Jack Albertson
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Albertson, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 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 · Grandpa Goes to Washington as
- 1978 · The Comedy Company as Barney Bailey
- 1976 · NBC: The First Fifty Years as
- 1976 · Charlie's Angels as Edward Jordan
- 1976 · The Captain and Tennille as Self
- 1976 · Joys as Self
- 1976 · The Sonny & Cher Show as
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1975 · Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self
- 1975 · Cher as Self
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn 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 as
- 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 as
- 1970 · Night Gallery as
- 1970 · Rabbit, Run as Marty Tothero
- 1970 · The Immortal as
- 1970 · A Clear and Present Danger as Dr. Chanute
- 1970 · Squeeze a Flower as Alfredo Brazzi
- 1970 · Nanny and the Professor as
- 1969 · The Monk as Tinker
- 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 as
- 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 as
- 1967 · The Flim-Flam Man as Mr. Packard
- 1967 · Ironside as
- 1966 · CBS Playhouse as
- 1966 · Pistols 'n' Petticoats as
- 1966 · Run, Buddy, Run as
- 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 as
- 1963 · Glynis as
- 1963 · The Lieutenant as
- 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 as
- 1961 · Lover Come Back as Fred
- 1961 · The Dick Van Dyke Show as Mr. Eisenbauer
- 1961 · Bus Stop as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Cary Fain
- 1961 · 87th Precinct as
- 1961 · The Defenders as Roger Bailey Sr.
- 1961 · Mister Ed as
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Bradford J. Taylor
- 1960 · Pete and Gladys as
- 1960 · The Tab Hunter Show as
- 1960 · The Slowest Gun in the West as Col. Carl Dexter
- 1959 · Startime as
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Jerry Harlowe
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Genie
- 1959 · The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as
- 1959 · Riverboat as Sampson J. Binton
- 1959 · Tightrope as
- 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 as
- 1958 · Teacher's Pet as Guide
- 1957 · Don't Go Near the Water as Rep. George Jansen
- 1957 · The Thin Man as Lt. Harry Evans
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 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 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1956 · Over-Exposed as Les Bauer (uncredited)
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · The 20th Century Fox Hour as
- 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 as
- 1954 · Top Banana as Vic Davis
- 1954 · Inner Sanctum as
- 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 as
- 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