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.
Filmography (142)
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
After They Were Famous- Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Terror at Alcatraz
My Body, My Child- Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
The Fox and the Hound
Dead & Buried
Marriage Is Alive and Well
Valentine
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Mickey's 50- Grandpa Goes to Washington
The Comedy Company
The Sonny and Cher Show
The Captain and Tennille
Donny & Marie
Charlie's Angels
Joys
NBC: The First Fifty Years
People's Choice Awards
Cher
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Dinah!
Chico and the Man
Tony Orlando and Dawn
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Temperatures Rising
The Poseidon Adventure
The Streets of San Francisco
Pickup on 101
The Flim Flam Man
Montserrat
The Late Liz
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Once Upon a Dead Man
Alias Smith and Jones
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
Doctor Simon Locke
Squeeze a Flower
Night Gallery
The Immortal
A Clear and Present Danger
Nanny and the Professor
Rabbit, Run
The Monk
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Changes
Love, American Style
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Justine- Pat Neal Is Back
Here Come the Brides
Land of the Giants
The Subject Was Roses
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
The Flim-Flam Man
Ironside
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Run, Buddy, Run- CBS Playhouse
Run for Your Life
How to Murder Your Wife
The Big Valley
Daniel Boone
The Patsy
Roustabout
A Tiger Walks
Kissin' Cousins- Glynis
Days of Wine and Roses
The Sword in the Stone
The Lieutenant
Son of Flubber- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Room for One More
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Lucy Show
Saints and Sinners
Ensign O'Toole
Period of Adjustment
Who's Got the Action?
Convicts 4
Little Amy
Bus Stop
87th Precinct
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Lover Come Back
Mister Ed
The Defenders
The Mike Douglas Show
The George Raft Story
Dr. Kildare
The Andy Griffith Show
The Tab Hunter Show
Pete and Gladys
The Slowest Gun in the West
The Twilight Zone
Never Steal Anything Small
Startime
Riverboat
Tightrope
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Shaggy Dog
Teacher's Pet
Shirley Temple's Storybook
The Donna Reed Show
Yancy Derringer
The Thin Man
Have Gun, Will Travel
Monkey on My Back
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Man of a Thousand Faces
Wagon Train
Don't Go Near the Water
The Harder They Fall
The Unguarded Moment
The Eddy Duchin Story
Hey, Jeannie!
Over-Exposed
You Can't Run Away from It
The Big Slide
Tony Awards
Gunsmoke
Bring Your Smile Along
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Matinee Theater
Inner Sanctum
The Wonderful World of Disney
December Bride
Top Banana- All I Need Is a Conference!
General Electric Theater
I Love Lucy
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Man Against Crime
The Ed Sullivan Show- Broadway Jamboree
Miracle on 34th Street
Strike Up the Band
Next Time I Marry