Jack Albertson
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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
Credits
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
as Amos Slade (voice)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
as Grandpa Joe
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
as Knight in Crowd #1 (uncredited)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
as Manny Rosen
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
as Al (uncredited)
Dead & Buried (1981)
as William G. Dobbs
The Harder They Fall (1956)
as Pop
How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
as Dr. Bentley
Days of Wine and Roses (1963)
as Trayner
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
as Captain Robert Salbo
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
as Guide
Roustabout (1964)
as Lou
Lover Come Back (1961)
as Fred
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
as Piano Tuner (uncredited)
The Patsy (1964)
as Theatergoer with Helen
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
as Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
Son of Flubber (1963)
as Mr. Barley
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
as Slotkin
Who's Got the Action? (1962)
as Officer Hodges
Joys (1976)
as Self
Little Amy (1962)
as The Reporter
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
as Mr. Packard
Period of Adjustment (1962)
as Desk Sergeant
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
as Prof
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
as Third Proprietor
A Tiger Walks (1964)
as Sam Grant
Justine (1969)
as Cohen
My Body, My Child (1982)
as Poppa MacMahon
Over-Exposed (1956)
as Les Bauer (uncredited)
Lock, Stock and Barrel (1971)
as Brucker
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
as Rep. George Jansen
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr. (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Convicts 4 (1962)
as Teach
Top Banana (1954)
as Vic Davis
A Clear and Present Danger (1970)
as Dr. Chanute
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Self
The George Raft Story (1961)
as Milton
Strike Up the Band (1940)
as Barker (uncredited)
Pickup on 101 (1972)
as Jedediah Bradley
NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976)
Actor
The Monk (1969)
as Tinker
Bring Your Smile Along (1955)
as Mr. Jenson
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979)
as Self
Rabbit, Run (1970)
as Marty Tothero
Monkey on My Back (1957)
as Sam Pian
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (1981)
as Charlie Bartlett
Terror at Alcatraz (1982)
as George 'Deacon' Wheeler
The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
as Col. Carl Dexter
Once Upon a Dead Man (1971)
as Chief Andrew Yeakel
Marriage Is Alive and Well (1980)
as Manny Wax
Next Time I Marry (1938)
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Flim Flam Man (1972)
as Me. Packard
The Subject Was Roses (1968)
as John Cleary
Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
as Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes
The Comedy Company (1978)
as Barney Bailey
The Late Liz (1971)
as Gordon Rogers
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? (1983)
as Self - Sketch Performer
Congratulations, It's a Boy! (1971)
as Al Gaines
Pat Neal Is Back (1968)
as Self
The Big Slide (1956)
as Al St. George
Valentine (1979)
as Pete Ferguson
Montserrat (1971)
as Salas Ina
Changes (1969)
as Kent's father / Interviewer
All I Need Is a Conference! (1954)
as Cliff Miller, Shipping
Squeeze a Flower (1970)
as Alfredo Brazzi