Biography

Jackie Gleason: The Great One (2001x2)

Air date: Sep 23, 2001

Portrait of the incomparable comic who became an American icon playing bus driver Ralph Kramden on "The Honeymooners". Gleason's drinking, spending, and over-the-top lifestyle became legendary as he climbed to the top of show business. We look back at the ladies in Gleason's life, birth of "The Honeymooners", and his successful career in movie dramas, including "The Hustler". Features interviews with Milton Berle, Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, Jayne Meadows, and Neil Simon.