Jack Albertson
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
The Fox and the Hound
1981
Dead & Buried
1981
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
Days of Wine and Roses
1963
How to Murder Your Wife
1965
Lover Come Back
1961
Pickup on 101
1972
The Harder They Fall
1956
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
Justine
1969
Kissin' Cousins
1964
Period of Adjustment
1962
Teacher's Pet
1958
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
Monkey on My Back
1957
Top Banana
1954
Convicts 4
1962
The Unguarded Moment
1956
Rabbit, Run
1970
Changes
1969
The Subject Was Roses
1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
1971
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
Next Time I Marry
1938
Over-Exposed
1956
The Comedy Company
1978
Strike Up the Band
1940
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
The Shaggy Dog
1959
Pat Neal Is Back
1968
Who's Got the Action?
1962
My Body, My Child
1982
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023
Don't Go Near the Water
1957
Montserrat
1971
A Tiger Walks
1964
Bring Your Smile Along
1955
Roustabout
1964
The Sword in the Stone
1963
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
Son of Flubber
1963
The Late Liz
1971
Valentine
1979
Joys
1976
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
The Patsy
1964
Squeeze a Flower
1970
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
The Monk
1969
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983
All I Need Is a Conference!
1954
Mickey's 50
1978
Little Amy
1962
The Big Slide
1956
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
The Flim Flam Man
1972
Mister Ed
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
December Bride
1954
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
The Lucy Show
1962
Chico and the Man
1974
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Twilight Zone
1959
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Land of the Giants
1968
Charlie's Angels
1976
Donny & Marie
1976
Gunsmoke
1955
Night Gallery
1970
General Electric Theater
1953
Glynis
1963
The Twilight Zone
1959
Ironside
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
87th Precinct
1961
Doctor Simon Locke
1971
Bus Stop
1961
Saints and Sinners
1962
The Immortal
1970
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Run for Your Life
1965
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Daniel Boone
1964
I Love Lucy
1951
Yancy Derringer
1958
The Thin Man
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Big Valley
1965
Here Come the Brides
1968
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Room for One More
1962
Matinee Theater
1955
Riverboat
1959
CBS Playhouse
1966
Inner Sanctum
1954
The Lieutenant
1963
Tightrope
1959
Dr. Kildare
1961
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
The Defenders
1961
Broadway Jamboree
1948
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
The Captain and Tennille
1976
Cher
1975
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
Ensign O'Toole
1962
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
Gunsmoke
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Run for Your Life
1965
Startime
1959
After They Were Famous
2002
Land of the Giants
1968
Temperatures Rising
1972
Temperatures Rising
1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
Love, American Style
1969
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Dinah!
1974
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
Mister Ed
1961
Wagon Train
1957
People's Choice Awards
1975
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Tony Awards
1956