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===Television=== Albertson appeared in many television series, such as ''[[Hey, Jeannie!]]'' with [[Jeannie Carson]], the [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[Western (genre)|Western]] series ''[[Frontier Doctor]]'' with [[Rex Allen]], [[Rod Cameron (actor)|Rod Cameron]]'s syndicated crime drama ''[[State Trooper (TV series)|State Trooper]]'', and the 1961β1962 drama series ''[[Bus Stop (TV series)|Bus Stop]]''. He guest-starred on the [[David Janssen]] crime-drama series ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]''. From 1960 to 1961, Albertson was cast in three episodes of ''[[Pete and Gladys]]'', with [[Harry Morgan]] and [[Cara Williams]]. On January 2, 1961, Albertson was cast as Sampson J. Binton, with [[DeForest Kelley]] as Alex Jeffords, in "Listen to the Nightingale", the series finale of ''[[Riverboat (TV series)|Riverboat]]'', starring [[Darren McGavin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0687095|title="Listen to the Nightingale", ''Riverboat''|date=January 2, 1961|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=February 21, 2013}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2025}} Albertson had a recurring role as the neighbor Walter Burton in eight episodes of the 1962 ABC sitcom ''[[Room for One More (TV series)|Room for One More]]'', with [[Andrew Duggan]] and [[Peggy McCay]]. He had recurring roles in ''[[Ensign O'Toole]]'' (1962β63)<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Leszczak|first=Bob|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LaUqwWnpHLwC&q=jack+albertson&pg=PA45|title=Single Season Sitcoms, 1948β1979: A Complete Guide|date=November 8, 2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-9305-0}}</ref> and ''[[Run, Buddy, Run]]'' (1966). Between 1961 and 1964, Albertson appeared seven times on ''[[Mister Ed]]'' as Paul Fenton, brother-in-law (later just brother) to Wilbur Post's next-door-neighbor Kay, appearing as a stopgap regular for several episodes after the death of [[Larry Keating]] in 1963. Other 1960s series on which Albertson appeared were: NBC's sitcom ''[[Happy (1960 TV series)|Happy]]'', starring [[Ronnie Burns (actor)|Ronnie Burns]]; ''[[Glynis (TV series)|Glynis]]'', starring [[Glynis Johns]]; and [[Keith Andes]], which aired for 13 weeks in the fall of 1963. Albertson appeared in two episodes of ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last1=Presnell|first1=Don|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MqtTBQAAQBAJ&q=jack+albertson&pg=PA151|title=A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959β1964|last2=McGee|first2=Marty|date=July 11, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-1038-2}}</ref> In a 1967 episode of ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', he played the ne'er-do-well cousin, Bradford J. Taylor, of series character [[Aunt Bee]] ([[Frances Bavier]]). He also appeared in a 1969 episode of the TV series ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' entitled "Girl in the Shadows." He appeared in The Big Valley episode "The Battle of Mineral Springs" (1969). In 1970, Albertson appeared as Billy "Moose" Valentine in The Men From Shiloh, the rebranded name for ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' in the episode titled "With Love, Bullets and Valentines". From 1971 to 1972, he co-starred, with actor [[Sam Groom]], in the Canadian TV series ''[[Dr. Simon Locke]]''. He then co-starred as "The Man" Ed Brown on the popular series ''[[Chico and the Man]]'' with [[Freddie Prinze]]. He stayed for its entire run from 1974 to 1978. He earned an [[Emmy Award]] for that role in 1976, which was his second; his first was for an appearance on the variety show ''[[Cher (TV series)|Cher]]'' in 1975.<ref name=":2" />
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