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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 16, 1907
Died
November 25, 1981
Place of Birth
Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
- Harold Albertson
Jack Albertson
1.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023
6.0
Self (archive footage)
After They Were Famous
2002
🎬
0.0
Self - Sketch Performer
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983
0.0
George 'Deacon' Wheeler
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
9.0
Poppa MacMahon
My Body, My Child
1982
🎬
0.0
Charlie Bartlett
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981
7.1
Amos Slade (voice)
The Fox and the Hound
1981
6.4
William G. Dobbs
Dead & Buried
1981
2.0
Manny Wax
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
0.0
Pete Ferguson
Valentine
1979
Credits
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
as Self (archive footage)
2023
0.0
After They Were Famous
as Self (archive footage)
2002
6.0
🎬
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
as Self - Sketch Performer
1983
0.0
Terror at Alcatraz
as George 'Deacon' Wheeler
1982
0.0
My Body, My Child
as Poppa MacMahon
1982
9.0
🎬
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
as Charlie Bartlett
1981
0.0
The Fox and the Hound
as Amos Slade (voice)
1981
7.1
Dead & Buried
as William G. Dobbs
1981
6.4
Marriage Is Alive and Well
as Manny Wax
1980
2.0
Valentine
as Pete Ferguson
1979
0.0
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
as Self
1979
0.0
Mickey's 50
as Self
1978
0.0
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
5.0
The Comedy Company
as Barney Bailey
1978
2.0
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
0.0
Charlie's Angels
as Edward Jordan
1976
6.7
The Captain and Tennille
as Self
1976
5.5
Joys
as Self
1976
4.0
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
6.8
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
6.7
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
1975
0.0
Cher
as Self
1975
6.2
Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
1974
3.5
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
Chico and the Man
as Ed Brown
1974
5.8
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
1973
5.4
The Poseidon Adventure
as Manny Rosen
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.0
🎬
Temperatures Rising
as Senator Farmstick
1972
5.0
🎬
Temperatures Rising
as Senator Farnstock
1972
5.0
Pickup on 101
as Jedediah Bradley
1972
3.5
Lock, Stock and Barrel
as Brucker
1971
0.0
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
as Al Gaines
1971
6.0
Once Upon a Dead Man
as Chief Andrew Yeakel
1971
7.0
Doctor Simon Locke
as Dr. Andrew Sellers
1971
6.0
The Late Liz
as Gordon Rogers
1971
0.0
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
as Grandpa Joe
1971
7.5
Montserrat
as Salas Ina
1971
0.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
7.0
Night Gallery
1970
7.8
Rabbit, Run
as Marty Tothero
1970
3.0
The Immortal
1970
7.4
A Clear and Present Danger
as Dr. Chanute
1970
0.0
Squeeze a Flower
as Alfredo Brazzi
1970
0.0
Nanny and the Professor
1970
6.0
The Monk
as Tinker
1969
7.5
Love, American Style
as Archie
1969
6.1
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Mr. Chambers
1969
6.5
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Ira Goldberg
1969
4.0
Justine
as Cohen
1969
4.0
Changes
as Kent's father / Interviewer
1969
5.0
The Subject Was Roses
as John Cleary
1968
5.9
Here Come the Brides
1968
6.3
Land of the Giants
as Inidu
1968
6.7
Land of the Giants
as Prof. Kirmus
1968
6.7
🎬
Pat Neal Is Back
as Self
1968
7.0
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
as Slotkin
1968
5.4
The Flim-Flam Man
as Mr. Packard
1967
7.0
Ironside
1967
6.8
🎬
CBS Playhouse
1966
7.0
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
7.5
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
7.0
The Big Valley
as Judge Ben Moore
1965
6.1
Run for Your Life
as Joe Murray
1965
7.2
Run for Your Life
as Harry Krissel
1965
7.2
How to Murder Your Wife
as Dr. Bentley
1965
6.3
Roustabout
as Lou
1964
6.0
Daniel Boone
as Shem Sweet
1964
7.0
The Patsy
as Theatergoer with Helen
1964
6.2
A Tiger Walks
as Sam Grant
1964
5.7
Kissin' Cousins
as Captain Robert Salbo
1964
4.6
The Sword in the Stone
as Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)
1963
7.2
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
5.7
🎬
Glynis
1963
0.0
The Lieutenant
1963
6.0
Days of Wine and Roses
as Trayner
1963
7.5
Son of Flubber
as Mr. Barley
1963
6.0
Who's Got the Action?
as Officer Hodges
1962
5.2
Period of Adjustment
as Desk Sergeant
1962
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Lucy Show
as Herbert
1962
7.0
Ensign O'Toole
as Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner
1962
6.5
Saints and Sinners
as Dr. Felixson
1962
6.0
Convicts 4
as Teach
1962
4.8
🎬
Room for One More
1962
0.0
Little Amy
as The Reporter
1962
0.0
Lover Come Back
as Fred
1961
6.9
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mr. Eisenbauer
1961
7.5
Bus Stop
1961
0.0
Dr. Kildare
as Cary Fain
1961
5.5
87th Precinct
1961
7.5
The Defenders
as Roger Bailey Sr.
1961
5.9
Mister Ed
1961
6.7
Mister Ed
as Paul Fenton
1961
6.7
The Andy Griffith Show
as Bradford J. Taylor
1960
7.6
Pete and Gladys
1960
6.0
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
5.0
The Slowest Gun in the West
as Col. Carl Dexter
1960
2.0
🎬
Incident at a Corner
as harry
1960
0.0
Startime
1959
6.0
The Twilight Zone
as Jerry Harlowe
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Genie
1959
8.5
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
6.0
Riverboat
as Sampson J. Binton
1959
6.2
Tightrope
1959
5.5
The Shaggy Dog
as Reporter (uncredited)
1959
6.2
Never Steal Anything Small
as Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes
1959
8.0
Yancy Derringer
as Blind Bill
1958
6.0
The Donna Reed Show
as Jack Richards
1958
6.2
Teacher's Pet
as Guide
1958
6.8
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Tintac Ping Foo
1958
6.2
Don't Go Near the Water
as Rep. George Jansen
1957
5.1
The Thin Man
as Lt. Harry Evans
1957
7.5
Wagon Train
as Jebediah Giddings
1957
6.6
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Mayor Whiteside
1957
7.3
Man of a Thousand Faces
as Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
1957
6.6
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Fernando Faillace
1957
6.2
Monkey on My Back
as Sam Pian
1957
6.4
The Unguarded Moment
as Prof
1956
6.2
The Big Slide
as Al St. George
1956
0.0
You Can't Run Away from It
as Third Proprietor
1956
4.7
🎬
Hey, Jeannie!
as Immigration man
1956
6.0
The Harder They Fall
as Pop
1956
7.1
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Piano Tuner (uncredited)
1956
6.2
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
1956
5.9
Over-Exposed
as Les Bauer (uncredited)
1956
5.1
Matinee Theater
1955
5.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
5.4
Gunsmoke
as Danny Wilson
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Lucius Prince
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Moses Darby
1955
6.6
Bring Your Smile Along
as Mr. Jenson
1955
6.0
December Bride
1954
5.5
Top Banana
as Vic Davis
1954
5.0
Inner Sanctum
1954
7.0
🎬
All I Need Is a Conference!
as Cliff Miller, Shipping
1954
0.0
General Electric Theater
as Herb
1953
6.4
I Love Lucy
as Helicopter Dispatcher
1951
7.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
🎬
Broadway Jamboree
1948
0.0
Miracle on 34th Street
as Postal Sorter Al (uncredited)
1947
7.4
Strike Up the Band
as Barker (uncredited)
1940
6.4
Next Time I Marry
as Reporter (uncredited)
1938
7.0