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Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson

Acting June 16, 1907 (74 years old) November 25, 1981 Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Jack Albertson (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) was an American character actor dating to vaudeville.  A comedian, dancer, singer, and musician, Albertson is perhaps best known for his roles as Manny Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Grandpa Joe in the 1971 version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Amos Slade in the 1981 animated film "The Fox and the Hound" (1981), and as Ed Brown in the 1974-1978 television sitcom Chico and the Man. For contributions to the television industry, Jack Albertson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6253 Hollywood Boulevard.

Movies 67

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 7.5

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

as Grandpa Joe

1971
The Fox and the Hound 7.2

The Fox and the Hound

as Amos Slade (voice)

1981
The Sword in the Stone 7.2

The Sword in the Stone

as Knight in Crowd #1 (uncredited)

1963
The Poseidon Adventure 7.2

The Poseidon Adventure

as Manny Rosen

1972
Miracle on 34th Street 7.4

Miracle on 34th Street

as Al (uncredited)

1947
The Harder They Fall 7.2

The Harder They Fall

as Pop

1956
Dead & Buried 6.4

Dead & Buried

as William G. Dobbs

1981
Days of Wine and Roses 7.5

Days of Wine and Roses

as Trayner

1963
How to Murder Your Wife 6.3

How to Murder Your Wife

as Dr. Bentley

1965
Man of a Thousand Faces 6.8

Man of a Thousand Faces

as Dr. J. Wilson Shiels

1957
The Patsy 6.2

The Patsy

as Theatergoer with Helen

1964
The Shaggy Dog 6.3

The Shaggy Dog

as Reporter (uncredited)

1959
Strike Up the Band 6.6

Strike Up the Band

as Barker (uncredited)

1940
Lover Come Back 7.0

Lover Come Back

as Fred

1961
The Eddy Duchin Story 6.3

The Eddy Duchin Story

as Piano Tuner (uncredited)

1956
Roustabout 6.0

Roustabout

as Lou

1964
Teacher's Pet 6.8

Teacher's Pet

as Guide

1958
Son of Flubber 6.1

Son of Flubber

as Mr. Barley

1963
Congratulations, It's a Boy! 6.5

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

as Al Gaines

1971
Kissin' Cousins 4.6

Kissin' Cousins

as Captain Robert Salbo

1964
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life 5.7

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

as Slotkin

1968
You Can't Run Away from It 5.4

You Can't Run Away from It

as Third Proprietor

1956
The Flim-Flam Man 7.0

The Flim-Flam Man

as Mr. Packard

1967
Justine 4.4

Justine

as Cohen

1969
A Clear and Present Danger 7.0

A Clear and Present Danger

as Dr. Chanute

1970
The Subject Was Roses 6.0

The Subject Was Roses

as John Cleary

1968
Little Amy

Little Amy

as The Reporter

1962
Who's Got the Action? 5.2

Who's Got the Action?

as Officer Hodges

1962
A Tiger Walks 5.8

A Tiger Walks

as Sam Grant

1964
Period of Adjustment 6.0

Period of Adjustment

as Desk Sergeant

1962
My Body, My Child 9.0

My Body, My Child

as Poppa MacMahon

1982
Rabbit, Run 4.6

Rabbit, Run

as Marty Tothero

1970
Mickey's 50 9.0

Mickey's 50

as Self

1978
Don't Go Near the Water 5.3

Don't Go Near the Water

as Rep. George Jansen

1957
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Joys 6.0

Joys

as Self

1976
Bring Your Smile Along 6.0

Bring Your Smile Along

as Mr. Jenson

1955
Never Steal Anything Small 8.2

Never Steal Anything Small

as Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes

1959
Next Time I Marry 7.2

Next Time I Marry

as Reporter (uncredited)

1938
Top Banana 5.5

Top Banana

as Vic Davis

1954
Lock, Stock and Barrel 8.0

Lock, Stock and Barrel

as Brucker

1971
Once Upon a Dead Man 7.0

Once Upon a Dead Man

as Chief Andrew Yeakel

1971
Convicts 4 5.1

Convicts 4

as Teach

1962
Mitzi & 100 Guys 2.0

Mitzi & 100 Guys

as Self

1975
The George Raft Story 5.6

The George Raft Story

as Milton

1961
The Unguarded Moment 6.5

The Unguarded Moment

as Prof

1956
The Monk 7.8

The Monk

as Tinker

1969
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

as Self

1979
Marriage Is Alive and Well 4.7

Marriage Is Alive and Well

as Manny Wax

1980
Monkey on My Back 6.8

Monkey on My Back

as Sam Pian

1957
The Slowest Gun in the West 4.5

The Slowest Gun in the West

as Col. Carl Dexter

1960
NBC: The First Fifty Years

NBC: The First Fifty Years

as Self

1976
Pickup on 101 4.4

Pickup on 101

as Jedediah Bradley

1972
The Late Liz 8.0

The Late Liz

as Gordon Rogers

1971
Over-Exposed 5.2

Over-Exposed

as Les Bauer (uncredited)

1956
The Comedy Company 4.3

The Comedy Company

as Barney Bailey

1978
The Flim Flam Man

The Flim Flam Man

as Me. Packard

1972
Terror at Alcatraz 10.0

Terror at Alcatraz

as George 'Deacon' Wheeler

1982
Squeeze a Flower 8.0

Squeeze a Flower

as Alfredo Brazzi

1970
Montserrat 10.0

Montserrat

as Salas Ina

1971
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

as Self - Sketch Performer

1983
Changes 6.3

Changes

as Kent's father / Interviewer

1969
All I Need Is a Conference!

All I Need Is a Conference!

as Cliff Miller, Shipping

1954
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase 9.0

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

as Charlie Bartlett

1981
Pat Neal Is Back 7.0

Pat Neal Is Back

as Self

1968
The Big Slide

The Big Slide

as Al St. George

1956
Valentine

Valentine

as Pete Ferguson

1979

TV Shows 85

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
The Andy Griffith Show 7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

as Bradford J. Taylor

1960
Ironside 6.8

Ironside

1967
Matinee Theater 5.3

Matinee Theater

1955
Love, American Style 6.2

Love, American Style

as Archie

1969
Wagon Train 6.6

Wagon Train

as Jebediah Giddings

1957
Charlie's Angels 6.7

Charlie's Angels

as Edward Jordan

1976
The Twilight Zone 8.5

The Twilight Zone

as Jerry Harlowe

1959
The Twilight Zone 8.5

The Twilight Zone

as Genie

1959
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Mayor Whiteside

1957
I Love Lucy 7.9

I Love Lucy

as Helicopter Dispatcher

1951
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1956
The Donna Reed Show 6.5

The Donna Reed Show

as Jack Richards

1958
Dr. Kildare 5.7

Dr. Kildare

as Cary Fain

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show 7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Mr. Eisenbauer

1961
Daniel Boone 7.0

Daniel Boone

as Shem Sweet

1964
The Big Valley 6.2

The Big Valley

as Judge Ben Moore

1965
The Lucy Show 7.0

The Lucy Show

as Herbert

1962
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Marcus Welby, M.D. 6.7

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Mr. Chambers

1969
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
The Colgate Comedy Hour 6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

1950
Dinah! 7.0

Dinah!

as Self

1974
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 6.3

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959
The Defenders 6.3

The Defenders

as Roger Bailey Sr.

1961
Run for Your Life 7.1

Run for Your Life

as Joe Murray

1965
Run for Your Life 7.1

Run for Your Life

as Harry Krissel

1965
Mister Ed 6.7

Mister Ed

1961
Mister Ed 6.7

Mister Ed

as Paul Fenton

1961
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Danny Wilson

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Lucius Prince

1955
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Moses Darby

1955
Night Gallery 7.9

Night Gallery

1970
People's Choice Awards 8.2

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Host

1975
The Streets of San Francisco 7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
December Bride 6.2

December Bride

1954
Alias Smith and Jones 6.9

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
Land of the Giants 6.8

Land of the Giants

as Inidu

1968
Land of the Giants 6.8

Land of the Giants

as Prof. Kirmus

1968
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Fernando Faillace

1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour 6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
Chico and the Man 6.0

Chico and the Man

as Ed Brown

1974
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Reporter (uncredited)

1954
The Thin Man 7.6

The Thin Man

as Harry Evans

1957
Nanny and the Professor 6.7

Nanny and the Professor

1970
Riverboat 6.5

Riverboat

as Sampson J. Binton

1959
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self

1973
Pete and Gladys 6.2

Pete and Gladys

1960
Pete and Gladys 6.2

Pete and Gladys

as Coles

1960
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 4.8

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Ira Goldberg

1969
Donny & Marie 6.7

Donny & Marie

as Self

1976
Startime 6.8

Startime

as Harry

1959
Startime 6.8

Startime

as Cob

1959
Inner Sanctum 8.0

Inner Sanctum

1954
Shirley Temple's Storybook 6.5

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Tintac Ping Foo

1958
Temperatures Rising 7.5

Temperatures Rising

as Senator Farmstick

1972
Temperatures Rising 7.5

Temperatures Rising

as Senator Farnstock

1972
Yancy Derringer 6.2

Yancy Derringer

as Blind Bill

1958
87th Precinct 7.8

87th Precinct

1961
Tightrope 6.8

Tightrope

1959
Here Come the Brides 6.9

Here Come the Brides

1968
The Sonny and Cher Show 7.1

The Sonny and Cher Show

1976
The Lieutenant 7.0

The Lieutenant

1963
Tony Orlando and Dawn 3.5

Tony Orlando and Dawn

as Self

1974
Pistols 'n' Petticoats 7.6

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966
Bus Stop 10.0

Bus Stop

1961
Ensign O'Toole 6.8

Ensign O'Toole

as Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner

1962
CBS Playhouse 7.0

CBS Playhouse

as Joe Singer

1966
Cher 7.0

Cher

as Self

1975
Man Against Crime 7.5

Man Against Crime

as Jerry

1949
The Tab Hunter Show 7.5

The Tab Hunter Show

1960
The Immortal 7.4

The Immortal

1970
Hey, Jeannie! 6.2

Hey, Jeannie!

as Immigration man

1956
The Captain and Tennille 7.5

The Captain and Tennille

as Self - Guest

1976
Run, Buddy, Run 7.5

Run, Buddy, Run

1966
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Herb

1953
Saints and Sinners 7.0

Saints and Sinners

as Dr. Felixson

1962
Room for One More 8.0

Room for One More

1962
After They Were Famous 6.5

After They Were Famous

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Doctor Simon Locke 6.5

Doctor Simon Locke

as Dr. Andrew Sellers

1971
Grandpa Goes to Washington 7.5

Grandpa Goes to Washington

1978
Glynis 10.0

Glynis

1963
Broadway Jamboree

Broadway Jamboree

1948

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