Jack Albertson
Acting
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.
Born: June 16, 1907
Place of Birth: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
People's Choice Awards
An American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans.
My Body, My Child
A woman must choose between having an abortion or giving birth to a deformed child.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Never Steal Anything Small
Director Charles Lederer's 1959 musical stars James Cagney as an unscrupulous longshoreman who'll resort to every dirty trick in the book to win his union's presidency.
I Love Lucy
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.
Night Gallery
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Days of Wine and Roses
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
The Monk
Underworld attorney Leo Barnes hires Gus Monk to safeguard a valuable envelope containing information on a mobster. Monk refuses — until he meets Mrs. Barnes and jumps on a merry-go-round of viciousness and murder.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as George 'Deacon' Wheeler
as Poppa MacMahon
as Amos Slade (voice)
as William G. Dobbs
as Manny Wax
as Pete Ferguson
as Self
as Barney Bailey
as Edward Jordan
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Ed Brown
as Manny Rosen
as Senator Farmstick
as Senator Farnstock
as Jedediah Bradley
as Brucker
as Al Gaines
as Chief Andrew Yeakel
as Dr. Andrew Sellers
as Gordon Rogers
as Grandpa Joe
as Salas Ina
as Marty Tothero
as Dr. Chanute
as Alfredo Brazzi
as Tinker
as Archie
as Mr. Chambers
as Ira Goldberg
as Cohen
as Kent's father / Interviewer
as John Cleary
as Inidu
as Prof. Kirmus
as Mr. Packard
as Judge Ben Moore
as Joe Murray
as Harry Krissel
as Dr. Bentley
as Lou
as Shem Sweet
as Theatergoer with Helen
as Sam Grant
as Captain Robert Salbo
as Knight in Crowd #1(uncredited)
as Trayner
as Mr. Barley
as Officer Hodges
as Desk Sergeant
as Herbert
as Lieutenant Commander Virgil Stoner
as Dr. Felixson
as Teach
as The Reporter
as Fred
as Self
as Mr. Eisenbauer
as Cary Fain
as Roger Bailey Sr.
as Paul Fenton
as Bradford J. Taylor
as Col. Carl Dexter
as Jerry Harlowe
as Genie
as Sampson J. Binton
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes
as Blind Bill
as Jack Richards
as Guide
as Tintac Ping Foo
as Rep. George Jansen
as Lt. Harry Evans
as Jebediah Giddings
as Mayor Whiteside
as Dr. J. Wilson Shiels
as Fernando Faillace
as Sam Pian
as Prof
as Al St. George
as Third Proprietor
as Pop
as Piano Tuner (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Les Bauer (uncredited)
as Danny Wilson
as Lucius Prince
as Moses Darby
as Mr. Jenson
as Vic Davis
as Herb
as Helicopter Dispatcher
as Self
as Self
as Postal Sorter Al (uncredited)
as Barker (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)