Jack Albertson

Born: 1907-06-16, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 1981-11-25

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.

Filmography

• Ironside (1967)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
• The Donna Reed Show (1958)
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
• The Twilight Zone (1959)
• Dr. Kildare (1961)
• I Love Lucy (1951)
• Night Gallery (1970)
• Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
• The Big Valley (1965)
• The Defenders (1961)
• Daniel Boone (1964)
• Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
• Run for Your Life (1965)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
• Mister Ed (1961)
• Land of the Giants (1968)
• The Harder They Fall (1956)
• The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
• Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
• Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
• December Bride (1954)
• Chico and the Man (1974)
• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
• 87th Precinct (1961)
• The Sword in the Stone (1963)
• Riverboat (1959)
• The Fox and the Hound (1981)