Jack Albertson

male

Born on June 16, 1907 (118 years old)

Passed Away on November 25, 1981

From Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Known for Acting

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.

Cast Credits

2023
- Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  2023
2002
- After They Were Famous
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  2002
1983
- no image
  Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
  as
  Self - Sketch Performer
  1983
1982
- Terror at Alcatraz
  as
  George 'Deacon' Wheeler
  1982
- My Body, My Child
  as
  Poppa MacMahon
  1982
1981
- The Fox and the Hound
  as
  Amos Slade (voice)
  1981
- Dead & Buried
  as
  William G. Dobbs
  1981
- no image
  Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
  as
  Charlie Bartlett
  1981
1980
- Marriage Is Alive and Well
  as
  Manny Wax
  1980
1979
- Valentine
  as
  Pete Ferguson
  1979
- All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
  as
  Self
  1979
1978
- The Comedy Company
  as
  Barney Bailey
  1978
- Mickey's 50
  as
  Self
  1978
- Grandpa Goes to Washington
  1978
1976
- Joys
  as
  Self
  1976
- NBC: The First Fifty Years
  1976
- The Sonny and Cher Show
  1976
- Charlie's Angels
  as
  Edward Jordan
  1976
- Donny & Marie
  as
  Self
  1976
- The Captain and Tennille
  as
  Self
  1976
1975
- Mitzi & 100 Guys
  as
  Self
  1975
- Cher
  as
  Self
  1975
1974
- Chico and the Man
  as
  Ed Brown
  1974
- Tony Orlando and Dawn
  as
  Self
  1974
- Dinah!
  as
  Self
  1974
1973
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
  as
  Self
  1973
1972
- The Poseidon Adventure
  as
  Manny Rosen
  1972
- Pickup on 101
  as
  Jedediah Bradley
  1972
- The Streets of San Francisco
  1972
- no image
  Temperatures Rising
  as
  Senator Farmstick
  1972
- no image
  Temperatures Rising
  as
  Senator Farnstock
  1972
1971
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  as
  Grandpa Joe
  1971
- Congratulations, It's a Boy!
  as
  Al Gaines
  1971
- Montserrat
  as
  Salas Ina
  1971
- The Late Liz
  as
  Gordon Rogers
  1971
- Once Upon a Dead Man
  as
  Chief Andrew Yeakel
  1971
- Lock, Stock and Barrel
  as
  Brucker
  1971
- Alias Smith and Jones
  1971
- Doctor Simon Locke
  as
  Dr. Andrew Sellers
  1971
1970
- Rabbit, Run
  as
  Marty Tothero
  1970
- Squeeze a Flower
  as
  Alfredo Brazzi
  1970
- A Clear and Present Danger
  as
  Dr. Chanute
  1970
- Night Gallery
  1970
- The Immortal
  1970
- Nanny and the Professor
  1970
1969
- Justine
  as
  Cohen
  1969
- Changes
  as
  Kent's father / Interviewer
  1969
- The Monk
  as
  Tinker
  1969
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
  as
  Mr. Chambers
  1969
- Love, American Style
  as
  Archie
  1969
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
  as
  Ira Goldberg
  1969
1968
- The Subject Was Roses
  as
  John Cleary
  1968
- How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
  as
  Slotkin
  1968
- no image
  Pat Neal Is Back
  as
  Self
  1968
- Land of the Giants
  as
  Inidu
  1968
- Here Come the Brides
  1968
- Land of the Giants
  as
  Prof. Kirmus
  1968
1967
- The Flim-Flam Man
  as
  Mr. Packard
  1967
- Ironside
  1967
1966
- Pistols 'n' Petticoats
  1966
- Run, Buddy, Run
  1966
- no image
  CBS Playhouse
  1966
1965
- How to Murder Your Wife
  as
  Dr. Bentley
  1965
- Run for Your Life
  as
  Joe Murray
  1965
- The Big Valley
  as
  Judge Ben Moore
  1965
- Run for Your Life
  as
  Harry Krissel
  1965
1964
- Kissin' Cousins
  as
  Captain Robert Salbo
  1964
- A Tiger Walks
  as
  Sam Grant
  1964
- Roustabout
  as
  Lou
  1964
- The Patsy
  as
  Theatergoer with Helen
  1964
- Daniel Boone
  as
  Shem Sweet
  1964
1963
- Days of Wine and Roses
  as
  Trayner
  1963
- The Sword in the Stone
  as
  Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)
  1963
- Son of Flubber
  as
  Mr. Barley
  1963
- no image
  Glynis
  1963
- no image
  Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
  1963
- The Lieutenant
  1963
1962
- Period of Adjustment
  as
  Desk Sergeant
  1962
- Convicts 4
  as
  Teach
  1962
- Who's Got the Action?
  as
  Officer Hodges
  1962
- Little Amy
  as
  The Reporter
  1962
- The Lucy Show
  as
  Herbert
  1962
- Saints and Sinners
  as
  Dr. Felixson
  1962
- no image
  Room for One More
  1962
- Ensign O'Toole
  as
  Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner
  1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  as
  Self
  1962
1961
- Lover Come Back
  as
  Fred
  1961
- Mister Ed
  1961
- 87th Precinct
  1961
- Bus Stop
  1961
- Dr. Kildare
  as
  Cary Fain
  1961
- The Defenders
  as
  Roger Bailey Sr.
  1961
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  as
  Mr. Eisenbauer
  1961
- The Mike Douglas Show
  as
  Self
  1961
- Mister Ed
  as
  Paul Fenton
  1961
1960
- The Slowest Gun in the West
  as
  Col. Carl Dexter
  1960
- no image
  Incident at a Corner
  as
  harry
  1960
- The Andy Griffith Show
  as
  Bradford J. Taylor
  1960
- Pete and Gladys
  1960
- The Tab Hunter Show
  1960
1959
- Never Steal Anything Small
  as
  Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes
  1959
- The Shaggy Dog
  as
  Reporter (uncredited)
  1959
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  1959
- The Twilight Zone
  as
  Jerry Harlowe
  1959
- The Twilight Zone
  as
  Genie
  1959
- Riverboat
  as
  Sampson J. Binton
  1959
- Tightrope
  1959
- Startime
  1959
1958
- Teacher's Pet
  as
  Guide
  1958
- Yancy Derringer
  as
  Blind Bill
  1958
- The Donna Reed Show
  as
  Jack Richards
  1958
- Shirley Temple's Storybook
  as
  Tintac Ping Foo
  1958
1957
- Man of a Thousand Faces
  as
  Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
  1957
- Monkey on My Back
  as
  Sam Pian
  1957
- Don't Go Near the Water
  as
  Rep. George Jansen
  1957
- Have Gun, Will Travel
  1957
- The Thin Man
  as
  Lt. Harry Evans
  1957
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective
  as
  Fernando Faillace
  1957
- Have Gun, Will Travel
  as
  Mayor Whiteside
  1957
- Wagon Train
  as
  Jebediah Giddings
  1957
1956
- The Harder They Fall
  as
  Pop
  1956
- The Unguarded Moment
  as
  Prof
  1956
- Over-Exposed
  as
  Les Bauer (uncredited)
  1956
- The Eddy Duchin Story
  as
  Piano Tuner (uncredited)
  1956
- You Can't Run Away from It
  as
  Third Proprietor
  1956
- The Big Slide
  as
  Al St. George
  1956
- no image
  Hey, Jeannie!
  as
  Immigration man
  1956
- Tony Awards
  as
  Self - Host
  1956
1955
- Bring Your Smile Along
  as
  Mr. Jenson
  1955
- Gunsmoke
  as
  Danny Wilson
  1955
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
  1955
- Matinee Theater
  1955
- Gunsmoke
  as
  Lucius Prince
  1955
- Gunsmoke
  as
  Moses Darby
  1955
1954
- Top Banana
  as
  Vic Davis
  1954
- no image
  All I Need Is a Conference!
  as
  Cliff Miller, Shipping
  1954
- December Bride
  1954
- Inner Sanctum
  1954
1953
- General Electric Theater
  as
  Herb
  1953
1951
- I Love Lucy
  as
  Helicopter Dispatcher
  1951
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  as
  Self
  1950
1948
- no image
  Broadway Jamboree
  1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  as
  Self
  1948
1947
- Miracle on 34th Street
  as
  Postal Sorter Al (uncredited)
  1947
1940
- Strike Up the Band
  as
  Barker (uncredited)
  1940
1938
- Next Time I Marry
  as
  Reporter (uncredited)
  1938

Jack Albertson

Biography

Cast Credits

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

After They Were Famous

Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

Terror at Alcatraz

My Body, My Child

The Fox and the Hound

Dead & Buried

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

Marriage Is Alive and Well

Valentine

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

The Comedy Company

Mickey's 50

Grandpa Goes to Washington

Joys

NBC: The First Fifty Years

The Sonny and Cher Show

Charlie's Angels

Donny & Marie

The Captain and Tennille

Mitzi & 100 Guys

Cher

Chico and the Man

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Dinah!

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Poseidon Adventure

Pickup on 101

The Streets of San Francisco

Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

Montserrat

The Late Liz

Once Upon a Dead Man

Lock, Stock and Barrel

Alias Smith and Jones

Doctor Simon Locke

Rabbit, Run

Squeeze a Flower

A Clear and Present Danger

Night Gallery

The Immortal

Nanny and the Professor

Justine

Changes

The Monk

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Love, American Style

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Subject Was Roses

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

Pat Neal Is Back

Land of the Giants

Here Come the Brides

Land of the Giants

The Flim-Flam Man

Ironside

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Run, Buddy, Run

CBS Playhouse

How to Murder Your Wife

Run for Your Life

The Big Valley

Run for Your Life

Kissin' Cousins

A Tiger Walks

Roustabout

The Patsy

Daniel Boone

Days of Wine and Roses

The Sword in the Stone

Son of Flubber

Glynis

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Lieutenant