Jack Albertson
Acting • Born 1907-06-16 – Died 1981-11-25
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.
Filmography
147 credits
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Movie • 1971
Grandpa Joe
The Poseidon Adventure
Movie • 1972
Manny Rosen
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Movie • 1975
Self
The Fox and the Hound
Movie • 1981
Amos Slade (voice)
Dead & Buried
Movie • 1981
William G. Dobbs
Miracle on 34th Street
Movie • 1947
Postal Sorter Al (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
Movie • 1963
Trayner
How to Murder Your Wife
Movie • 1965
Dr. Bentley
Lover Come Back
Movie • 1961
Fred
Pickup on 101
Movie • 1972
Jedediah Bradley
The Harder They Fall
Movie • 1956
Pop
The Flim-Flam Man
Movie • 1967
Mr. Packard
Justine
Movie • 1969
Cohen
Kissin' Cousins
Movie • 1964
Captain Robert Salbo
Period of Adjustment
Movie • 1962
Desk Sergeant
Teacher's Pet
Movie • 1958
Guide
Man of a Thousand Faces
Movie • 1957
Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
Monkey on My Back
Movie • 1957
Sam Pian
Top Banana
Movie • 1954
Vic Davis
Convicts 4
Movie • 1962
Teach
The Unguarded Moment
Movie • 1956
Prof
Rabbit, Run
Movie • 1970
Marty Tothero
Changes
Movie • 1969
Kent's father / Interviewer
The Subject Was Roses
Movie • 1968
John Cleary
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Movie • 1968
Slotkin
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
Movie • 1971
Al Gaines
Never Steal Anything Small
Movie • 1959
Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes
Next Time I Marry
Movie • 1938
Reporter (uncredited)
Over-Exposed
Movie • 1956
Les Bauer (uncredited)
The Comedy Company
Movie • 1978
Barney Bailey
Strike Up the Band
Movie • 1940
Barker (uncredited)
Terror at Alcatraz
Movie • 1982
George 'Deacon' Wheeler
The Shaggy Dog
Movie • 1959
Reporter (uncredited)
Pat Neal Is Back
Movie • 1968
Self
Who's Got the Action?
Movie • 1962
Officer Hodges
My Body, My Child
Movie • 1982
Poppa MacMahon
The Slowest Gun in the West
Movie • 1960
Col. Carl Dexter
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Don't Go Near the Water
Movie • 1957
Rep. George Jansen
Montserrat
Movie • 1971
Salas Ina
A Tiger Walks
Movie • 1964
Sam Grant
Bring Your Smile Along
Movie • 1955
Mr. Jenson
Roustabout
Movie • 1964
Lou
The Sword in the Stone
Movie • 1963
Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story
Movie • 1956
Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Son of Flubber
Movie • 1963
Mr. Barley
The Late Liz
Movie • 1971
Gordon Rogers
Valentine
Movie • 1979
Pete Ferguson
Joys
Movie • 1976
Self
Once Upon a Dead Man
Movie • 1971
Chief Andrew Yeakel
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Movie • 1981
Charlie Bartlett
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Movie • 1971
Brucker
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Movie • 1980
Manny Wax
The Patsy
Movie • 1964
Theatergoer with Helen
Squeeze a Flower
Movie • 1970
Alfredo Brazzi
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Movie • 1976
The Monk
Movie • 1969
Tinker
You Can't Run Away from It
Movie • 1956
Third Proprietor
A Clear and Present Danger
Movie • 1970
Dr. Chanute
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Movie • 1983
Self - Sketch Performer
All I Need Is a Conference!
Movie • 1954
Cliff Miller, Shipping
Mickey's 50
Movie • 1978
Self
Little Amy
Movie • 1962
The Reporter
The Big Slide
Movie • 1956
Al St. George
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Movie • 1979
Self
The Flim Flam Man
Movie • 1972
Me. Packard
Mister Ed
TV • 1961
The Andy Griffith Show
TV • 1960
Bradford J. Taylor
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV • 1959
December Bride
TV • 1954
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
Self
The Sonny and Cher Show
TV • 1976
The Lucy Show
TV • 1962
Herbert
Chico and the Man
TV • 1974
Ed Brown
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Jerry Harlowe
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV • 1969
Mr. Chambers
Alias Smith and Jones
TV • 1971
Land of the Giants
TV • 1968
Inidu
Charlie's Angels
TV • 1976
Edward Jordan
Donny & Marie
TV • 1976
Self
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Danny Wilson
Night Gallery
TV • 1970
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Herb
Glynis
TV • 1963
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Genie
Ironside
TV • 1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
TV • 1966
Run, Buddy, Run
TV • 1966
Doctor Simon Locke
TV • 1971
Dr. Andrew Sellers
87th Precinct
TV • 1961
Bus Stop
TV • 1961
Saints and Sinners
TV • 1962
Dr. Felixson
The Immortal
TV • 1970
Nanny and the Professor
TV • 1970
Run for Your Life
TV • 1965
Joe Murray
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV • 1957
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Shem Sweet
I Love Lucy
TV • 1951
Helicopter Dispatcher
Yancy Derringer
TV • 1958
Blind Bill
The Thin Man
TV • 1957
Lt. Harry Evans
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV • 1957
Fernando Faillace
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
The Big Valley
TV • 1965
Judge Ben Moore
Here Come the Brides
TV • 1968
Pete and Gladys
TV • 1960
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
The Donna Reed Show
TV • 1958
Jack Richards
Room for One More
TV • 1962
Matinee Theater
TV • 1955
Riverboat
TV • 1959
Sampson J. Binton
CBS Playhouse
TV • 1966
Inner Sanctum
TV • 1954
The Lieutenant
TV • 1963
Tightrope
TV • 1959
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Cary Fain
Hey, Jeannie!
TV • 1956
Immigration man
The Defenders
TV • 1961
Roger Bailey Sr.
Broadway Jamboree
TV • 1948
Grandpa Goes to Washington
TV • 1978
The Captain and Tennille
TV • 1976
Self - Guest
Cher
TV • 1975
Self
Tony Orlando and Dawn
TV • 1974
Self
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV • 1973
Self
Ensign O'Toole
TV • 1962
Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner
The Tab Hunter Show
TV • 1960
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Lucius Prince
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Moses Darby
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Run for Your Life
TV • 1965
Harry Krissel
Startime
TV • 1959
After They Were Famous
TV • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Land of the Giants
TV • 1968
Prof. Kirmus
Temperatures Rising
TV • 1972
Senator Farmstick
Temperatures Rising
TV • 1972
Senator Farnstock
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV • 1961
Mr. Eisenbauer
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Archie
Shirley Temple's Storybook
TV • 1958
Tintac Ping Foo
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV • 1957
Mayor Whiteside
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
TV • 1969
Ira Goldberg
Mister Ed
TV • 1961
Paul Fenton
Wagon Train
TV • 1957
Jebediah Giddings
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Reporter (uncredited)