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Jack Albertson

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.

  • Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
  • Terror at Alcatraz
  • My Body, My Child
  • The Fox and the Hound
  • Dead & Buried
  • Marriage Is Alive and Well
  • Valentine
  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
  • The Comedy Company
  • Mickey's 50
  • Joys
  • NBC: The First Fifty Years
  • Mitzi & 100 Guys
  • The Poseidon Adventure
  • Pickup on 101
  • The Flim Flam Man
  • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • Congratulations, It's a Boy!
  • Montserrat
  • The Late Liz
  • Once Upon a Dead Man
  • Lock, Stock and Barrel
  • Rabbit, Run
  • Squeeze a Flower
  • A Clear and Present Danger
  • Justine
  • Changes
  • The Monk
  • The Subject Was Roses
  • How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
  • The Flim-Flam Man
  • How to Murder Your Wife
  • Kissin' Cousins
  • A Tiger Walks
  • Roustabout
  • The Patsy
  • Days of Wine and Roses
  • The Sword in the Stone
  • Son of Flubber
  • Period of Adjustment
  • Convicts 4
  • Who's Got the Action?
  • Little Amy
  • Lover Come Back
  • The George Raft Story
  • The Slowest Gun in the West
  • Never Steal Anything Small
  • The Shaggy Dog
  • Teacher's Pet
  • Man of a Thousand Faces
  • Monkey on My Back
  • Don't Go Near the Water
  • The Harder They Fall
  • The Unguarded Moment
  • Over-Exposed
  • The Eddy Duchin Story
  • You Can't Run Away from It
  • The Big Slide
  • Bring Your Smile Along
  • Top Banana
  • Miracle on 34th Street
  • Strike Up the Band
  • Next Time I Marry

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