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