Robert Gleckler was born on January 11, 1887 in Pierre, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Great Guy (1936), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) and Dante's Inferno (1935). He was married to Norma Phillips and Adelaide Kendall. He died on February 25, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Performed in 16 Broadway productions from 1917-1934. Most notably he was cast in the hit 1926 show, "Broadway" (as "Steve Crandall") that ran for 603 performances at the Broadhurst Theatre.
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He was originally cast as Jonas Wilkerson, overseer of the slaves at Tara, in Gone with the Wind (1939), but died one month into filming. He was replaced by Victor Jory.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
Doc Ward
Stand Up and Fight
1939
Sheriff Barney
Ride a Crooked Mile
1938
Warden
Orphans of the Street
1938
Hughes
Tarnished Angel
1938
Checkers, Casino Owner (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night
1938
J.G. McGee (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
Mr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Little Miss Broadway
1938
Detective
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
Eddie
Gangs of New York
1938
Nolan
Rascals
1938
Police Lieutenant
Gun Law
1938
Flash Arnold
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
Tom 'Skunk' Rogers (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
1937
Hardcastle
Hot Water
1937
Hal Lynch
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937
Capt. Walter Reid
Pick a Star
1937
Head Waiter
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
Squadron Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
King of Gamblers
1937
Ed Murkil
Great Guy
1936
Marty Cavanaugh
North of Nome
1936
Bruno
The Girl on the Front Page
1936
Bill
Sworn Enemy
1936
Hinkle, a Gangster
Love Begins at Twenty
1936
Gangster Mugsy O'Bannion - aka Harold McCauley
I'd Give My Life
1936
Buck Gordon
Yours for the Asking
1936
Slick Doran
Forgotten Faces
1936
Mike Davidson
Absolute Quiet
1936
Jasper Cowdray
Too Tough to Kill
1935
Bill Anderson
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
Gus Hansen
Whipsaw
1935
Steve Arnold
Here Comes the Band
1935
Simmons
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
Fisher - Freight Agent
Dante's Inferno
1935
Dean
The Daring Young Man
1935
Editor Hooley
The Glass Key
1935
Shad O'Rory
The Headline Woman
1935
Harry Chase
Mister Dynamite
1935
James V. King - Chief of Detectives (as Robert Glecker)