Jack Albertson

**Jack Albertson** (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) also known as **John Alberts** was an American actor, dancer and singer.

## Early life and career

Albertson was born in Malden, Massachusetts to Flora (née Craft) and to Leopold Albertson. His career begun in 1938 and lasted until his death in 1981, but Albertson is known for his roles such as; Manny Rosen in _The Poseidon Adventure_ (1972), Grandpa Joe in _Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory_ (1971), Amos Slade in the animated movie _The Fox and the Hound_ (1981), and as Ed Brown in the 1974–1978 television comedy _Chico and the Man_. For his contributions to the television industry, Jack Albertson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

## Personal life and death

Albertson was married to Wallace Thompson from 1952 until his death. They had a child, Maura Dhu Studi Albertson. Albertson died on November 25, 1981 in Hollywood, California from Colorectal cancer which he had for three years. He was 74 years old.

## Movies

|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Year|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Film|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Role|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1938|_Next Time I Marry_|Reporter|unconfirmed|||||
|1940|_Strike Up the Band_|Barker|uncredited|||||
|1947|_Miracle on 34th Street_|Al, Post Office mail sorter|uncredited|||||
|1952|_Anything Can Happen_|Flower Vendor|uncredited|||||
|1954|_Top Banana_|Vic Davis||||||
|1955|_Bring Your Smile Along_|Mr. Jenson||||||
|rowspan=5|1956|_Over-Exposed_|Les Bauer|uncredited||||
|_The Harder They Fall_|Pop|||||||
|_The Eddy Duchin Story_|Piano tuner|uncredited||||||
|_The Unguarded Moment_|Prof|||||||
|_You Can't Run Away from It_|Third proprietor|||||||
|rowspan=3|1957|_Man of a Thousand Faces_|Dr. J. Wilson Shields|||||
|_Don't Go Near the Water_|Rep. George Jansen|||||||
|_Monkey on My Back_|Sam Pian|||||||
|1958|_Teacher's Pet_|Guide||||||
|rowspan=2|1959|_Never Steal Anything Small_|Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes|||||
|_The Shaggy Dog_|Reporter|uncredited||||||
|rowspan=2|1961|_The George Raft Story_|Milton|||||
|_Lover Come Back_|Fred|||||||
|rowspan=4|1962|_Convicts 4_|Art Teacher|||||
|_Period of Adjustment_|Desk Sergeant|||||||
|_Who's Got the Action?_|Hodges|||||||
|_Days of Wine and Roses_|Traynor|||||||
|1963|_Son of Flubber_|Mr. Barley||||||
|rowspan=3|1964|_Kissin' Cousins_|Capt. Robert Jason Salbo|||||
|_The Patsy_|Theatergoer with Helen|||||||
|_Roustabout_|Lou (tea house manager)|||||||
|1965|_How to Murder Your Wife_|Dr. Bentley||||||
|1967|_The Flim-Flam Man_|Mr. Packard||||||
|rowspan=2|1968|_How To Save A Marriage and Ruin Your Life_|Mr. Slotkin|||||
|_The Subject Was Roses_|John Cleary|Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor||||||
|rowspan=2|1969|_Justine_|Cohen|||||
|_Changes_|The Father|||||||
|rowspan=2|1970|_Squeeze a Flower_|Alfredo Brazzi|||||
|_Rabbit, Run_|Marty Tothero|||||||
|rowspan=3|1971|_Once Upon a Dead Man_||||||
|_Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory_|Grandpa Joe|||||||
|_The Late Liz_|Reverend Gordon Rogers|||||||
|rowspan=2|1972|_Pickup on 101_|Hobo|||||
|_The Poseidon Adventure_|Manny Rosen|||||||
|1973|_Call Bic_|Mr.Albertson||||||
|rowspan=2|1981|_The Fox and the Hound_|Hunter (Amos Slade)|voice||||
|_Dead & Buried_|William G. Dobbs|||||||

## Other websites

- Jack Albertson's Grave at Find A Grave

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jack Albertson
- **image**: Jack Albertson 1971.JPG
- **caption**: Albertson in 1971
- **birth name**: Harold Albertson
- **birth place**: Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **other names**: John Alberts
- **years active**: 1926–1981
- **children**: 1