Jack Albertson
Acting

Jack Albertson

Born 16 June 1907 · Malden, Massachusetts, USA · Died 25 November 1981

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

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
The Fox and the Hound
The Twilight Zone
The Poseidon Adventure
Dead & Buried
Charlie's Angels
Days of Wine and Roses
Lover Come Back
The Harder They Fall
How to Murder Your Wife
Teacher's Pet
Son of Flubber
Terror at Alcatraz
My Body, My Child
The Fox and the Hound
Dead & Buried
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Valentine
The Comedy Company
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
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
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
You Can't Run Away from It
The Big Slide
Bring Your Smile Along
Top Banana
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