Russell Gleason

Russell Gleason February 6 1908 December 25 1945 was an American actor who began his career at the very beginning of the talking film era Born into an acting family one of his earliest roles was in the 1930 classic film All Quiet on the Western Front While still in the middle of a successful acting career Gleason joined the US Army in late 1943 during World War II While awaiting deployment to Europe in December 1945 in New York City Gleason fell to his death from a hotel window He was the son of actors Lucille and James Gleason