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.
A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor.
asFred
1961 |
Lover Come Backas Fred
1959 |
Never Steal Anything Smallas Sleep-Out Charlie Barnes
1958 |
Teacher's Petas Guide
1957 |
Man of a Thousand Facesas Dr. J. Wilson Shields
1957 |
Monkey on My Backas Sam Pian
1956 |
Over-Exposedas Les Bauer
1956 |
The Unguarded Momentas Prof
1955 |
Bring Your Smile Alongas Mr. Jenson
1954 |
Top Bananaas Vic Davis
1947 |
Miracle on 34th Streetas Post Office Mail Sorter Next to Lou
