Jack Albertson

Actor Jun 16 (died age 74) Malden, Massachusetts, USA 1938–2023 (85 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Grandpa Joe

Film

The Sword in the Stone

Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)

Film

The Fox and the Hound

Amos Slade (voice)

Film

Miracle on 34th Street

Postal Sorter Al (uncredited)

Film

The Poseidon Adventure

Manny Rosen

Film

Days of Wine and Roses

Trayner

Film

Dead & Buried

William G. Dobbs

Film

The Harder They Fall

Pop

Filmography

Acting (142)

Movies (67)

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

1983

as Self - Sketch Performer

My Body, My Child

1982

as Poppa MacMahon

9.0

Terror at Alcatraz

1982

as George 'Deacon' Wheeler

The Fox and the Hound

1981

as Amos Slade (voice)

7.1

Dead & Buried

1981

as William G. Dobbs

6.4

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

1981

as Charlie Bartlett

Marriage Is Alive and Well

1980

as Manny Wax

2.0

Valentine

1979

as Pete Ferguson

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

1979

as Self

Mickey's 50

1978

as Self

The Comedy Company

as Barney Bailey

Joys

as Self

NBC: The First Fifty Years

1976

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

as Self

The Poseidon Adventure

as Manny Rosen

Pickup on 101

as Jedediah Bradley

The Flim Flam Man

as Me. Packard

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971

as Grandpa Joe

7.5

Once Upon a Dead Man

1971

as Chief Andrew Yeakel

7.0

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

1971

as Al Gaines

6.0

Montserrat

1971

as Salas Ina

Lock, Stock and Barrel

1971

as Brucker

The Late Liz

1971

as Gordon Rogers

Rabbit, Run

1970

as Marty Tothero

3.0

A Clear and Present Danger

1970

as Dr. Chanute

Squeeze a Flower

1970

as Alfredo Brazzi

Justine

1969

as Cohen

4.0

Changes

1969

as Kent's father / Interviewer

5.0

The Monk

1969

as Tinker

7.5

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

1968

as Slotkin

5.4

The Subject Was Roses

as John Cleary

Pat Neal Is Back

as Self

The Flim-Flam Man

as Mr. Packard

How to Murder Your Wife

1965

as Dr. Bentley

6.3

Kissin' Cousins

1964

as Captain Robert Salbo

Roustabout

as Lou

The Patsy

as Theatergoer with Helen

6.2

A Tiger Walks

1964

as Sam Grant

5.7

The Sword in the Stone

1963

as Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)

7.2

Son of Flubber

1963

as Mr. Barley

6.0

Days of Wine and Roses

as Trayner

Period of Adjustment

as Desk Sergeant

Who's Got the Action?

1962

as Officer Hodges

5.2

Little Amy

1962

as The Reporter

Convicts 4

as Teach

Lover Come Back

as Fred

Incident at a Corner

as harry

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960

as Col. Carl Dexter

2.0

Never Steal Anything Small

1959

as Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes

8.0

The Shaggy Dog

1959

as Reporter (uncredited)

6.2

Teacher's Pet

1958

as Guide

6.8

Don't Go Near the Water

1957

as Rep. George Jansen

5.1

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

as Dr. J. Wilson Shiels

6.6

Monkey on My Back

1957

as Sam Pian

6.4

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956

as Piano Tuner (uncredited)

The Harder They Fall

as Pop

Over-Exposed

as Les Bauer (uncredited)

5.1

You Can't Run Away from It

as Third Proprietor

The Unguarded Moment

as Prof

The Big Slide

as Al St. George

Bring Your Smile Along

as Mr. Jenson

Top Banana

as Vic Davis

All I Need Is a Conference!

1954

as Cliff Miller, Shipping

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

as Postal Sorter Al (uncredited)

7.4

Strike Up the Band

1940

as Barker (uncredited)

6.4

Next Time I Marry

1938

as Reporter (uncredited)

7.0

Television (75)

After They Were Famous

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Grandpa Goes to Washington

Charlie's Angels

as Edward Jordan

Donny & Marie

as Self

The Sonny and Cher Show

1976

6.8

The Captain and Tennille

1976

as Self - Guest

5.5

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Host

Cher

as Self

Dinah!

as Self

Tony Orlando and Dawn

as Self

Chico and the Man

as Ed Brown

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

as Self

5.4

The Streets of San Francisco

Temperatures Rising

as Senator Farnstock

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

7.0

Doctor Simon Locke

1971

as Dr. Andrew Sellers

6.0

Night Gallery

1970

7.8

Nanny and the Professor

The Immortal

Love, American Style

as Archie

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Mr. Chambers

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Ira Goldberg

Land of the Giants

as Inidu

Here Come the Brides

Ironside

CBS Playhouse

Run, Buddy, Run

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

The Big Valley

as Judge Ben Moore

Run for Your Life

as Joe Murray

Daniel Boone

as Shem Sweet

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Lieutenant

Glynis

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Lucy Show

as Herbert

Ensign O'Toole

as Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner

Saints and Sinners

as Dr. Felixson

Room for One More

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Dr. Kildare

as Cary Fain

The Defenders

as Roger Bailey Sr.

Mister Ed

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Mr. Eisenbauer

Bus Stop

87th Precinct

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Bradford J. Taylor

Pete and Gladys

The Tab Hunter Show

The Twilight Zone

as Jerry Harlowe

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Riverboat

as Sampson J. Binton

Startime

Tightrope

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Tintac Ping Foo

The Donna Reed Show

as Jack Richards

Yancy Derringer

as Blind Bill

Have Gun, Will Travel

Wagon Train

as Jebediah Giddings

The Thin Man

as Lt. Harry Evans

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Fernando Faillace

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Hey, Jeannie!

as Immigration man

Matinee Theater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Harry

Gunsmoke

as Danny Wilson

The 20th Century Fox Hour

December Bride

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Reporter (uncredited)

7.8

Inner Sanctum

1954

7.0

General Electric Theater

1953

as Herb

6.4

I Love Lucy

1951

as Helicopter Dispatcher

7.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Broadway Jamboree