Jack Albertson
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.
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Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
142
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-06-16 (117 years old)
Place of Birth
Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Acting
2023
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr. as Self (archive footage)2012
Honest Trailers as Grandpa Joe (archive footage)2002
After They Were Famous as Self (archive footage)1983
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? as Self - Sketch Performer1982
My Body, My Child as Poppa MacMahon1982
Terror at Alcatraz as George 'Deacon' Wheeler1981
The Fox and the Hound as Amos Slade (voice)1981
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase as Charlie Bartlett1981
Dead & Buried as William G. Dobbs1980
Marriage Is Alive and Well as Manny Wax1979
Valentine as Pete Ferguson1978
Mickey's 50 as Self1978
Grandpa Goes to Washington as Not available1978
The Comedy Company as Barney Bailey1976
Charlie's Angels as Edward Jordan1976
Donny & Marie as Self1976
The Sonny and Cher Show as Not available1976
The Captain and Tennille as Self1976
Joys as Self1976
NBC: The First Fifty Years as Not available1975
Cher as Self1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self1974
Chico and the Man as Ed Brown1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self1974
Dinah! as Self1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self1972
The Streets of San Francisco as Not available1972
The Poseidon Adventure as Manny Rosen1972
Temperatures Rising as Senator Farmstick1972
Temperatures Rising as Senator Farnstock1972
Pickup on 101 as Jedediah Bradley1971
Alias Smith and Jones as Not available1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Grandpa Joe1971
Doctor Simon Locke as Dr. Andrew Sellers1971
Congratulations, It's a Boy! as Al Gaines1971
Once Upon a Dead Man as Chief Andrew Yeakel1971
Lock, Stock and Barrel as Brucker1971
The Late Liz as Gordon Rogers1971
Montserrat as Salas Ina1970
Nanny and the Professor as Not available1970
Night Gallery as Not available1970
The Immortal as Not available1970
Rabbit, Run as Marty Tothero1970
A Clear and Present Danger as Dr. Chanute1970
Squeeze a Flower as Alfredo Brazzi1969
Love, American Style as Archie1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Mr. Chambers1969
Justine as Cohen1969
The Monk as Tinker1969
Changes as Kent's father / Interviewer1968
Land of the Giants as Inidu1968
Land of the Giants as Prof. Kirmus1968
Here Come the Brides as Not available1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life as Slotkin1968
The Subject Was Roses as John Cleary1968
Pat Neal Is Back as Self1967
Ironside as Not available1967
The Second Hundred Years as Not available1967
The Flim-Flam Man as Mr. Packard1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats as Not available1966
Run, Buddy, Run as Not available1966
CBS Playhouse as Not available1965
The Big Valley as Judge Ben Moore1965
Run for Your Life as Joe Murray1965
Run for Your Life as Harry Krissel1965
How to Murder Your Wife as Dr. Bentley1964
Daniel Boone as Shem Sweet1964
Roustabout as Lou1964
The Patsy as Theatergoer with Helen1964
A Tiger Walks as Sam Grant1964
Kissin' Cousins as Captain Robert Salbo1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Not available1963
The Sword in the Stone as Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)1963
Days of Wine and Roses as Trayner1963
The Lieutenant as Not available1963
Glynis as Not available1963
Son of Flubber as Mr. Barley1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self1962
The Lucy Show as Herbert1962
Ensign O'Toole as Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner1962
Saints and Sinners as Dr. Felixson1962
Room for One More as Not available1962
Convicts 4 as Teach1962
Period of Adjustment as Desk Sergeant1962
Who's Got the Action? as Officer Hodges1962
Little Amy as The Reporter1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show as Mr. Eisenbauer1961
Dr. Kildare as Cary Fain1961
Mister Ed as Not available1961
The Defenders as Roger Bailey Sr.1961
87th Precinct as Not available1961
Bus Stop as Not available1961
Lover Come Back as Fred1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Bradford J. Taylor1960
The Tab Hunter Show as Not available1960
Pete and Gladys as Not available1960
The Slowest Gun in the West as Col. Carl Dexter1959
The Twilight Zone as Jerry Harlowe1959
The Twilight Zone as Genie1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Not available1959
Riverboat as Sampson J. Binton1959
Tightrope as Not available1959
Startime as Not available1959
The Shaggy Dog as Reporter (uncredited)1959
Never Steal Anything Small as Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes1958
The Donna Reed Show as Not available1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook as Tintac Ping Foo1958
Yancy Derringer as Blind Bill1958
Teacher's Pet as Guide1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Not available1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Fernando Faillace1957
The Thin Man as Lt. Harry Evans1957
Man of a Thousand Faces as Dr. J. Wilson Shiels1957
Don't Go Near the Water as Rep. George Jansen1957
Monkey on My Back as Sam Pian1956
Tony Awards as Self - Host1956
Hey, Jeannie! as Immigration man1956
The Harder They Fall as Pop1956
You Can't Run Away from It as Third Proprietor1956
The Eddy Duchin Story as Piano Tuner (uncredited)1956
The Unguarded Moment as Prof1956
Over-Exposed as Les Bauer (uncredited)1955
Matinee Theater as Not available1955
Gunsmoke as Danny Wilson1955
Gunsmoke as Lucius Prince1955
Gunsmoke as Moses Darby1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Harry1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Not available1955
Bring Your Smile Along as Mr. Jenson1954
December Bride as Not available1954
Inner Sanctum as Not available1954
Top Banana as Vic Davis1954
All I Need Is a Conference! as Cliff Miller, Shipping1953
General Electric Theater as Herb1951
I Love Lucy as Helicopter Dispatcher1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self1948
Broadway Jamboree as Not available1947
Miracle on 34th Street as Postal Sorter Al (uncredited)1940
Strike Up the Band as Barker (uncredited)1938
Next Time I Marry as Reporter