Jack Albertson
Born: 1907-06-16
Place of Birth: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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★ 7.5
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956★ 6.2
The Fox and the Hound
1981★ 7.1
The Sword in the Stone
1963★ 7.2
Miracle on 34th Street
1947★ 7.4
Montserrat
1971★ 0.0
Kissin' Cousins
1964★ 4.6
Dead & Buried
1981★ 6.4
Joys
1976★ 4.0
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975★ 0.0
Top Banana
1954★ 5.0
The Poseidon Adventure
1972★ 7.1
Justine
1969★ 4.0
Over-Exposed
1956★ 5.1
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971★ 7.0
Valentine
1979★ 0.0
A Tiger Walks
1964★ 5.7
Period of Adjustment
1962★ 5.8
The Harder They Fall
1956★ 7.1
The Flim-Flam Man
1967★ 7.0
Little Amy
1962★ 0.0
My Body, My Child
1982★ 9.0
How to Murder Your Wife
1965★ 6.3
Who's Got the Action?
1962★ 5.2
Lover Come Back
1961★ 6.9
Roustabout
1964★ 6.0
Teacher's Pet
1958★ 6.8
Days of Wine and Roses
1963★ 7.5
The Shaggy Dog
1959★ 6.2
The Patsy
1964★ 6.2
Don't Go Near the Water
1957★ 5.1
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
1971★ 6.0
Son of Flubber
1963★ 6.0
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957★ 6.6
Rabbit, Run
1970★ 3.0
Convicts 4
1962★ 4.7
Monkey on My Back
1957★ 6.4
Mickey's 50
1978★ 0.0
You Can't Run Away from It
1956★ 4.7
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976★ 0.0
Never Steal Anything Small
1959★ 8.0
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960★ 2.0
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968★ 5.4
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971★ 0.0
The Monk
1969★ 7.5
Bring Your Smile Along
1955★ 6.0
Changes
1969★ 5.0
Pickup on 101
1972★ 3.5
Strike Up the Band
1940★ 6.4
The Unguarded Moment
1956★ 6.2
The Comedy Company
1978★ 2.0
The Subject Was Roses
1968★ 5.9
A Clear and Present Danger
1970★ 0.0
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979★ 0.0
Terror at Alcatraz
1982★ 0.0
Next Time I Marry
1938★ 7.0
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023★ 0.0
The Late Liz
1971★ 0.0
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980★ 2.0
The Big Slide
1956★ 0.0
Squeeze a Flower
1970★ 0.0