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When Jack died he was cremated. His ashes were scattered at sea.
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Jack is the younger brother of Mabel Albertson.
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He has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame for his work in television. It is located at 6253 Hollywood Blvd.
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Jack was 5' 11" (1.80 m).
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Jack was in the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) as Grandpa Joe. He was also in the 1981 film Dead & Buried as William G. Dobbs, The Subject Was Roses (1968) as John Cleary, The Flim-Flam Man {1967} as Mr. Packard, he played Pop in the 1956 film The Harder They Fall, he played Jenson in the 1955 film Bring Your Smile Along, and played Vic Davis in the 1954 film Top Banana, played Alfredo Brazzi in the 1970 film Squeeze a Flower, Jack was in the 1970 movie Rabbit, Run as Marty Tothero.
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Jack starred in the Oscar winning movie The Poseidon Adventure (1972) as Manny Rosen.
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Jack voiced the hunter in The Fox and the Hound (1981).
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In 1976, he became the eighth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting.
