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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1910
- Died
- 1981
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The sunshine boys
- The subject was roses
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Film & TV
Acting · Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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…
Known for
- Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr. — Self (archive footage)2023
- After They Were Famous — Self (archive footage)2002
- Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? — Self - Sketch Performer1983
- Terror at Alcatraz — George 'Deacon' Wheeler1982
- My Body, My Child — Poppa MacMahon1982
- The Fox and the Hound — Amos Slade (voice)1981
- Dead & Buried — William G. Dobbs1981
- Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase — Charlie Bartlett1981
- Marriage Is Alive and Well — Manny Wax1980
- Valentine — Pete Ferguson1979
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1907
- Active to
- 1981
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,295
- Total plays
- 28,676
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Born
- Harold Albertson , ( 1907-06-16 ) June 16, 1907, Malden, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- November 25, 1981 (1981-11-25) (aged 74), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Other name
- John Alberts
- Occupations
- Actor dancer singer comedian
- Years active
- 1926–1981
- Spouse
- June Wallace Thomson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1952 )
- Relatives
- Mabel Albertson (sister) George Englund (nephew)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jack
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Malden
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Sibling
- Mabel Albertson
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Jack Albertson posing for "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) photoshoot.jpg
- Height
- 180
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Jack Albertson
- date of birth
- 1910-01-01
- date of death
- 1981-11-25
- cause of death
- Colorectal cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Jack Albertson
- relative
- Wes Studi
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Encyclopedic overview
Harold "Jack" Albertson (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) was an American actor, comedian, dancer and singer who also performed in vaudeville. Albertson was a Tony, Oscar, and Emmy winning actor, which ranks him among a rare stature of 24 actors who have been awarded the "Triple Crown of Acting".
For his performance as John Cleary in the 1964 play The Subject Was Roses and its 1968 film adaptation, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. This again places him among a select status as one of eleven peers who have won both awards for the same role. His other roles include Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Manny Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure (1972), and Ed Brown in the television sitcom Chico and the Man (1974–1978), for which he won an Emmy. For his contributions to the television industry, Albertson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977 at 6253 Hollywood Boulevard.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jack Albertson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.