Sep 10, 1988
118 min
Full-HD

Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988)

Documentary about the life and times of Jackie Gleason.

Category

Documentary TV Movie

Country

Companies

John Candy

Host

Jackie Gleason

Self (archive footage)

Red Buttons

Self

Art Carney

Self - Ed Norton (archive footage)

Jane Curtin

Self

Teri Garr

Self

Jane Kean

Self - Trixie Norton (archive footage)

Sue Ane Langdon

Self - Alice Kramden (archive footage)

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