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Jack Albertson

Acting

Born: 1907-06-16
Died: 1981-11-25
From: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Height: 180.00 m
Popularity: 0.8

Also Known As

Harold Albertson

Biography

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.

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Awards & Nominations5 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

1977
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Chico and the Man

1976
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Chico and the Man

1976
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

1975
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1973
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Subject Was Roses

1969
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

The Subject Was Roses

1969
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

1965

Acting130 titles

Terror at Alcatraz
10.0
Movie

Terror at Alcatraz

1982Comedy
Montserrat
10.0
Movie

Montserrat

1971Drama
Bus Stop
10.0
Series

Bus Stop

1961-1962Drama
People's Choice Awards
9.2
Series

People's Choice Awards

1975 - ...Drama
My Body, My Child
9.0
Movie

My Body, My Child

1982Drama
Mickey's 50
9.0
Movie

Mickey's 50

1978Documentary
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi
Never Steal Anything Small
8.2
Movie

Never Steal Anything Small

1959Drama
The Late Liz
8.0
Movie

The Late Liz

1971Drama
Lock, Stock and Barrel
8.0
Movie

Lock, Stock and Barrel

1971Action
Squeeze a Flower
8.0
Movie

Squeeze a Flower

1970Comedy
The Monk
8.0
Movie

The Monk

1969Thriller
Inner Sanctum
8.0
Series

Inner Sanctum

1954Thriller
I Love Lucy
7.9
Series

I Love Lucy

1951-1957Comedy
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
Cartoon

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 - ...Action
Night Gallery
7.8
Series

Night Gallery

1970-1973Sci-Fi
87th Precinct
7.8
Series

87th Precinct

1961-1962Thriller
The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
Series

The Andy Griffith Show

1960-1968Comedy
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
7.6
Series

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966-1967Comedy
The Thin Man
7.6
Series

The Thin Man

1957-1959Drama
The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.6
Series

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961-1966Comedy
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.5
Movie

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971Drama
Days of Wine and Roses
7.5
Movie

Days of Wine and Roses

1963Drama
Run, Buddy, Run
7.5
Series

Run, Buddy, Run

1966-1967Comedy
The Tab Hunter Show
7.5
Series

The Tab Hunter Show

1960-1961Comedy
Temperatures Rising
7.5
Series

Temperatures Rising

1972-1974Comedy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
Man Against Crime
7.5
Series

Man Against Crime

1949-1954Thriller
Miracle on 34th Street
7.4
Movie

Miracle on 34th Street

1947Comedy
The Immortal
7.4
Series

The Immortal

1970-1971Drama
Next Time I Marry
7.3
Movie

Next Time I Marry

1938Comedy
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
Series

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957-1963Action
The Harder They Fall
7.2
Movie

The Harder They Fall

1956Drama
The Sword in the Stone
7.2
Cartoon

The Sword in the Stone

1963Animation
The Sonny and Cher Show
7.2
Series

The Sonny and Cher Show

1976-1977Comedy
The Poseidon Adventure
7.1
Movie

The Poseidon Adventure

1972Action
The Fox and the Hound
7.1
Cartoon

The Fox and the Hound

1981Action
The Flim-Flam Man
7.1
Movie

The Flim-Flam Man

1967Comedy
The Lucy Show
7.1
Series

The Lucy Show

1962-1968Comedy
Donny & Marie
7.1
Series

Donny & Marie

1976-1979Comedy
Run for Your Life
7.1
Series

Run for Your Life

1965-1968Drama
Here Come the Brides
7.1
Series

Here Come the Brides

1968-1970Action
Lover Come Back
7.0
Movie

Lover Come Back

1961Comedy
Once Upon a Dead Man
7.0
Movie

Once Upon a Dead Man

1971Thriller
A Clear and Present Danger
7.0
Movie

A Clear and Present Danger

1970Drama
The Streets of San Francisco
7.0
Series

The Streets of San Francisco

1972-1977Thriller
Alias Smith and Jones
7.0
Series

Alias Smith and Jones

1971-1973Action
Saints and Sinners
7.0
Series

Saints and Sinners

1962-1963Drama
Daniel Boone
7.0
Series

Daniel Boone

1964-1970Action
The Lieutenant
7.0
Series

The Lieutenant

1963-1964Drama
The Captain and Tennille
7.0
Series

The Captain and Tennille

1976-1977Drama
Cher
7.0
Series

Cher

1975-1976Comedy
Dinah!
7.0
Series

Dinah!

1974 - ...Drama
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
Series

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950-1955Comedy
Ironside
6.9
Series

Ironside

1967-1975Thriller
Teacher's Pet
6.8
Movie

Teacher's Pet

1958Comedy
Man of a Thousand Faces
6.8
Movie

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957Drama
Monkey on My Back
6.8
Movie

Monkey on My Back

1957Drama
Mister Ed
6.8
Series

Mister Ed

1961-1966Comedy
Land of the Giants
6.8
Series

Land of the Giants

1968-1970Sci-Fi
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.8
Series

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957-1960Thriller
Ensign O'Toole
6.8
Series

Ensign O'Toole

1962-1963Comedy
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
Startime
6.8
Series

Startime

1959-1960Comedy
Charlie's Angels
6.7
Series

Charlie's Angels

1976-1981Action
Gunsmoke
6.7
Series

Gunsmoke

1955-1975Action
Strike Up the Band
6.6
Movie

Strike Up the Band

1940Comedy
Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.6
Series

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969-1976Drama
Wagon Train
6.6
Series

Wagon Train

1957-1965Action
The Unguarded Moment
6.5
Movie

The Unguarded Moment

1956Thriller
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
6.5
Movie

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

1971Comedy
Bring Your Smile Along
6.5
Movie

Bring Your Smile Along

1955Drama
Doctor Simon Locke
6.5
Series

Doctor Simon Locke

1971-1973Drama
The Donna Reed Show
6.5
Series

The Donna Reed Show

1958-1966Comedy
Riverboat
6.5
Series

Riverboat

1959-1961Action
After They Were Famous
6.5
Series

After They Were Famous

2002 - ...Documentary
Shirley Temple's Storybook
6.5
Series

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958-1961Drama
Dead & Buried
6.4
Movie

Dead & Buried

1981Horror
Nanny and the Professor
6.4
Series

Nanny and the Professor

1970-1971Sci-Fi
How to Murder Your Wife
6.3
Movie

How to Murder Your Wife

1965Comedy
Changes
6.3
Movie

Changes

1969Drama
The Eddy Duchin Story
6.3
Movie

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956Drama
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
6.3
Series

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959-1963Comedy
December Bride
6.3
Series

December Bride

1954-1959Comedy
Pete and Gladys
6.3
Series

Pete and Gladys

1960-1962Comedy
Tightrope
6.3
Series

Tightrope

1959-1960Drama
The Defenders
6.3
Series

The Defenders

1961-1965Drama
The Shaggy Dog
6.2
Movie

The Shaggy Dog

1959Comedy
The Patsy
6.2
Movie

The Patsy

1964Comedy
Chico and the Man
6.2
Series

Chico and the Man

1974-1978Comedy
Yancy Derringer
6.2
Series

Yancy Derringer

1958-1959Action
The Big Valley
6.2
Series

The Big Valley

1965-1969Action
The Subject Was Roses
6.1
Movie

The Subject Was Roses

1968Drama
Son of Flubber
6.1
Movie

Son of Flubber

1963Comedy
Love, American Style
6.1
Series

Love, American Style

1969-1974Comedy
Period of Adjustment
6.0
Movie

Period of Adjustment

1962Comedy
Roustabout
6.0
Movie

Roustabout

1964Drama
Joys
6.0
Movie

Joys

1976Comedy
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
Series

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955-1957Drama
A Tiger Walks
5.8
Movie

A Tiger Walks

1964Drama
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
5.7
Movie

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

1968Romance
Dr. Kildare
5.7
Series

Dr. Kildare

1961-1966Drama
Top Banana
5.5
Movie

Top Banana

1954Comedy
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5.4
Series

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973-1984Comedy
Don't Go Near the Water
5.3
Movie

Don't Go Near the Water

1957Comedy
Matinee Theater
5.3
Series

Matinee Theater

1955-1958Drama
Over-Exposed
5.2
Movie

Over-Exposed

1956Drama
Who's Got the Action?
5.2
Movie

Who's Got the Action?

1962Comedy
Convicts 4
5.1
Movie

Convicts 4

1962Thriller
You Can't Run Away from It
5.1
Movie

You Can't Run Away from It

1956Romance
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4.8
Series

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969-1973Drama
Kissin' Cousins
4.7
Movie

Kissin' Cousins

1964Comedy
Marriage Is Alive and Well
4.7
Movie

Marriage Is Alive and Well

1980Comedy
The Slowest Gun in the West
4.5
Movie

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960Action
Pickup on 101
4.4
Movie

Pickup on 101

1972Drama
Justine
4.4
Movie

Justine

1969Drama
The Comedy Company
4.3
Movie

The Comedy Company

1978Comedy
Rabbit, Run
4.2
Movie

Rabbit, Run

1970Drama
Tony Orlando and Dawn
3.5
Series

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974-1976Drama
Mitzi & 100 Guys
0
Movie

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975Drama
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
0
Movie

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

2023Documentary
Valentine
0
Movie

Valentine

1979Comedy
NBC: The First Fifty Years
0
Movie

NBC: The First Fifty Years

1976Documentary
Little Amy
0
Movie

Little Amy

1962Comedy
The Big Slide
0
Movie

The Big Slide

1956Drama
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
0
Movie

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

1979Drama
The Flim Flam Man
0
Movie

The Flim Flam Man

1972Drama
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama