- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHarold Bernard Albertson
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- SpouseJune Wallace Thomson(October 31, 1952 - November 25, 1981) (his death, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsLeopold AlbertsonFlora Albertson
- RelativesMabel Albertson(Sibling)Sidney Albertson(Sibling)George Englund(Niece or Nephew)Kholan Studi(Grandchild)
- Distinctive gravelly voice
- Receding hairline and prominent mustache
- One of only nine actors to have won both the Tony and the Oscar for the same role on stage and film. The others are Yul Brynner (The King and I (1956)), Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady (1964)), Anne Bancroft (The Miracle Worker (1962)), Joel Grey (Cabaret (1972)), Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons (1966)), Shirley Booth (Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)), José Ferrer (Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)) and Viola Davis (Fences (2016)).
- Is one of 9 actors to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Thomas Mitchell, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Scofield, Jason Robards, Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino, Geoffrey Rush and Christopher Plummer.
- His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants.
- In 1976, he became the eighth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Supporting Actor, The Subject Was Roses (1968). Tony: Best Supporting Actor, "The Subject Was Roses" (1965). Emmy: Best Actor-Comedy Series, Chico and the Man (1974).
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6253 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 28, 1977.
- Ninety per cent of the things you do in this business are crap.
- I started out in vaudeville, and vaudeville died. I hit the burlesque houses and they padlocked 'em. I tried radio, and you know what happened to radio. Then live TV, and it vanished. Now that I've finally got a toehold in movies, look what's happening to them.
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