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