Jack Albertson (born Harold Albertson; June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer best known for The Subject Was Roses, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, The Fox and the Hound, and Chico and the Man.
He was married to June Wallace Thompson and they have one child. His sister was Mabel Albertson.
Albertson died in 1981 at the age of 74 from colorectal cancer.
Works that Jack Albertson appeared in:
Film roles
- Next Time I Marry as Reporter
- Strike Up The Band as Barker (Uncredited Role)
- Miracle on 34th Street as Al (uncredited)
- Anything Can Happen as Flower Vendor (uncredited)
- Top Banana as Vic Davis
- Bring You Smile Along as Mr. Jenson
- Over Exposed as Les Bauer
- The Harder They Fall (1956) as Pop
- The Unguarded Moment as Prof.
- You Cant Run Away From It as 3rd Proprietor
- Monkey On My Back as Sam Pian
- Man Of A Thousand Places as Dr. J. Wilson Shields
- Dont Go Near The Water as Rep. George Shields
- Never Steal Anything Small as Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes
- The Shaggy Dog as Reporter (uncredited)
- The George Raft Story as Milton
- Lover Come Back as Fred
- Convicts 4 as Art Teacher
- Period Of Adjustment as Desk Sergeant
- Whos Got The Action as Officer Hodges
- Days of Wine and Roses as Trayner
- Son of Flubber as Mr. Barley
- Kissin' Cousins as Capt. Robert Jason Salbo
- Roustabout as Lou
- A Tiger Walks as Sam Grant
- The Patsy 1964 as Theatregoer with Helen
- How to Murder Your Wife as Dr. Bentley
- The Flim Flam Man as Mr. Packard
- How To Save A Marriage And Ruin Your Life as Mr. Slotkin
- The Subject Was Roses as John Cleary
- Changes as The Father
- Justine as Cohen
- Squeeze A Flower as Alfredo Brazzi
- Rabbit Run as Marty Tothero
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Grandpa Joe Bucket
- The Late Liz as Rev. Gordon Rogers
- The Poseidon Adventure as Manny Rosen
- Dead & Buried as William G. Dobbs
- The Fox and the Hound as Amos Slade
Television roles
- I Love Lucy as Helicopter Dispatcher (1 episode)
- Crusader as Ernie Duchek (1 episode)
- The Thin Man as Lt. Harry Evans (14 episodes)
- Have Gun – Will Travel as various (3 episodes)
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as various (5 episodes)
- The Jack Benny Show as Reporter (6 episodes)
- The Tab Hunter Show as Coach (1 episode)
- Riverbed as Sampson J. Binton (1 episode)
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Jerry Harlowe/The Genie (2 episodes)
- Mister Ed as Paul Fenton (7 episodes)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show as Mr. Eisenbauer (1 episode)
- Bus Stop as Lawson (1 episode)
- Lawman as Doc Peters (1 episode)
- Ensign O Toole as Lt. Cdr. Virgil Stoner
- The Lieutenant as District Attorney (1 episode)
- The Andy Griffith Show as Bradford J. Taylor (1 episode)
- Ironside (1967) as Money Howard (1 episode)
- The Virginian as various (2 episodes)
- Gunsmoke as various (4 episodes)
- Marcus Welby, M.D. as Mr. Chambers (1 episode)
- Daniel Boone as Sweet (1 episode)
- Nanny and the Professor as Edwin Higgenbotham Botkin (1 episode)
- Love, American Style as Archie (1 episode)
- Night Gallery as Bullivant ("Dead Weight")
- The Streets of San Francisco as Tim Murphy (1 episode)
- Chico and the Man as Ed Brown
- Cher as Himself (1 episode)
- Grandpa Goes To Washington as Sen. Joe Kelley (7 episodes)
- Charlie's Angels as Edward Jordan (1 episode)
Theatre roles
- High Button Shoes
- The Cradle Will Rock
- Tickets Please
- Top Banana
- Waiting for Godot as Didi
- The Subject Was Roses as John Cleary
- The Sunshine Boys as Willy Clark
- Girl Crazy
