Jack Albertson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

146

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-06-16

Day of death

1981-11-25 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Jack Albertson

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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

  • Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

  • The Fox and the Hound

    The Fox and the Hound

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

    How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

  • How to Murder Your Wife

    How to Murder Your Wife

  • The Sword in the Stone

    The Sword in the Stone

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • The Sonny and Cher Show

    The Sonny and Cher Show

  • The Lieutenant

    The Lieutenant

  • All I Need Is a Conference!

    All I Need Is a Conference!

  • Rabbit, Run

    Rabbit, Run

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Here Come the Brides

    Here Come the Brides

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • Top Banana

    Top Banana

  • Chico and the Man

    Chico and the Man

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Justine

    Justine

  • Kissin' Cousins

    Kissin' Cousins

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • A Clear and Present Danger

    A Clear and Present Danger

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Joys

    Joys

  • Yancy Derringer

    Yancy Derringer

  • Temperatures Rising

    Temperatures Rising

  • Temperatures Rising

    Temperatures Rising

  • Nanny and the Professor

    Nanny and the Professor

  • Dead & Buried

    Dead & Buried

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • The Poseidon Adventure

    The Poseidon Adventure

  • Valentine

    Valentine

  • Over-Exposed

    Over-Exposed

  • The Patsy

    The Patsy

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • Startime

    Startime

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Ensign O'Toole

    Ensign O'Toole

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Cher

    Cher

  • Montserrat

    Montserrat

  • Saints and Sinners

    Saints and Sinners

  • Mickey's 50

    Mickey's 50

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • The Unguarded Moment

    The Unguarded Moment

  • Man of a Thousand Faces

    Man of a Thousand Faces

  • Son of Flubber

    Son of Flubber

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • The Eddy Duchin Story

    The Eddy Duchin Story

  • Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

    Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

  • Doctor Simon Locke

    Doctor Simon Locke

  • Mitzi & 100 Guys

    Mitzi & 100 Guys

  • Next Time I Marry

    Next Time I Marry

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Glynis

    Glynis

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

  • Strike Up the Band

    Strike Up the Band

  • Run, Buddy, Run

    Run, Buddy, Run

  • A Tiger Walks

    A Tiger Walks

  • Period of Adjustment

    Period of Adjustment

  • Once Upon a Dead Man

    Once Upon a Dead Man

  • The Slowest Gun in the West

    The Slowest Gun in the West

  • Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

    Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

  • Grandpa Goes to Washington

    Grandpa Goes to Washington

  • Bring Your Smile Along

    Bring Your Smile Along

  • Lock, Stock and Barrel

    Lock, Stock and Barrel

  • Never Steal Anything Small

    Never Steal Anything Small

  • Congratulations, It's a Boy!

    Congratulations, It's a Boy!

  • Incident at a Corner

    Incident at a Corner

  • Convicts 4

    Convicts 4

  • You Can't Run Away from It

    You Can't Run Away from It

  • The Comedy Company

    The Comedy Company

  • My Body, My Child

    My Body, My Child

  • Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

    Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?

  • Little Amy

    Little Amy

  • Room for One More

    Room for One More

  • The Tab Hunter Show

    The Tab Hunter Show

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • After They Were Famous

    After They Were Famous

  • The Late Liz

    The Late Liz

  • Who's Got the Action?

    Who's Got the Action?

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Flim-Flam Man

    The Flim-Flam Man

  • The Subject Was Roses

    The Subject Was Roses

  • The Monk

    The Monk

  • Roustabout

    Roustabout

  • Don't Go Near the Water

    Don't Go Near the Water

  • Pat Neal Is Back

    Pat Neal Is Back

  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

  • Terror at Alcatraz

    Terror at Alcatraz

  • Monkey on My Back

    Monkey on My Back

  • Pickup on 101

    Pickup on 101

  • Broadway Jamboree

    Broadway Jamboree

  • Squeeze a Flower

    Squeeze a Flower

  • The Big Slide

    The Big Slide

  • Marriage Is Alive and Well

    Marriage Is Alive and Well

  • NBC: The First Fifty Years

    NBC: The First Fifty Years

  • Changes

    Changes