Jack Albertson Age: 74 (passed away Nov. 25th, 1981) Height: 5' 11" Birth Place: Malden, Massachusetts, USA Born: Jun. 16th, 1907 + Add to My Celebs

Jack Albertson's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Mister Ed	Paul Fenton
Chico and the Man	Ed Brown
Happy	Ed Langley
The People's Choice	Luther Jenk&hellip
Ensign O'Toole	Lt. Cmdr. V&hellip
Room For One More	Walter Burton
The Johnny Carson Show	Jack Albert&hellip
The Thin Man	Lt. Harry E&hellip Lt. Evans

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

A former song-and-dance man and veteran of vaudeville, burlesque and Broadway, Jack Albertson is best known to audiences as "The Man" in the TV series "Chico and the Man" (1974), for which he won an Emmy. In 1968 Albertson, the brother of actress Mabel Albertson, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in The Subject Was Roses (1968), a part which also won him the Tony award during its Broadway run.


TRIVIA:

• Nominated for the 1973 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "The Sunshine Boys".
• Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 10-12. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
• Is the father of 'Maura Dhu Studi' (qv) who is married to actor 'Wes Studi' (qv).
• Biography in "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pages 6-7. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387.
• Won the 1965 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "The Subject was Roses".
• Younger brother of 'Mabel Albertson' (qv).
• One of only eight actors to have won both the Tony and the Oscar for the same role on stage and film. The others are 'Yul Brynner' (qv) (_The King and I (1956)_ (qv) ), 'Rex Harrison (I)' (qv) (_My Fair Lady (1964)_ (qv)), 'Anne Bancroft (I)' (qv) (_The Miracle Worker (1962)_ (qv)), 'Joel Grey' (qv) (_Cabaret (1972)_ (qv)), 'Paul Scofield (I)' (qv) (_A Man for All Seasons (1966)_ (qv)), 'Shirley Booth' (qv) (_Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)_ (qv)), and 'José Ferrer (I)' (qv) (_Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)_ (qv)).
• In 1976, he became the eighth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Supporting Actor, _The Subject Was Roses (1968)_ (qv). Tony: Best Supporting Actor, "The Subject Was Roses", 1965. Emmy: Best Actor-Comedy Series, _"Chico and the Man" (1974)_ (qv).

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