Jack Albertson

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Jack Albertson (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer who also appeared in vain.

Albertson is best known for his appearances in The Subject Was Roses (1968), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971); and Ed Brown in the television sitcom Chico and the Man (1974-1978).

Albertson was honoured on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977 at 6253 Hollywood Boulevard, for his contributions to the television industry.

Early life

Albertson was born in Malden, Massachusetts, on June 16, 1907, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants Flora (née Craft) and Leopold Albertson. Mabel Albertson, his older sister, was a comedian. Albertson's mother, a stock actress, helped the family by working in a shoe factory. Albertson was known as "Harold Albertson" before he hit the age of 22. Before Jack was born, his father abandoned his mother, and the boy was raised by his stepfather, Alex Erlich, a barber.

Albertson recalled memories from a 1972 New York Daily News interview with Sidney Fields:

Albertson dropped out of high school, putting an end to formal education after a single year. He worked at several locations, including: the local GE Electric plant; in one of several shoe factories in the Lynn, Massachusetts area; and as a rack boy in neighborhood pool parlors, where he was always on alert to not play anyone who could "outhustle" him, although he was never able to "out-hustle" him. Albertson was able to learn a few tap dance routines from his fellow hustlers at the pool hall.

He began to be compensated for his prize winning shows when he was eighteen. Mabel's brother taught him the first "time steps" in tap dancing, and he developed new routines by watching vaudeville acts perform their hometown. He began singing "The Golden Rule Four," a band that held their practice sessions under a railroad bridge around this time.

Personal life and death

He lived in West Hollywood, California, for many years. He was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 1978, but he kept this information private and continued to act. Will You Run with Me? Two of his last appearances in television films, My Body, My Child (1982) and Grandpa (1982) are two of his final roles. (1983) Both filmed in 1981 and were released posthumously. In Disney's 24th animated film, The Fox and the Hound, he appeared in 1981, four months before his death.

He and his wife, June 23, 1924-July 23, and 2005), had a child, Maura Dhu. Albertson died at his Los Angeles home in 1981 from colon cancer at the age of 74. He and his elder sister, Bewitched actress Mabel Albertson (who died ten months later from Alzheimer's disease), were cremated and their remains were scattered in the Pacific Ocean.

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Career

Albertson was a member of the Dancing Verselle Sisters, a vain vaintle road troupe. On the Minsky's Burlesque Circuit, he performed in burlesque as both a hoofer (soft shoe dancer) and straight man. He performed in many Broadway plays and musicals, including High Button Shoes, Top Banana, Make Mine Bravo, Make Mine Manhattan, Boy Meets Girl, Girl Crazy, and Meet the People, for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Albertson appeared in more than 30 films. He appeared on 34th Street as a postal worker who redirected letters addressed to "Santa Claus" to the courthouse, where Kris Kringle is on trial. For his role in the 1968 film The Subject Was Roses, he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He later thanked child actor and fellow nominee Jack Wild for winning the award; Albertson wished Wild to win for his role in Oliver! Gene Wilder, Albertson's later Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory co-star, was also nominated for his role in The Producers.

Albertson appeared in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), and in The Poseidon Adventure (1972), where he played Manny Rosen, husband to Belle, played by Shelley Winters.

Albertson expressed disappointment that he did not reprise his role in The Sunshine Boys' film version. Albertson had intended to appear on the film in 1973 when producer Ray Stark bought the rights from Neil Simon in 1973, but by the time MGM acquired the rights in 1974 and was set to start filming in February 1975, Albertson was not available because he was appearing on Chico and the Man on TV.

Albertson began his career as a radio performer. Just Plain Bill, Lefty, That's My Pop, and The Jack Albertson Comedian was among the shows he appeared on. He appeared on the Milton Berle Show for a time in the late 1940s.

Albertson appeared in numerous television series, including Hey, Jeannie! Jeannie Carson of the syndicated Western series Frontier Doctor with Rex Allen, Rod Cameron's syndicated crime drama State Trooper, and the 1961–62 drama series Bus Stop. Richard Diamond, Private Detective, a David Janssen crime-drama series.

Albertson appeared in three episodes of Pete and Gladys from 1960 to 1961, with Harry Morgan and Cara Williams. In "Listen to the Nightingale," the series finale of Riverboat starring Darren McGavin, Albertson was cast as Sampson J. Binton, with DeForest Kelley as Alex Jeffords. In eight episodes of the 1962 ABC sitcom Room for One More, Albertson appeared as the neighbor Walter Burton. He appeared in Ensign O'Toole (1962–63) and Run, Buddy (1966). Albertson appeared on Mister Ed as Paul Fenton, brother-in-law (later just brother) to Wilbur Post's next-door neighbor Kay, notably as a stopgap regular for many episodes following Larry Keating's death in 1963.

Russell Burns' appearance in the fall of 1963 was one of several 1960s television shows on which Albertson appeared; Glynis, starring Glynis Johns; and Keith Andes. Albertson appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone. In a 1967 episode of The Andy Griffith Show, he played the ne'er-do-well cousin, Bradford J. Taylor of series character Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier). "Girl in the Shadows," a 1969 episode of the television show "Girl in the Shadows," he appeared in another episode. In the Big Valley episode "The Battle of Mineral Springs" (1969), he appeared. Albertson appeared in The Men From Shiloh, the rebranded name for The Virginian in the episode titled "With Love, Bullets, and Valentines" in 1970.

He co-starred in Dr. Simon Locke's Canadian television series from 1971 to 1972, with actor Sam Groom. Ed Brown appeared on the popular television show Chico and the Man with Freddie Prinze. He served from 1974 to 1978, and his entire career followed him. In 1976, he received an Emmy Award for his second appearance on Cher's show Cher; his first appearance was for an appearance on the variety show Cher in 1975.

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