Chortled TV Comic Jackie Gleason last ... suddenly been made a cardinal.” Gleason’s new eminence came as a double helping: his hour-long Saturday night show on CBS was newly rated No. 1 ...

Gleason is also known for developing "The Jackie Gleason Show" that consistently had high ratings from the mid-1950s to the 1970s. He also starred in notable films alongside Hollywood heavyweights ...