The Toy
The Toy (1982), starring Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty
The Toy is a comedy starring Richard Pryor — Jackie Gleason isn’t as much a co-star as a secondary character, but very important — he’s the antagonist. He plays U.S. Bates, a veritable living caricature of the wealthy millionaire. Some people consider U.S. Bates to be racist because he treats Richard Pryor like his personal property, but that’s not correct. U.S. Bates treats everyone that way — his employees (Ned Beatty shines as a yes-man employee, who will do whatever his boss says — but hates himself for doing so), his butler (Wilfrid Hyde-White, who performs wonderfully as the butler that Bates won in a card game), his third wife (Teresa Ganzel as Fancy), etc. Absolutely everyone — except his young son, Eric, whom he truly loves — but has no relationship with.
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Don’t Drink the Water (1969) starring Jackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted Bessell
Don’t Drink the Water – a Cold War comedy starring Jackie Gleason and Estelle Parsons that actually retains its humor – read on to find out why!
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Lyrics to Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (also known as Civilization) as sung by Danny Kaye and the Andrews Sisters — and now known to the current generation from the Fallout video game
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The Fighting Sullivans (1944) starring Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle
How to Commit Marriage
Synopsis of How to Commit Marriage (1969) starring Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Jane Wyman
Izzy and Moe
Plot Synopsis: of Izzy and Moe, starring Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, courtesy of Amazon.com
The Hustler
The Hustler, starring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott
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Gigot [Jackie Gleason]
Gigot (1962), starring Jackie Gleason
Gleason, starring Brad Garrett
Gleason: The Jackie Gleason Story (2002) starring Brad Garrett