Jack Albertson

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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

The Sword in the Stone

Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Grandpa Joe

The Fox and the Hound

Amos Slade (voice)

The Twilight Zone

Jerry Harlowe

The Twilight Zone

Genie

The Poseidon Adventure

Manny Rosen

Miracle on 34th Street

Al (uncredited)

Dead & Buried

William G. Dobbs

Full Filmography

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

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