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Redmond Gleeson

Irish actor

Redmond Gleeson (born Martin Gleeson; 26 January 1935) is an Irish stage, film, and television actor from Dublin.

Contents

  • 1 Life and career
  • 2 Filmography
    • 2.1 Films
    • 2.2 Television
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

Life and career

Gleeson (born Martin Gleeson) won a scholarship to study theatre arts at Miami University in Ohio. After graduating he lived in Aspen, Colorado where he co-founded and acted with the High Country Players.

In 1968 he moved from Aspen to Los Angeles where he has appeared in many stage productions, including Look Homeward Angel, Buddy's Girl, for which he won a Drama-Logue Award, and Kevin's Bed, for which he won a Back Stage Garland Award.

In addition to his film and television work, he produced, directed and has acted for years in the adaptation of Bloomsday, he co-wrote with T.S. Kerrigan. Gleeson has nine children. Another, the eldest, Raynard Martin Gleeson, predeceased his parents. When not acting, Gleeson resides in Kalimantan, Indonesia with his wife, Mardiah.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

    External links

    • Redmond Gleeson at IMDb
    • Redmond Gleeson at AllMovie