Jack Albertson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Bradford J. Taylor
1960
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
The Donna Reed Show
Jack Richards
1958
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
Wagon Train
Jebediah Giddings
1957
Series
Charlie's Angels
Edward Jordan
1976
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
Series
Love, American Style
Archie
1969
Series
The Twilight Zone
Jerry Harlowe
1959
Series
The Twilight Zone
Genie
1959
Series
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mr. Eisenbauer
1961
Series
The Lucy Show
Herbert
1962
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Mayor Whiteside
1957
Series
Dr. Kildare
Cary Fain
1961
Series
I Love Lucy
Helicopter Dispatcher
1951
Series
Daniel Boone
Shem Sweet
1964
Series
The Big Valley
Judge Ben Moore
1965
Series
Gunsmoke
Danny Wilson
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Lucius Prince
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Moses Darby
1955
Series
The Defenders
Roger Bailey Sr.
1961
Series
Night Gallery
1970
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Series
Run for Your Life
Joe Murray
1965
Series
Run for Your Life
Harry Krissel
1965
Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Mr. Chambers
1969
Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Mister Ed
1961
Series
Mister Ed
Paul Fenton
1961
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Fernando Faillace
1957
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Series
Land of the Giants
Inidu
1968
Series
Land of the Giants
Prof. Kirmus
1968
Series
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Film
Miracle on 34th Street
Al (uncredited)
1947
Series
December Bride
1954
Series
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Tintac Ping Foo
1958
Film
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Grandpa Joe
1971
Film
The Sword in the Stone
Knight in Crowd #1 (uncredited)
1963
Series
Startime
Harry
1959
Series
Startime
Cob
1959
Series
Chico and the Man
Ed Brown
1974
Film
The Harder They Fall
Pop
1956
Film
The Fox and the Hound
Amos Slade (voice)
1981
Series
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
Series
87th Precinct
1961
Series
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Ira Goldberg
1969
Series
Riverboat
Sampson J. Binton
1959
Series
Yancy Derringer
Blind Bill
1958
Series
Pete and Gladys
1960
Series
Pete and Gladys
Coles
1960
Series
Temperatures Rising
Senator Farmstick
1972
Series
Temperatures Rising
Senator Farnstock
1972
Series
The Lieutenant
1963
Series
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Series
The Thin Man
Lt. Harry Evans
1957
CBS Playhouse
Joe Singer
1966
Series
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Series
Bus Stop
1961
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Reporter (uncredited)
1954
Series
Tightrope
1959
Series
Inner Sanctum
1954
Film
The Poseidon Adventure
Manny Rosen
1972
Series
Here Come the Brides
1968
Series
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
Series
Ensign O'Toole
Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner
1962
Series
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Series
Hey, Jeannie!
Immigration man
1956
Series
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976
Series
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
1974
Series
The Immortal
1970
Series
Cher
Self
1975
Series
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
Series
Saints and Sinners
Dr. Felixson
1962
Film
Dead & Buried
William G. Dobbs
1981
Series
Man Against Crime
Jerry
1949
Series
Doctor Simon Locke
Dr. Andrew Sellers
1971
Film
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
1975
Film
How to Murder Your Wife
Dr. Bentley
1965
Series
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
Film
The Patsy
Theatergoer with Helen
1964
Series
After They Were Famous
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Days of Wine and Roses
Trayner
1963
Series
Glynis
1963
Film
Son of Flubber
Mr. Barley
1963
Film
Roustabout
Lou
1964
Film
Lover Come Back
Fred
1961
Series
General Electric Theater
Herb
1953
Film
The Shaggy Dog
Reporter (uncredited)
1959
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
Film
Joys
Self
1976
Room for One More
1962
Film
Teacher's Pet
Guide
1958
Film
The Eddy Duchin Story
Piano Tuner (uncredited)
1956
Film
You Can't Run Away from It
Third Proprietor
1956
Film
Man of a Thousand Faces
Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
1957
Film
Kissin' Cousins
Captain Robert Salbo
1964
Film
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Broadway Jamboree
1948
Film
Justine
Cohen
1969
Film
A Tiger Walks
Sam Grant
1964
Film
Who's Got the Action?
Officer Hodges
1962
Film
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
Film
Top Banana
Vic Davis
1954
Film
My Body, My Child
Poppa MacMahon
1982
Film
Bring Your Smile Along
Mr. Jenson
1955
Film
The Unguarded Moment
Prof
1956
Film
Period of Adjustment
Desk Sergeant
1962
Film
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Slotkin
1968
Film
The Slowest Gun in the West
Col. Carl Dexter
1960
Film
Little Amy
The Reporter
1962
Film
The Monk
Tinker
1969
Film
The Flim-Flam Man
Mr. Packard
1967
Film
Convicts 4
Teach
1962
Film
Don't Go Near the Water
Rep. George Jansen
1957
Film
Strike Up the Band
Barker (uncredited)
1940
Film
The George Raft Story
Milton
1961
Film
Never Steal Anything Small
Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes
1959
Film
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
Al Gaines
1971
Film
A Clear and Present Danger
Dr. Chanute
1970
Film
Rabbit, Run
Marty Tothero
1970
Film
Pickup on 101
Jedediah Bradley
1972
Film
Over-Exposed
Les Bauer (uncredited)
1956
Film
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
1979
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Charlie Bartlett
1981
Film
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Manny Wax
1980
Film
Terror at Alcatraz
George 'Deacon' Wheeler
1982
Film
The Subject Was Roses
John Cleary
1968
Film
Once Upon a Dead Man
Chief Andrew Yeakel
1971
Film
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
Self (archive footage)
2023
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Self - Sketch Performer
1983
Film
Monkey on My Back
Sam Pian
1957
Film
Next Time I Marry
Reporter (uncredited)
1938
Film
Montserrat
Salas Ina
1971
Film
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Brucker
1971
Film
The Late Liz
Gordon Rogers
1971
Film
The Flim Flam Man
Me. Packard
1972
Film
The Comedy Company
Barney Bailey
1978
Film
Valentine
Pete Ferguson
1979
Film
The Big Slide
Al St. George
1956
Pat Neal Is Back
Self
1968
Film
Changes
Kent's father / Interviewer
1969
Film
Squeeze a Flower
Alfredo Brazzi
1970
All I Need Is a Conference!
Cliff Miller, Shipping
1954