He's the one and only Reginald Van Gleason III. This character is so powerful and hilarious that he still resonates with today’s comics and actors. No matter what the predicament, you can rest assured that he will be sardonically irreverent and completely unpredictable.

In April 1974, Gleason revived several of his classic characters (including Ralph Kramden, Joe the Bartender and Reginald Van Gleason III) in a television special with Julie Andrews. In a song-and-dance routine, the two performed "Take Me Along" from Gleason's Broadway musical.

Jul 19, 2017 · Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Reggie Van Gleason III · Jackie Gleason And Awaaay We Go! ℗ 1954 Capitol Records, LLC Released on: 1954-05-03 Composer: Benny Davis Composer:...

It was in the first Reginald Van Gleason III sketch that the television world was introduced to the man who was to become Gleason’s greatest comedic foil: Art Carney. Carney played an effete photographer shooting the playboy for a scotch company’s print ad.

Aug 6, 1988 · In an interview with Dick Cavett, Gleason was asked if he didn't assume back in the '50s that Ralph Kramden was the character with the best shot at immortality. Gleason told Cavett no, he thought it would be Reginald Van Gleason III, the 80-proof playboy in the 40-gallon hat.

I've tried to find Reginald Van Gleason III stuff. There's not a lot of it out there. All I could find was him saying, "My, but you're getting fat."

No, Jackie Gleason never said that. Reginald van Gleason III did. This was just discussed a few days ago. Its an intro song to one of his albums and he says "Mmmmm boy are you flat" in reference to the singing. Therefore, Tony B was calling Tony fat and just used it as a cover.

Released on the Capital Records label in 1965; "Casey at the Bat" was recorded at a live performance in 1954, by Jackie Gleason in character as Reginald Van Gleason III, a top-hatted millionaire playboy, with a taste for both the good life and fantasy.

May 24, 1996 · For baseball fans, there’s an extra treat: Reggie Van Gleason III’s highly stylized reading of “Casey at the Bat.” “The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen” (GNP Crescendo).

Apr 29, 2016 · He first became a star in a weekly TV variety show called “The Cavalcade of Stars” which later became “The Jackie Gleason Show.” In the show, he created a sketch which quickly evolved into the weekly comedy series known as “The Honeymooners”, where he played the bus driver/husband Ralph Kramden, along with his wife, Alice, played by ...