Harold "Jack" Albertson 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 o
Albertson in 1971
Albertson posing for The Poseidon Adventure in 1972
Albertson, Avery Schreiber, and Freddie Prinze on Chico and the Man (1975)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on Dahl's 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It sta
Jack Albertson
…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…
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The main cast during filming in 1970: Back row (left to right): Böllner, Reit, Wilder Second row (left to right): Stone, Kinnear, Denney, Albertson Front row (left to right): Nickerson, Cole, Themmen, Ostrum
The child cast of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in 2011