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Robert Gleckler
Robert Gleckler
	Gleckler in Great Guy (1936)
Born	January 11, 1887; Pierre, South Dakota, U.S.
Died	February 25, 1939 (aged 52); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery, Pierre, South Dakota
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1927–1939
Spouse	Norma Phillips (1920-1929) (div.)

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.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

Selected filmography

The Dove (1927) as Minor Role (uncredited)
Mother's Boy (1929) as Gus LeGrand
The Sea God (1930) as Big Schultz
Big Money (1930) as Monk
The Finger Points (1931) as Larry Haynes - Sphnix Club Manager
Defenders of the Law (1931) as Joe Velet
Her Bodyguard (1933) as Hood (uncredited)
Take a Chance (1933) as Mike Caruso
The Personality Kid (1934) as Gavin
Now I'll Tell (1934) as Al Mossiter
The Defense Rests (1934) as Lou Gentry
Million Dollar Ransom (1934) as 'Doc' Carson
Marie Galante (1934) as Steamship Captain (uncredited)
The Great Hotel Murder (1935) as Police Captain
The Perfect Clue (1935) as Delaney
It Happened in New York (1935) as Venitte
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) as Detective Byrd
Go Into Your Dance (1935) as Pete Brown (uncredited)
Mister Dynamite (1935) as James V. King
The Headline Woman (1935) as Harry Chase
The Glass Key (1935) as Shad O'Rory
The Daring Young Man (1935) as Editor Hooley
Dante's Inferno (1935) as Dean
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) as Fisher
Here Comes the Band (1935) as Simmons
Whipsaw (1935) as Steve Arnold
Show Them No Mercy! (1935) as Gus Hansen
Too Tough to Kill (1935) as Bill Anderson
Absolute Quiet (1936) as Jasper Cowdray
Forgotten Faces (1936) as Mike Davidson
Yours for the Asking (1936) as Slick Doran
I'd Give My Life (1936) as Buck Gordon
Love Begins at 20 (1936) as Gangster Mugsy O'Bannon
Sworn Enemy (1936) as Hinkle
The Girl on the Front Page (1936) as Bill
North of Nome (1936) as Bruno
Great Guy (1936) as Marty Cavanaugh
King of Gamblers (1937) as Ed Merkil
Wings Over Honolulu (1937) as Squadron Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
Pick a Star (1937) as Head Waiter
The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) as Capt. Walter Reid
Hot Water (1937) as Hal Lynch
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) as Hardcasle
The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) as Tom 'Skunk' Rogers (uncredited)
Gun Law (1938) as Flash Arnold
Rascals (1938) as Police Lieutenant
Gangs of New York (1938) as Nolan
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) as Eddie
Little Miss Broadway (1938) as Detective
Boys Town (1938) as Mr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night (1938) as J. G. McGee (uncredited)
Tarnished Angel (1938) as Checkers - Casino Owner (uncredited)
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 (final film role)

References

^ "Norma Philips Dies; Former Screen Star". The New York Times. November 13, 1931. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ 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.

Bibliography

Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

Robert Gleckler at IMDb
Robert Gleckler at the Internet Broadway Database

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[phillips-1] "Norma Philips Dies; Former Screen Star". The New York Times. November 13, 1931. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[2] Solomon p.356

[3] Google Books

[GWTW-4] 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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