Yard Captain Gleason — The Criminal Code Character Profile

About Yard Captain Gleason

A ruthless prison guard who kills an inmate during a botched escape attempt and aggressively interrogates Graham. He holds a deep personal grudge against Galloway.

Character Facts

Played by

DeWitt Jennings

Appears in

The Criminal Code (1931)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Criminal Code

• Mark Brady (Walter Huston)
• Robert Graham (Phillips Holmes)
• Mary Brady (Constance Cummings)
• Ned Galloway (Boris Karloff)
• Tony Spelvin (Paul Porcasi)
• Jim Fales (Otto Hoffman)
• Gertrude Williams (Mary Doran)
• Jerry (Al Hill)
• 'Mac' McManus (John Sheehan)
• Red, the Convict Barber (uncredited) (Bob Kortman)
• Detective Doran (James Guilfoyle)
• State's Attorney (Russell Hopton)