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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
1972
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
1962
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
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)
1962
Who's Got the Action? (1962)
1964
A Tiger Walks (1964)
1964
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
1967
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
1968
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
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)
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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 | The Poseidon Adventure (1972) | Gene Hackman & Ernest Borgnine |
92.70 | 588.0 | 588.00 | 2 | 75 | 08 / 01 | 97.9 | |
| 4 | Days of Wine and Roses (1962) | Jack Lemmon & Lee Remick |
12.30 | 176.3 | 209.10 | 17 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 97.6 | |
| 2 | Lover Come Back (1961) | Rock Hudson & Doris Day |
24.30 | 353.8 | 353.80 | 7 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 3 | Strike Up The Band (1940) | Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland |
6.50 | 249.2 | 384.30 | 8 | 72 | 03 / 01 | 96.6 | |
| 5 | Son of Flubber (1963) | Fred MacMurray | 26.00 | 325.9 | 325.90 | 5 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 6 | The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) | Tyrone Power & Kim Novak |
15.10 | 296.8 | 296.80 | 11 | 62 | 04 / 01 | 94.2 | |
| 7 | The Shaggy Dog (1959) | Fred MacMurray | 24.90 | 446.6 | 446.60 | 4 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 10 | The Fox and the Hound (1981) | Kurt Russell & Mickey Rooney |
39.90 | 154.7 | 154.70 | 14 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 9 | Teacher's Pet (1958) | Clark Gable & Doris Day |
7.70 | 138.6 | 191.00 | 28 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 12 | How To Murder Your Wife (1965) | Jack Lemmon | 15.10 | 160.0 | 160.00 | 16 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 11 | Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) | James Cagney | 6.90 | 132.0 | 132.00 | 33 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 12 | Don't Go Near the Water (1957) | Glenn Ford & Anne Francis |
12.20 | 234.6 | 234.60 | 10 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 13 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) | Gene Wilder | 12.10 | 79.2 | 79.20 | 28 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 14 | The Harder They Fall (1956) | Humphrey Bogart & Rod Steiger |
3.90 | 75.6 | 75.60 | 90 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 15 | Period of Adjustment (1962) | Jane Fonda | 6.00 | 86.2 | 86.20 | 45 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 18 | Roustabout (1964) | Elvis Presley & Barbara Stanwyck |
9.00 | 103.2 | 103.20 | 29 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 17 | The Patsy (1964) | Jerry Lewis & Peter Lorre |
7.10 | 81.9 | 81.90 | 42 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 16 | The Subject Was Roses (1968) | Patricia Neal & Martin Sheen |
3.90 | 32.3 | 32.30 | 77 | 78 | 02 / 01 | 78.7 | |
| 19 | You Can't Run Away From It (1956) | Jack Lemmon & Dick Powell |
4.30 | 84.0 | 84.00 | 69 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 20 | Who's Got the Action? (1962) | Dean Martin & Lana Turner |
4.30 | 61.6 | 61.60 | 58 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 21 | A Tiger Walks (1964) | Brian Keith & Vera Miles |
4.40 | 50.8 | 50.80 | 68 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 23 | Kissin' Cousins (1964) | Elvis Presley | 8.30 | 95.0 | 95.00 | 33 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 22 | The Flim-Flam Man (1967) | George C. Scott | 3.00 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 77 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 24 | How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968) | Dean Martin | 7.10 | 58.8 | 58.80 | 51 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 25 | The Unguarded Moment (1956) | Esther Williams & George Nader |
2.60 | 50.4 | 50.40 | 124 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 26 | Never Steal Anything Small (1959) | James Cagney & Shirley Jones |
2.60 | 47.5 | 47.50 | 90 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 27 | Rabbit, Run (1970) | James Caan | 2.60 | 18.0 | 18.00 | 92 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 29 | Justine (1969) | Dirk Bogarde & Directed by George Cukor |
6.30 | 47.7 | 47.70 | 42 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 28 | Dead & Buried (1981) | James Farentino | 0.60 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 151 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 30 | Over-Exposed (1956) | Richard Crenna | 0.40 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 203 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | |
| 31 | The George Raft Story (1961) | Jayne Mansfield | 2.40 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 85 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 32 | Bring Your Smile Along (1955) | Blake Edwards | 0.90 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 174 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 |
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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I remember Jack Albertson best from The Poseidon Adventure, a big favorite of mine back in the 1970s. Shelley Winters, playing his wife, shouting out his name over and over, “Manny! Manny!”
I’ve seen 9 of the 31 films on the chart, favorites are – The Poseidon Adventure, Roustabout, Kissin’ Cousins, Man of a Thousand Faces, How to Murder Your Wife, The Fox and the Hound and Strike Up the Band. I’ve also seen – The Patsy and Son of Flubber.
I’ve only seen bits of Willy Wonka over the years, not the whole film, it just didn’t interest me as a young teen, preferring instead The Omega Man and Soylent Green.
Even The Godfather escaped my interest at the time, probably the title seemed so tame and harmless (the X rating should have told me it wasn’t tame). When I finally caught up with it in the early 80s it blew me away.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Btw Strike Up the Band is a favorite of mine and was curious to see what old Albertson looked like in 1940, I found a photo on google. I’m assuming he’s the tall boy on the left?
https://resizing.flixster.com/Q7bs-N5RrJZBp9uUOp0JsOow9is=/2160×1620/v1.bjsxNzIyMzU7ajsxODMxNjsxMjAwOzIxNjA7MTYyMA
Hey Steve
1. Thanks for the feedback.
2. As for the photo you attached…..I guess it is him….but he looks so different than I always knew him…granted that was about 30 years before Willy Wonka. Good find.
3. Tally count….Flora leading the with 17, followed by Bob and myself with 11 and you at 9.
4. Shocked you the musical fan….have not seen Willy Wonka from start to finish…..it is one of my favorite musicals…with an awesome Gene Wilder performance.
5. “Manny! Manny!…one of your favorite line readings in movie history……lol.
6. Of your favorites…I have seen 4 of them …with The Poseidon Adventure being my favorite of those.
7. Not surprised you have seen both Elvis/Albertson movies.
Good stuff as always.
HI BRUCE Thanks for the feedback.
Monkey on my Back is an obscure B movie that I saw on the 2nd half of a double bill way back in 1957.
It was possibly trying to cash in on the success of Sinatra’s drug-themed 1955 Man with the Golden Arm; but the B movie was reasonably good in its own right, IMDB for example giving it a 70% rating compared with 74% for Sinatra’s vehicle.
Hey Bob…thanks for the information on Monkey on my Back. I feel a little better for not finding box office on that one….but we try to be as close to “ultimate” as we can…and missing movies people have fond memories is always discouraging. Maybe one day we will unlock that mystery. Good information on it’s connection to Man With The Golden Arm. Good stuff as always.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for trying; but you have done far more research on the grosses subject generally than anyone could reasonably hope for so you have nothing to regret.
Hey Bob….thanks for the kind words…they are appreciated.
Jack Albertson is # 904 on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list; these are the other actors on the list he appeared with.
10 MARTIN SHEEN Pickup on 101 (1972)
10 MARTIN SHEEN The Subject Was Roses (1968)
14 ERNEST BORGNINE The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
36 ROD STEIGER Convicts 4 (1962)
36 ROD STEIGER The Harder They Fall (1956)
48 JOHN CARRADINE The Patsy (1964)
53 JOHN SAXON The Unguarded Moment (1956)
62 JAMES CAAN Rabbit, Run (1970)
74 GENE HACKMAN The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
100 ELI WALLACH How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
110 RODDY MCDOWELL The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
117 MICHAEL YORK Justine (1969)
137 SHELLEY WINTERS The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
153 ROBERT FORSTER Justine (1969)
170 LESLIE NIELSEN The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
172 MICKEY ROONEY Strike Up the Band (1940)
172 MICKEY ROONEY The Fox and the Hound (1981)
175 BEN GAZZARA Convicts 4 (1962)
203 KURT RUSSELL The Fox and the Hound (1981)
227 KEENAN WYNN Don’t Go Near the Water (1957)
227 KEENAN WYNN Son of Flubber (1963)
227 KEENAN WYNN The Patsy (1964)
228 JOSE FERRER ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN (1952)
230 JEFF COREY Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
250 JOHN VERNON Justine (1969)
270 PHILIPPE NOIRET Justine (1969)
308 GLENN FORD Don’t Go Near the Water (1957)
342 EDDIE ALBERT Who’s Got the Action? (1962)
352 BRIAN KEITH A Tiger Walks (1964)
368 ANOUK AIMEE Justine (1969)
375 TERI GARR Changes (1969)
375 TERI GARR Kissin’ Cousins (1964)
375 TERI GARR Roustabout (1964)
465 STUART WHITMAN Convicts 4 (1962)
469 VINCENT PRICE Convicts 4 (1962)
485 ROY KINNEAR Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
487 MARCEL DALIO Justine (1969)
502 JACK LEMMON Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
502 JACK LEMMON How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
502 JACK LEMMON You Can’t Run Away from It (1956)
511 TERRY-THOMAS How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
521 ROYAL DANO Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
537 KATHLEEN FREEMAN The Patsy (1964)
555 WALTER MATTHAU Who’s Got the Action? (1962)
595 SLIM PICKENS The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
600 JANE FONDA Period of Adjustment (1962)
613 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Convicts 4 (1962)
635 GEORGE BAKER JUSTINE (1969)
691 DUB TAYLOR You Can’t Run Away from It (1956)
692 TONY RANDALL Lover Come Back (1961)
696 RAQUEL WELCH Roustabout (1964)
700 VERA MILES A Tiger Walks (1964)
728 DIRK BOGARDE Justine (1969)
734 JAMES WHITMORE The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
744 BARRY CORBIN DEAD & BURIED (1981)
759 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
759 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF The Harder They Fall (1956)
779 VIRNA LISI How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
781 EDWARD ANDREWS A TIGER WALKS (1964)
781 EDWARD ANDREWS SON OF FLUBBER (1963)
781 EDWARD ANDREWS THE HARDER THEY FALL (1956)
781 EDWARD ANDREWS THE UNGUARDED MOMENT (1956)
805 CHARLES LANE Teacher’s Pet (1958)
812 GEORGE C. SCOTT The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
849 RICHARD CRENNA Over-Exposed (1956)
851 E.G. MARSHALL ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN (1952)
857 JOHN CRAWFORD The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
907 STROTHER MARTIN The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
907 STROTHER MARTIN The Shaggy Dog (1959)
942 RUSS TAMBLYN Don’t Go Near the Water (1957)
966 JIM BACKUS Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
966 JIM BACKUS You Can’t Run Away from It (1956)
984 LESLEY ANNE WARREN Pickup on 101 (1972)
HM (1000) GLENN MORSHOWER Dead & Buried (1981)
Jack appeared with 22 Oscar winners.
ANNE BAXTER The Late Liz (1971)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Convicts 4 (1962)
CLAIRE TREVOR How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
CLARK GABLE Teacher’s Pet (1958)
DOROTHY MALONE Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
EDMUND GWENN Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
GENE HACKMAN The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
GEORGE C. SCOTT The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
GIG YOUNG Teacher’s Pet (1958)
HUMPHREY BOGART The Harder They Fall (1956)
JACK LEMMON Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
JACK LEMMON How to Murder Your Wife (1965)
JACK LEMMON You Can’t Run Away from It (1956)
JAMES CAGNEY Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
JAMES CAGNEY Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
JANE FONDA Period of Adjustment (1962)
JOSE FERRER ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN (1952)
KIM HUNTER ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN (1952)
PATRICIA NEAL The Subject Was Roses (1968)
RED BUTTONS The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
ROD STEIGER Convicts 4 (1962)
ROD STEIGER The Harder They Fall (1956)
SHELLEY WINTERS The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
SHIRLEY JONES Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
WALTER MATTHAU Who’s Got the Action? (1962)
Hey Dan. Good information on Jack Albertson. Surprised he is in the Top 1000. Not thinking he made the old list that you used to share. Looks like his most frequent Oracle co-star was Edward Andrews….I think I only know him from your lists. 22 Oscar winners is below average….heck if you take out The Posideon Adventure he is down to 18. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 17 Jack Albertson movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is The Poseidon Adventure.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Son of Flubber.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is How to Save Your Marriage (and Ruin Your Life).
Favourite Jack Albertson Movies:
The Poseidon Adventure
Lover Come Back
Don’t Go Near the Water
Teacher’s Pet
Strike Up the Band
The Eddy Duchin Story
The Shaggy Dog
The Harder They Fall
The Fox and the Hound
How to Murder Your Wife
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Period of Adjustment
The Subject Was Roses
Other Jack Albertson Movies I Have Seen:
Days of Wine and Roses
The Roustabout
Kissin’ Cousins
How to Save a Marriage (and Ruin Your Life)
Hey Flora….thanks for the thoughts on Jack Albertson. Another Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner off the list of people to write about. I have seen 11 of his movies…so I am not too far behind you. I have seen 6 of your favorites with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory being my favorite. That movie gets better every year. I like The Poseidon Adventure but it is not a big favorite mine….even with Joel providing some of the music. Good stuff as always.
To me Jack when he wore his trademark mustache looked a bit like Keenan Wynn as well as Arthur O’Connell. Actor, singer dancer character performer Jack enjoyed success via four mediums -big screen, small screen, radio, Broadway – apparently earning a career net worth today of $87 million along the way until his death in 1981.
On top of his cinematic film career Jack appeared in just under 60 TV productions; and indeed I first came to know him most for his role of Lt Harry Evans of the NYPD in 20 episodes of The Thin Woman television series [1957-59]. Jack’s final two performances of any description were in 2 TV movies released in 1982 after his death the previous year.
I have\ seen 11 of the movies listed above and my faves among them are: Poseidon Adventure, Don’t Go Near the Water and especially Doris Day’s Lover Come Back and Teacher’s Pet. I also liked him in 1957’s drug addiction film Monkey on My Back, not covered above. Good choice of subject for a new page so “Voted Up!”
Hey Bob. Thanks for sharing your movie and television knowledge on Jack Albertson. Wow…$87 million net worth….thinking he invested very wisely. I agree with you about Albertson and O’Connell. I had to add a picture so people could see how closely they looked alike. Interesting point about Wynn. I would put Arthur Kennedy in that group….I often get confused on Albertson, O’Connell and Kennedy….when think which character actor played which role. Tally count. Flora 17, you and me at 11. I spent some time looking for information on Monkey on My Back….but came up empty on that movie…sorry about that. Thanks for the visit and the vote up.