Jack Albertson(1907-1981)

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Jack Albertson in Chico and the Man (1974)

A little fox named Tod, and Copper, a hound puppy, vow to be best buddies forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.

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The Fox and the Hound (1981)

A former song-and-dance man and veteran of vaudeville, burlesque and Broadway, Jack Albertson is best known to audiences as "The Man" in the TV series Chico and the Man (1974), for which he won an Emmy. In 1968 Albertson, the brother of actress Mabel Albertson, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in The Subject Was Roses (1968), a part which also won him the Tony award during its Broadway run.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, and Pamela Sue Martin in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, and Carol Lynley in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Dusty Cadis, Erik L. Nelson, Elizabeth Rogers, and Ron Stein in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Erik L. Nelson, and Elizabeth Rogers in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Shelley Winters and Jack Albertson in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, and Elizabeth Rogers in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Jack Albertson and Freddie Prinze in Chico and the Man (1974)

Jack Albertson in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Michael Bollner, and Denise Nickerson in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2008)

Jack Albertson and Alan Young in Mister Ed (1961)

Jack Albertson and Milton Frome in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)

Known for

Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Julie Dawn Cole, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

7.8

Grandpa Joe

1971

Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

The Poseidon Adventure

7.1

Manny Rosen

1972

Corey Feldman, Jack Albertson, Pearl Bailey, Richard Bakalyan, Pat Buttram, Candy Candido, Keith Coogan, Clarence Nash, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Winchell, and 'Squeeks' the Caterpillar in The Fox and the Hound (1981)

The Fox and the Hound

7.2

Amos Slade(voice)

1981

The Subject Was Roses

7.0

John Cleary

1968

Credits

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Actor

Terror at Alcatraz
- George 'Deacon' Wheeler
- TV Movie
- 1982
My Body, My Child
- Poppa MacMahon
- TV Movie
- 1982
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
- Charlie Bartlett
- TV Movie
- 1981
The Fox and the Hound
- Amos Slade (voice)
- 1981
Dead & Buried
- William G. Dobbs
- 1981
Charlie's Angels
- Edward Jordan
- TV Series
- 1980
Marriage Is Alive and Well
- Manny Wax
- TV Movie
- 1980
Valentine
- Pete Ferguson
- TV Movie
- 1979
Grandpa Goes to Washington
- Sen. Joe Kelley
- TV Series
- 1978–1979
Chico and the Man
- Ed Brown
- TV Series
- 1974–1978
The Comedy Company
- Barney Bailey
- TV Movie
- 1978
America 2-Night
- TV Series
- 1978
The Sad and Lonely Sundays
- Dr. George Sorenson
- TV Movie
- 1976
Insight
- Max Abrams
- Joe
- Abe ...
- TV Series
- 1969–1974
Gunsmoke
- Moses Darby
- Lucius Prince
- Danny Wilson
- TV Series
- 1969–1974

Soundtrack

Sicko
- performer: " (I've Got a) Golden Ticket"
- 2007
The Fox and the Hound
- performer: "A Huntin' Man" (1981)
- 1981
The 31st Annual Tony Awards
- performer: "I'm Still Here", "Before the Parade Passes By"
- TV Special
- 1977
The Bob Hope Show
- performer: "Me and My Shadow / When My Baby Smiles at Me", "Who Taught Us Everything?", "If You Knew Susie"
- TV Series
- 1977
Chico and the Man
- performer: "Margie", "Darktown Strutters' Ball", "Mademoiselle from Armentières", "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile", "Try to Remember", "Gila, Galah, Galoo"
- TV Series
- 1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
- performer: "Ev'ry Street's a Boulevard (in Old New York)"
- TV Series
- 1974
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
- performer: "(I've Got a) Golden Ticket" (uncredited)
- 1971
The Subject Was Roses
- performer: "Sunbonnet Sue", "It's a Long Way to Tipperary", "Me and My Shadow", "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" ("Pretty Baby", uncredited)
- 1968
Kissin' Cousins
- performer: "Smokey Mountain Boy" (uncredited)
- 1964
Ensign O'Toole
- performer: "Anchors Away" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 1962
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- performer: "Bison Lodge Song"
- performer: "Deck the Halls" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 1959–1961
Miracle on 34th Street
- performer: "Jingle Bells" (1857) (uncredited)
- 1947

Personal details

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Alternative names
- Jack Silbertson
Height
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Born
- June 16, 1907
- Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- November 25, 1981
- Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(colon cancer)
Spouse
- June Wallace ThomsonOctober 31, 1952 - November 25, 1981 (his death, 1 child)
Children
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Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
Publicity listings
- 2 Portrayals
- 4 Articles