Jack Albertson

Known for: Acting

Born: 1907-06-16 – 1981-11-25 (aged 74)

From: Malden, Massachusetts, USA

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 (141)

MOVIE
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.5
After They Were Famous
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983
as Self - Sketch Performer
MOVIE★ 10.0
Terror at Alcatraz
1982
as George 'Deacon' Wheeler
MOVIE★ 9.0
My Body, My Child
1982
as Poppa MacMahon
MOVIE★ 9.0
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
1981
as Charlie Bartlett
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Fox and the Hound
1981
as Amos Slade (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Dead & Buried
1981
as William G. Dobbs
MOVIE★ 4.7
Marriage Is Alive and Well
1980
as Manny Wax
MOVIE
Valentine
1979
as Pete Ferguson
MOVIE
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Comedy Company
1978
as Barney Bailey
MOVIE
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
TV★ 6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Edward Jordan
TV★ 7.0
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.0
Joys
1976
as Self
TV★ 7.1
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
TV★ 6.8
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.0
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
as Self
TV★ 9.2
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.0
Cher
1975
as Self
TV★ 3.5
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Dinah!
1974
as Self
TV★ 6.1
Chico and the Man
1974
as Ed Brown
TV★ 5.4
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Manny Rosen
TV★ 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
TV★ 7.5
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Senator Farmstick
MOVIE★ 4.4
Pickup on 101
1972
as Jedediah Bradley
MOVIE
The Flim Flam Man
1972
as Me. Packard
MOVIE★ 8.0
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971
as Brucker
MOVIE★ 6.5
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
1971
as Al Gaines
MOVIE★ 7.0
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971
as Chief Andrew Yeakel
TV★ 6.5
Doctor Simon Locke
1971
as Dr. Andrew Sellers
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Late Liz
1971
as Gordon Rogers
MOVIE★ 7.5
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971
as Grandpa Joe
MOVIE★ 10.0
Montserrat
1971
as Salas Ina
TV★ 7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
TV★ 7.8
Night Gallery
1970
MOVIE★ 4.2
Rabbit, Run
1970
as Marty Tothero
TV★ 7.4
The Immortal
1970
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
as Dr. Chanute
MOVIE★ 8.0
Squeeze a Flower
1970
as Alfredo Brazzi
TV★ 6.7
Nanny and the Professor
1970
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Monk
1969
as Tinker
TV★ 6.2
Love, American Style
1969
as Archie
TV★ 6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Mr. Chambers
TV★ 4.8
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Ira Goldberg
MOVIE★ 4.4
Justine
1969
as Cohen
MOVIE★ 6.3
Changes
1969
as Kent's father / Interviewer
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Subject Was Roses
1968
as John Cleary
TV★ 6.9
Here Come the Brides
1968
TV★ 6.8
Land of the Giants
1968
as Inidu
MOVIE★ 7.0
Pat Neal Is Back
1968
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
as Slotkin
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
as Mr. Packard
TV★ 6.9
Ironside
1967
TV★ 7.0
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Joe Singer
TV★ 7.6
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
TV★ 7.5
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
TV★ 6.2
The Big Valley
1965
as Judge Ben Moore
TV★ 7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
as Joe Murray
MOVIE★ 6.3
How to Murder Your Wife
1965
as Dr. Bentley
MOVIE★ 6.0
Roustabout
1964
as Lou
TV★ 7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
as Shem Sweet
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Patsy
1964
as Theatergoer with Helen
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Tiger Walks
1964
as Sam Grant
MOVIE★ 4.7
Kissin' Cousins
1964
as Captain Robert Salbo
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Sword in the Stone
1963
as Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)
TV★ 5.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
TV★ 10.0
Glynis
1963
TV★ 7.0
The Lieutenant
1963
MOVIE★ 7.5
Days of Wine and Roses
1963
as Trayner
MOVIE★ 6.1
Son of Flubber
1963
as Mr. Barley
MOVIE★ 5.2
Who's Got the Action?
1962
as Officer Hodges
MOVIE★ 6.0
Period of Adjustment
1962
as Desk Sergeant
TV★ 7.1
The Lucy Show
1962
as Herbert
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 6.8
Ensign O'Toole
1962
as Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner
TV★ 7.0
Saints and Sinners
1962
as Dr. Felixson
MOVIE★ 5.1
Convicts 4
1962
as Teach
TV★ 8.0
Room for One More
1962
MOVIE
Little Amy
1962
as The Reporter
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lover Come Back
1961
as Fred
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TV★ 7.6
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Mr. Eisenbauer
TV★ 10.0
Bus Stop
1961
TV★ 5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Cary Fain
TV★ 7.8
87th Precinct
1961
TV★ 6.3
The Defenders
1961
as Roger Bailey Sr.
TV★ 6.7
Mister Ed
1961
TV★ 7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Bradford J. Taylor
TV★ 6.3
Pete and Gladys
1960
TV★ 7.5
The Tab Hunter Show
1960
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as Col. Carl Dexter
TV★ 6.8
Startime
1959
as Harry
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Jerry Harlowe
TV★ 6.3
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
TV★ 6.5
Riverboat
1959
as Sampson J. Binton
TV★ 6.3
Tightrope
1959
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Shaggy Dog
1959
as Reporter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.2
Never Steal Anything Small
1959
as Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes
TV★ 6.2
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Blind Bill
TV★ 6.5
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Jack Richards
MOVIE★ 6.8
Teacher's Pet
1958
as Guide
TV★ 6.5
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Tintac Ping Foo
MOVIE★ 5.3
Don't Go Near the Water
1957
as Rep. George Jansen
TV★ 7.6
The Thin Man
1957
as Lt. Harry Evans
TV★ 6.6
Wagon Train
1957
as Jebediah Giddings
TV★ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
MOVIE★ 6.8
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957
as Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
TV★ 6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Fernando Faillace
MOVIE★ 6.8
Monkey on My Back
1957
as Sam Pian
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Unguarded Moment
1956
as Prof
MOVIE
The Big Slide
1956
as Al St. George
MOVIE★ 5.1
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Third Proprietor
TV★ 6.2
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Immigration man
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Pop
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
as Piano Tuner (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Over-Exposed
1956
as Les Bauer (uncredited)
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
TV★ 5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
TV★ 6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
TV★ 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
as Danny Wilson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Bring Your Smile Along
1955
as Mr. Jenson
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Reporter (uncredited)
TV★ 6.3
December Bride
1954
MOVIE★ 5.5
Top Banana
1954
as Vic Davis
TV★ 8.0
Inner Sanctum
1954
MOVIE
All I Need Is a Conference!
1954
as Cliff Miller, Shipping
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Herb
TV★ 7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
as Helicopter Dispatcher
TV★ 6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Man Against Crime
1949
as Jerry
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
TV
Broadway Jamboree
1948
MOVIE★ 7.4
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Al (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Strike Up the Band
1940
as Barker (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Reporter (uncredited)