Robert Gleckler


Biography

Robert Gleckler was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Gleckler landed roles in various films, including "Big Money" (1930), "Defenders of the Law" (1931) and "The Finger Points" (1931). He also appeared in the adaptation "Take a Chance" (1933) with James Dunn, "Now I'll Tell" (1934) and "The Defense Rests" (1934). His film career continu...

Biography

Robert Gleckler was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Gleckler landed roles in various films, including "Big Money" (1930), "Defenders of the Law" (1931) and "The Finger Points" (1931). He also appeared in the adaptation "Take a Chance" (1933) with James Dunn, "Now I'll Tell" (1934) and "The Defense Rests" (1934). His film career continued throughout the thirties in productions like the crime picture "Show Them No Mercy" (1935) with Rochelle Hudson, "The Headline Woman" (1935) and the Myrna Loy drama "Whipsaw" (1935). He also appeared in "The Farmer Takes a Wife" (1935). Toward the end of his career, he continued to act in "Great Guy" (1936), the drama "King of Gamblers" (1937) with Claire Trevor and "Pick a Star" (1937) with Patsy Kelly. He also appeared in the Jed Prouty comedy "The Jones Family in Hot Water" (1937) and the crime feature "The Man Who Cried Wolf" (1937) with Lewis Stone. Gleckler last acted in "They Made Me a Criminal" (1939). Gleckler passed away in February 1939 at the age of 52.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
Doc Wardrobe
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
Sheriff Barney
Gangs of New York (1938)
Nolan
Rascals (1938)
Police lieutenant
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Eddie
Little Miss Broadway (1938)
Detective
Boys Town (1938)
Mr. Reynolds
Ride a Crooked Mile (1938)
Warden
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1938)
Hardcastle
Gun Law (1938)
Flash Arnold
Orphans of the Street (1938)
Hughes
Pick a Star (1937)
Head waiter
Hot Water (1937)
Hal Lynch
King of Gamblers (1937)
Editor Murkil
The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)
Skunk Rogers
Great Guy (1937)
Marty Cavanaugh
The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
Captain Walter Reid
Wings over Honolulu (1937)
Lieutenant Commander of squadron
Sworn Enemy (1936)
Hinkle
Yours for the Asking (1936)
Slick Doran
North of Nome (1936)
Bruno
The Girl on the Front Page (1936)
Bill
Forgotten Faces (1936)
Mike Davidson
I'd Give My Life (1936)
Buck Gordon
Love Begins at Twenty (1936)
Mugsy O'Bannion also known as Harold McCauley
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
Detective Byrd
The Daring Young Man (1935)
Editor Hooley
The Great Hotel Murder (1935)
Police captain
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
Freight agent
Here Comes the Band (1935)
Simmons
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
Gus Hansen
The Perfect Clue (1935)
Delaney
Dante's Inferno (1935)
Dean
The Glass Key (1935)
Shad O'Rory
Whipsaw (1935)
Steve Arnold
Too Tough to Kill (1935)
Bill Anderson
The Headline Woman (1935)
Harry Chase
Go into Your Dance (1935)
Klein
Mister Dynamite (1935)
[King], Chief of detectives
It Happened in New York (1935)
Venetti
Stamboul Quest (1934)
Naval officer
The Defense Rests (1934)
Gentry
Million Dollar Ransom (1934)
"Doc" Carson
Now I'll Tell (1934)
[Al] Mositer
The Personality Kid (1934)
Gavin
Marie Galante (1934)
Captain
Take a Chance (1933)
Mike Caruso
The Finger Points (1931)
Larry Hays
Defenders of the Law (1931)
The Sea God (1930)
Big Schultz
Big Money (1930)
Monk
Mother's Boy (1929)
Gus Le Grand

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