Jack Albertson  American Actor

Jack Albertson was in 3 on-screen matchups, including Franziska Liebing in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Jo Helton in The Twilight Zone (1959) and Shelley Winters in The Poseidon Adventure (1972).

Jack Albertson is a member of the following lists: American film actors, American television actors and American Jews.

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Harold Albertson (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981), known professionally as Jack Albertson, was an American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer who also performed in vaudeville. Albertson was a Tony, Oscar and Emmy winning actor. He is known for his roles as John Cleary in The Subject Was Roses (1968), for which he received his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Best Featured Actor; 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 (1974–78), 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.