Jack Albertson
Acting
Born 1907-06-16 · Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971 · Movie
The Fox and the Hound
1981 · Movie
The Sword in the Stone
1963 · Movie
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · Movie
The Harder They Fall
1956 · Movie
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 · Movie
Montserrat
1971 · Movie
Mickey's 50
1978 · Movie
Terror at Alcatraz
1982 · Movie
My Body, My Child
1982 · Movie
Teacher's Pet
1958 · Movie
How to Murder Your Wife
1965 · Movie
Days of Wine and Roses
1963 · Movie
Lover Come Back
1961 · Movie
The Monk
1969 · Movie
Never Steal Anything Small
1959 · Movie
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971 · Movie
Dead & Buried
1981 · Movie
The Late Liz
1971 · Movie
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957 · Movie
The Patsy
1964 · Movie
A Clear and Present Danger
1970 · Movie
Roustabout
1964 · Movie
Next Time I Marry
1938 · Movie
The Flim-Flam Man
1967 · Movie
The Shaggy Dog
1959 · Movie
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956 · Movie
Joys
1976 · Movie
Strike Up the Band
1940 · Movie
Squeeze a Flower
1970 · Movie
Son of Flubber
1963 · Movie
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971 · Movie
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
1971 · Movie
Monkey on My Back
1957 · Movie
The Unguarded Moment
1956 · Movie
Period of Adjustment
1962 · Movie
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968 · Movie
Bring Your Smile Along
1955 · Movie
A Tiger Walks
1964 · Movie
Convicts 4
1962 · Movie
The Subject Was Roses
1968 · Movie
Changes
1969 · Movie
Kissin' Cousins
1964 · Movie
Don't Go Near the Water
1957 · Movie
Who's Got the Action?
1962 · Movie
Justine
1969 · Movie
You Can't Run Away from It
1956 · Movie
Over-Exposed
1956 · Movie
Top Banana
1954 · Movie
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960 · Movie
Rabbit, Run
1970 · Movie
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980 · Movie
The Comedy Company
1978 · Movie
Pickup on 101
1972 · Movie
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 · Movie
Valentine
1979 · Movie
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976 · Movie
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023 · Movie
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979 · Movie
The Flim Flam Man
1972 · Movie