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Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was known for his roles on television series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club, Trading Places, and Die Hard.
Paul Gleason. Actor: The Breakfast Club. Character actor Paul Gleason was adept at playing tough guys and white collar sleazebags, making his film debut in Winter A-Go-Go (1965).
Paul Gleason. Actor: The Breakfast Club. Character actor Paul Gleason was adept at playing tough guys and white collar sleazebags, making his film debut in Winter A-Go-Go (1965). He made a name for himself portraying these unlikeable characters.
May 29, 2006 · BURBANK, Calif., May 28 (AP) — Paul Gleason, who played the go-to bad guy in "Trading Places" and the angry high school principal in "The Breakfast Club," died here on Saturday. He was 67. The...
May 29, 2006 · BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- Paul Gleason, the talented character actor who played the angry high school principal in the 1985 teen film classic The Breakfast Club, has died at 67. Gleason succumbed...
Mar 16, 2021 · Beloved ’80s actor Paul Gleason, best known for his role in comedy film Trading Places and iconic movie The Breakfast Club, passed away nearly 15 years ago to cancer. The New Jersey-native was diagnosed with lung cancer, and since his passing, some new treatment options have become available for others.
May 27, 2006 · Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor, known for his roles on TV series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club and Die Hard.
May 31, 2006 · A Lee Strasberg vet, Gleason was a character actor who specialized in prigs, pricks, and prickly authority figures. He was the stiff-necked police lieutenant who didn’t want to help...
Paul Gleason. Actor. 3 May 1939 to 26 May 2006. Forever associated with the po-faced headmaster mocked by members of The Breakfast Club (1985), a role he reprised on at least three further occasions, Gleason was an engaging character actor adept at playing the dramatic foil to far starrier names.
May 29, 2006 · BURBANK, Calif. (May 28, 2006) — Paul Gleason, who played the go-to bad guy in “Trading Places” and the angry high school principal in “The Breakfast Club,” has died. He was 67. Gleason died at a local hospital Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos, said his wife, Susan Gleason.
