Rory
- It Happened in New York (1935) as Venitte
- Too Tough to Kill (1935) as Bill Anderson
- Here Comes the Band (1935) as Simmons
- Whipsaw (1935) as Steve Arnold
- Show Them No Mercy! (1935) as Gus Hansen
- The Headline Woman (1935) as Harry Chase
- Absolute Quiet (1936) as Jasper Cowdray
- Yours for the Asking (1936) as Slick Doran
- Forgotten Faces (1936) as Mike Davidson
- I'd Give My Life (1936) as Buck Gordon
- Love Begins at 20 (1936) as Gangster Mugsy O'Bannon
- Great Guy (1936) as Marty Cavanaugh
- North of Nome (1936) as Bruno
- Sworn Enemy (1936) as Hinkle
- The Girl on the Front Page (1936) as Bill
- Wings Over Honolulu (1937) as Squadron Lieutenant Commander
- King of Gamblers (1937) as Ed Merkil
- Pick a Star (1937) as Head Waiter
- Hot Water (1937) as Hal Lynch
- Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) as Hardcasle
- The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) as Tom 'Skunk' Rogers
- The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) as Capt. Walter Reid
- Gun Law (1938) as Flash Arnold
- Rascals (1938) as Police Lieutenant
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) as Eddie
- Boys Town (1938) as Mr. Reynolds
- Fugitives for a Night (1938) as J. G. McGee
- Tarnished Angel (1938) as Checkers - Casino Owner
- Gangs of New York (1938) as Nolan
- Orphans of the Street (1938) as Hughes
- Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) as Prison Warden
- Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Sheriff Barney
- They Made Me a Criminal (1939) as Doc Ward
References
- ^ http://paulinebartel.com/blog/gone-with-the-winds-75th-anniversary-death-strikes-the-cast/
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12163358/norma-phillips
- ^ Solomon p.356
- ^ Google Books
- ^ Wilson, Steve (2014). The Making of Gone With the Wind. University of Texas Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-292-76126-1.
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Bibliography
- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
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