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Jack Albertson(1907-1981)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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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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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.
BornJune 16, 1907
DiedNovember 25, 1981(74)
BornJune 16, 1907
DiedNovember 25, 1981(74)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, 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 (1968)
The Subject Was Roses
7.0
  • John Cleary
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor



  • Diana Muldaur, Dick Smothers, and Tom Smothers in Terror at Alcatraz (1982)
    Terror at Alcatraz
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • George 'Deacon' Wheeler
    • 1982
  • Vanessa Redgrave and Joseph Campanella in My Body, My Child (1982)
    My Body, My Child
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Poppa MacMahon
    • 1982
  • Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (1981)
    Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Charlie Bartlett
    • 1981
  • 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
  • Dead & Buried (1981)
    Dead & Buried
    6.5
    • William G. Dobbs
    • 1981
  • Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)
    Charlie's Angels
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Edward Jordan
    • 1980
  • Marriage Is Alive and Well (1980)
    Marriage Is Alive and Well
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Manny Wax
    • 1980
  • Valentine (1979)
    Valentine
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Pete Ferguson
    • 1979
  • Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978)
    Grandpa Goes to Washington
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Sen. Joe Kelley
    • 1978–1979
  • Jack Albertson and Freddie Prinze in Chico and the Man (1974)
    Chico and the Man
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Ed Brown
    • 1974–1978
  • The Comedy Company (1978)
    The Comedy Company
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Barney Bailey
    • 1978
  • America 2-Night (1978)
    America 2-Night
    8.4
    TV Series
    • 1978
  • The Sad and Lonely Sundays
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Dr. George Sorenson
    • 1976
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Max Abrams
    • Joe
    • Abe ...
    • 1969–1974
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Moses Darby
    • Lucius Prince
    • Danny Wilson
    • 1969–1974

Soundtrack



  • Sicko (2007)
    Sicko
    8.0
    • performer: " (I've Got a) Golden Ticket"
    • 2007
  • 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
    • performer: "A Huntin' Man" (1981)
    • 1981
  • The 31st Annual Tony Awards
    8.2
    TV Special
    • performer: "I'm Still Here", "Before the Parade Passes By"
    • 1977
  • Bob Hope in The Bob Hope Show (1950)
    The Bob Hope Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Me and My Shadow / When My Baby Smiles at Me", "Who Taught Us Everything?", "If You Knew Susie"
    • 1977
  • Jack Albertson and Freddie Prinze in Chico and the Man (1974)
    Chico and the Man
    6.8
    TV Series
    • 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"
    • 1975
  • Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    8.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Ev'ry Street's a Boulevard (in Old New York)"
    • 1974
  • Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
    7.8
    • performer: "(I've Got a) Golden Ticket" (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • The Subject Was Roses (1968)
    The Subject Was Roses
    7.0
    • 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
  • Elvis Presley, Teri Garr, Pamela Austin, Yvonne Craig, Lynn Fields, Gail Ganley, Cynthia Pepper, Hortense Petra, and Beverly Powers in Kissin' Cousins (1964)
    Kissin' Cousins
    5.3
    • performer: "Smokey Mountain Boy" (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Dean Jones in Ensign O'Toole (1962)
    Ensign O'Toole
    7.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Anchors Away" (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Bob Denver and Dwayne Hickman in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Bison Lodge Song"
    • performer: "Deck the Halls" (uncredited)
    • 1959–1961
  • Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn, and John Payne in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
    Miracle on 34th Street
    7.9
    • performer: "Jingle Bells" (1857) (uncredited)
    • 1947

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jack Silbertson
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 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
      Maura Dhu Studi
  • Parents
      Leopold Albertson
  • Relatives
      Mabel Albertson(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    One of only nine actors to have won both the Tony and the Oscar for the same role on stage and film. The others are Yul Brynner (The King and I (1956)), Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady (1964)), Anne Bancroft (The Miracle Worker (1962)), Joel Grey (Cabaret (1972)), Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons (1966)), Shirley Booth (Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)), José Ferrer (Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)) and Viola Davis (Fences (2016)).
  • Quotes
    Ninety per cent of the things you do in this business are crap.
  • Trademarks
      Distinctive gravelly voice

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