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Harold "Jack" Albertson was an American actor, comedian, dancer and singer who also performed in vaudeville. Albertson is known for his role as John Cleary in The Subject Was Roses, for which he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka& the Chocolate Factory; Manny Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure; and Ed Brown in the television sitcom Chico and the Man.
Chico and the Man. Chico and the Man is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for four seasons from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown (the Man), the cantankerous owner of a run-down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze (until Prinze's suicide in the third season) as ...
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".’.
Albertson was born on June 16, 1907, in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants Flora (née Craft) and Leopold Albertson. His older sister was actress Mabel Albertson. Their mother, a stock actress, supported the family by working in a shoe factory. Until the age of 22, Albertson was known as "Harold Albertson". His father abandoned his mother before Jack was born, and the ...
American character actor, dancer, singer and comedian
Apr 5, 2020 · Jack Albertson performs "Before the Parade Passes By" at the 1977 Tony Awards.
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May 18, 2016 · Jack ALBERTSON Obituary. ALBERTSON, Jack On May 13, 2016, Jack Albertson of Roswell, GA passed away peacefully in his home at 64 years old. Jack was the founder of Albertson Financial where he ...
