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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-06-16

Deathday

1981-11-25 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Harold Albertson

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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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 Performer

1982		Terror at Alcatraz as George 'Deacon' Wheeler
1982		My Body, My Child as Poppa MacMahon

1981		Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase as Charlie Bartlett
1981		The Fox and the Hound as Amos Slade (voice)
1981		Dead & Buried as William G. Dobbs

1980

Marriage Is Alive and Well as Manny Wax

1979

Valentine as Pete Ferguson

1978		Mickey's 50 as Self
1978		Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978		The Comedy Company as Barney Bailey

1976		NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976		Charlie's Angels as Edward Jordan
1976		The Captain and Tennille as Self
1976		Joys as Self
1976		The Sonny and Cher Show
1976		Donny & Marie as Self

1975		Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self
1975		Cher as Self

1974		Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
1974		Dinah! as Self
1974		Chico and the Man as Ed Brown

1973

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self

1972		The Poseidon Adventure as Manny Rosen
1972		The Streets of San Francisco
1972		Temperatures Rising as Senator Farmstick
1972		Temperatures Rising as Senator Farnstock
1972		Pickup on 101 as Jedediah Bradley

1971		Lock, Stock and Barrel as Brucker
1971		Congratulations, It's a Boy! as Al Gaines
1971		Once Upon a Dead Man as Chief Andrew Yeakel
1971		Doctor Simon Locke as Dr. Andrew Sellers
1971		The Late Liz as Gordon Rogers
1971		Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Grandpa Joe
1971		Montserrat as Salas Ina
1971		Alias Smith and Jones

1970		Night Gallery
1970		Rabbit, Run as Marty Tothero
1970		The Immortal
1970		A Clear and Present Danger as Dr. Chanute
1970		Squeeze a Flower as Alfredo Brazzi
1970		Nanny and the Professor

1969		The Monk as Tinker
1969		Love, American Style as Archie
1969		Marcus Welby, M.D. as Mr. Chambers
1969		Justine as Cohen
1969		Changes as Kent's father / Interviewer

1968		The Subject Was Roses as John Cleary
1968		Here Come the Brides
1968		Land of the Giants as Inidu
1968		Land of the Giants as Prof. Kirmus
1968		Pat Neal Is Back as Self
1968		How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life as Slotkin

1967		The Second Hundred Years
1967		The Flim-Flam Man as Mr. Packard
1967		Ironside

1966		CBS Playhouse
1966		Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966		Run, Buddy, Run

1965		The Big Valley as Judge Ben Moore
1965		Run for Your Life as Joe Murray
1965		Run for Your Life as Harry Krissel
1965		How to Murder Your Wife as Dr. Bentley

1964		Roustabout as Lou
1964		Daniel Boone as Shem Sweet
1964		The Patsy as Theatergoer with Helen
1964		A Tiger Walks as Sam Grant
1964		Kissin' Cousins as Captain Robert Salbo

1963		The Sword in the Stone as Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)
1963		Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963		Glynis
1963		The Lieutenant
1963		Days of Wine and Roses as Trayner
1963		Son of Flubber as Mr. Barley

1962		Who's Got the Action? as Officer Hodges
1962		Period of Adjustment as Desk Sergeant
1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962		The Lucy Show as Herbert
1962		Ensign O'Toole as Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner
1962		Saints and Sinners as Dr. Felixson
1962		Convicts 4 as Teach
1962		Room for One More
1962		Little Amy as The Reporter

1961		Lover Come Back as Fred
1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961		The Dick Van Dyke Show as Mr. Eisenbauer
1961		Bus Stop
1961		Dr. Kildare as Cary Fain
1961		87th Precinct
1961		The Defenders as Roger Bailey Sr.
1961		Mister Ed

1960		The Andy Griffith Show as Bradford J. Taylor
1960		Pete and Gladys
1960		The Tab Hunter Show
1960		The Slowest Gun in the West as Col. Carl Dexter

1959		Startime
1959		The Twilight Zone as Jerry Harlowe
1959		The Twilight Zone as Genie
1959		The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959		Riverboat as Sampson J. Binton
1959		Tightrope
1959		The Shaggy Dog as Reporter (uncredited)
1959		Never Steal Anything Small as Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes

1958		Yancy Derringer as Blind Bill
1958		The Donna Reed Show
1958		Teacher's Pet as Guide
1958		Shirley Temple's Storybook as Tintac Ping Foo

1957		Don't Go Near the Water as Rep. George Jansen
1957		The Thin Man as Lt. Harry Evans
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel
1957		Man of a Thousand Faces as Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
1957		Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Fernando Faillace
1957		Monkey on My Back as Sam Pian

1956		The Unguarded Moment as Prof
1956		You Can't Run Away from It as Third Proprietor
1956		Hey, Jeannie! as Immigration man
1956		The Harder They Fall as Pop
1956		The Eddy Duchin Story as Piano Tuner (uncredited)
1956		Over-Exposed as Les Bauer (uncredited)
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Host

1955		Matinee Theater
1955		The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Harry
1955		Gunsmoke as Danny Wilson
1955		Gunsmoke as Lucius Prince
1955		Gunsmoke as Moses Darby
1955		Bring Your Smile Along as Mr. Jenson

1954		December Bride
1954		Top Banana as Vic Davis
1954		Inner Sanctum
1954		All I Need Is a Conference! as Cliff Miller, Shipping

1953

General Electric Theater as Herb

1951

I Love Lucy as Helicopter Dispatcher

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self

1948		The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1948		Broadway Jamboree

1947

Miracle on 34th Street as Postal Sorter Al (uncredited)

1940

Strike Up the Band as Barker (uncredited)

1938

Next Time I Marry as Reporter