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Jack Albertson (1907-1981) was an Oscar® winning American actor. Albertson is known for his role as John Cleary 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); Manny Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure (1972); and Ed Brown in the television sitcom Chico and the Man (1974–78). His IMDb page shows 181 acting credits from 1938 to 1982. This page will rank Jack Albertson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings. Sadly we were unable to find any box office information on some of his movies.
Jack Albertson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1962
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
1972
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
1961
Lover Come Back (1961)
1940
Strike Up The Band (1940)
1963
Son of Flubber (1963)
1956
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
1959
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
1981
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
1958
Teacher's Pet (1958)
1965
How To Murder Your Wife (1965)
1957
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
1957
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
1956
The Harder They Fall (1956)
1962
Period of Adjustment (1962)
1964
Roustabout (1964)
1964
The Patsy (1964)
1968
The Subject Was Roses (1968)
1956
You Can't Run Away From It (1956)
1964
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
1962
Who's Got the Action? (1962)
1964
A Tiger Walks (1964)
1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
1967
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
1956
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
1959
Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
1970
Rabbit, Run (1970)
1969
Justine (1969)
1981
Dead & Buried (1981)
1956
Over-Exposed (1956)
1961
The George Raft Story (1961)
1955
Bring Your Smile Along (1955)
Jack Albertson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) | Jack Lemmon & Lee Remick |
12.30 | 204.4 | 242.50 | 17 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 98.6 | |
| 1 | The Poseidon Adventure (1972) | Gene Hackman & Ernest Borgnine |
92.70 | 681.8 | 681.80 | 2 | 75 | 08 / 01 | 97.7 | |
| 2 | Lover Come Back (1961) | Rock Hudson & Doris Day |
24.30 | 410.2 | 410.20 | 7 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 3 | Strike Up The Band (1940) | Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland |
6.50 | 288.9 | 445.70 | 8 | 72 | 03 / 01 | 96.2 | |
| 5 | Son of Flubber (1963) | Fred MacMurray | 26.00 | 377.9 | 377.90 | 5 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 6 | The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) | Tyrone Power & Kim Novak |
15.10 | 344.2 | 344.20 | 11 | 62 | 04 / 01 | 93.4 | |
| 7 | The Shaggy Dog (1959) | Fred MacMurray | 24.90 | 517.9 | 517.90 | 4 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 10 | The Fox and the Hound (1981) | Kurt Russell & Mickey Rooney |
39.90 | 179.4 | 179.40 | 14 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 9 | Teacher's Pet (1958) | Clark Gable & Doris Day |
7.70 | 160.7 | 221.50 | 28 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 12 | How To Murder Your Wife (1965) | Jack Lemmon | 15.10 | 185.5 | 185.50 | 16 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 11 | Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) | James Cagney | 6.90 | 153.1 | 153.10 | 33 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 12 | Don't Go Near the Water (1957) | Glenn Ford & Anne Francis |
12.20 | 272.0 | 272.00 | 10 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 13 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) | Gene Wilder | 12.10 | 91.8 | 91.80 | 27 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 14 | The Harder They Fall (1956) | Humphrey Bogart & Rod Steiger |
3.90 | 87.7 | 87.70 | 90 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 86.2 | |
| 15 | Period of Adjustment (1962) | Jane Fonda | 6.00 | 100.0 | 100.00 | 45 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 18 | Roustabout (1964) | Elvis Presley & Barbara Stanwyck |
9.00 | 119.7 | 119.70 | 29 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 17 | The Patsy (1964) | Jerry Lewis & Peter Lorre |
7.10 | 95.0 | 95.00 | 39 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 16 | The Subject Was Roses (1968) | Patricia Neal & Martin Sheen |
3.90 | 37.5 | 37.50 | 77 | 78 | 02 / 01 | 78.1 | |
| 19 | You Can't Run Away From It (1956) | Jack Lemmon & Dick Powell |
4.30 | 97.4 | 97.40 | 69 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 23 | Kissin' Cousins (1964) | Elvis Presley | 8.30 | 110.2 | 110.20 | 31 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 70.6 | |
| 20 | Who's Got the Action? (1962) | Dean Martin & Lana Turner |
4.30 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 58 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 21 | A Tiger Walks (1964) | Brian Keith & Vera Miles |
4.40 | 58.9 | 58.90 | 68 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 69.2 | |
| 24 | How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968) | Dean Martin | 7.10 | 68.2 | 68.20 | 51 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 22 | The Flim-Flam Man (1967) | George C. Scott | 3.00 | 31.0 | 31.00 | 77 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
| 25 | The Unguarded Moment (1956) | Esther Williams & George Nader |
2.60 | 58.4 | 58.40 | 125 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 26 | Never Steal Anything Small (1959) | James Cagney & Shirley Jones |
2.60 | 55.1 | 55.10 | 90 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 27 | Rabbit, Run (1970) | James Caan | 2.60 | 20.9 | 20.90 | 92 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
| 29 | Justine (1969) | Dirk Bogarde & Directed by George Cukor |
6.30 | 55.3 | 55.30 | 42 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 45.5 | |
| 28 | Dead & Buried (1981) | James Farentino | 0.60 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 152 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.1 | |
| 30 | Over-Exposed (1956) | Richard Crenna | 0.40 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 203 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 35.0 | |
| 31 | The George Raft Story (1961) | Jayne Mansfield | 2.40 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 85 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | |
| 32 | Bring Your Smile Along (1955) | Blake Edwards | 0.90 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 174 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 |
Best IMDb trivia on Jack Albertson
- Jack Albertson was born in in Malden, Massachusetts in 1907.
2. Jack Albertson dropped out of high school to join the vaudeville road troupe known as the Dancing Verselle Sisters. He then worked in burlesque as a hoofer (soft shoe dancer) and straight man to Phil Silvers on the Minsky’s Burlesque Circuit.
3. In 1976, Jack Albertson 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).
4. Jack Albertson is often confused with Arthur O’Connell, whom he co-starred in two movies with.
5. Jack Albertson said that his one regret was that he did not reprise his role in the movie version of The Sunshine Boys. Albertson was nominated for a Tony® for that stage role.
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Grandpa Joe gets a webpage. The only one of his movies I have seen is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. But it is one I have seen countless times.
Hey Taylor…figured if Grandpa Joe could get out of bed, the least I could do was give him a UMR page…..lol.