Acting · Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA · Born February 2, 1909
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francis Healey Albertson (February 2, 1909 – February 29, 1964) was an American character actor who made his debut in a minor part in Hollywood at age thirteen. He had supporting roles in films such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and Psycho (1960). Albertson made well over 100 appearances (1923–1964) in movies and television. In his early career he often sang and danced in such films as Just Imagine (1930) and A Connecticut Yankee (1931). He was featured in Alice Adams (1935) as the title character's brother, and in Room Service (1938) he played opposite the Marx Brothers. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit making training films during World War II. As he aged he moved from featured roles to supporting and character parts—in his later career he can be seen as Sam Wainwright, the businessman fond of saying "Hee-Haw" in the movie It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Albertson portrayed future U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in the 1956 episode "Rough Rider" of the CBS western television series My Friend Flicka. He guest starred in the early NBC western series The Californians and twice in the David Janssen crime drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective. He was cast in 1959 and 1962 in different roles on Walter Brennan's sitcom The Real McCoys. In 1960, he appeared as General Devery in the episode "Strange Encounter" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45. In 1960, he played the wealthy rancher Tom Cassidy at the beginning of Psycho (1960) who provides the $40,000 in cash that Janet Leigh's character later steals. In the 1960-61 television season, he played the character Mr. Cooper in five episodes of the CBS sitcom Bringing Up Buddy, starring Frank Aletter. In 1964, Albertson was cast as Jim O'Neal in the episode "The Death of a Teacher" of the NBC education drama Mr. Novak. One of his final screen appearances was as "Sam," the bewildered mayor of Sweet Apple, Ohio, in the 1963 film musical Bye Bye Birdie. His last appearance was on The Andy Griffith Show, in which he played a Marine commander completing an inspection. The episode aired on May 19, 1964, three months after Albertson died.
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Padre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Morgan
MovieJohnny Cool
1963
as Bill Blakely
TVMr. Novak
1963
as Jim O'Neal
MovieBye Bye Birdie
1963
as Mayor
TVGoing My Way
1962
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Tom Batterman
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Sheriff Webb
TVSam Benedict
1962
TVThe Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Walter Asch
MovieDon't Knock the Twist
1962
as Herbert Walcott
TVThe Investigators
1961
as Insurance adjustor
TV87th Precinct
1961
as Pop Smith
MovieMan-Trap
1961
as Paul Snavely
TVTallahassee 7000
1961
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Colonel Watson
TVMichael Shayne
1960
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
TVCheckmate
1960
as Jimmy Purdy
TVThe Aquanauts
1960
as Mr. Linden
TVThriller
1960
as Charles Salisbury
MoviePsycho
1960
as Tom Cassidy
TVJohnny Midnight
1960
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Jason MacIntyre
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
as Paul Charring
TVThe Third Man
1959
as Philip Reiner
TVBonanza
1959
as Sam Walker
TVThe Deputy
1959
as Nick Harper
MovieThe Last Hurrah
1958
as Jack Mangan
TVLawman
1958
as Clint Porter
TVBronco
1958
TVPeter Gunn
1958
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as George Elkins
TVMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Abner Reed
MovieThe Enemy Below
1957
as Lt. J.G. Crain
TVLeave It to Beaver
1957
as Mr. Gannon
TVThe Real McCoys
1957
TVThe Restless Gun
1957
as Jeb Lacey
TVMaverick
1957
as Harvey Storey
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Duck Hunter
TVM Squad
1957
as Walter Ashton
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Sheriff Crabtree
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Stuart Simons
TVOfficial Detective
1957
MovieNightfall
1956
as Dr. Edward Gurston
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Lane Fullerton
The Gale Storm Show
1956
as Stevens
State Trooper
1956
as John Henderson
MovieThe Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Taxidermist (uncredited)
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Regis
TVCheyenne
1955
as Johnny Kent
TVThe Phil Silvers Show
1955
as The Producer
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Howard Bayliss
TVFather Knows Best
1954
as Mr. Wickett
TVLassie
1954
as Norman Talley
MovieGirl on the Run
1953
as Hank
Kraft Television Theatre
1953
as Biff Grimes
MovieMain Street to Broadway
1953
as Self (uncredited)
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as General Scott
TVTales of Tomorrow
1951
The Billy Rose Show
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mr. Edgar
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
TVStudio One
1948
as Colonel Greer
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
MovieShed No Tears
1948
as Hutton
MovieKiller Dill
1947
as William T. Allen
MovieThe Hucksters
1947
as Max Herman
TVKraft Television Theatre
1947
MovieGinger
1947
as Barney O'Hara
MovieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Sam Wainwright
MovieThey Made Me a Killer
1946
as Patrolman Al Wilson
MovieGay Blades
1946
as Frankie Dowell
MovieHow DOooo You Do
1945
as Tom Brandon
Smart Boy
1945
as Bill Adams
MovieArson Squad
1945
as Tom Mitchell
MovieI Love a Soldier
1944
as Little Soldier
MovieAnd the Angels Sing
1944
as Oliver
MovieRosie the Riveter
1944
as Charlie Doran
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane
1944
as Major
MovieO, My Darling Clementine
1943
as 'Dapper' Dan Franklin
MovieMystery Broadcast
1943
as Michael Jerome
MovieHere Comes Elmer
1943
as Joe Maxwell
MovieKeep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Frank
MovieSilent Witness
1943
as Bruce L. Strong - Attorney
MovieUnderground Agent
1942
as Johnny Davis
City of Silent Men
1942
as Gil Davis
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942
as Jerry Markham
MovieWake Island
1942
as Johnny Rudd
MovieJunior G-Men of the Air
1942
as Jerry Markham
MovieShepherd of the Ozarks
1942
as Lieutenant James J. 'Jimmy' Maloney, Jr.
MovieMan From Headquarters
1942
as Larry Doyle
MovieLouisiana Purchase
1941
as Robert Davis, Jr.
MovieFlying Cadets
1941
as Bob Ames
MovieBurma Convoy
1941
as Mike Weldon
MovieCitadel of Crime
1941
as Jim Rogers
MovieFather Steps Out
1941
as Jimmy Dugan
MovieMan-Made Monster
1941
as Mark Adams
MovieEllery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
as Sanders
MovieBehind the News
1940
as Jeff Flavin
MovieWhen the Daltons Rode
1940
as Emmett Dalton
MovieDr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
as Bill Ferris
MovieThe Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Ernest
MovieFramed
1940
as Hank Parker
MovieRhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939
as Himself (uncredited)
MovieBachelor Mother
1939
as Freddie Miller
MovieI'll Tell the World
1939
as Jimmy Hawkins
MovieThe Shining Hour
1938
as Benny Collins
MovieSpring Madness
1938
as Hat
MovieFugitives for a Night
1938
as Matt Ryan
MovieRoom Service
1938
as Leo Davis
MovieMother Carey's Chickens
1938
as Tom Hamilton Jr.
The Magician's Daughter
1938
as Bob Wilson
MovieHold That Kiss
1938
as Steve Evans
MovieNavy Blue and Gold
1937
as Weeks
MovieThe Plainsman
1936
as A Young Trooper
No Place like Rome
1936
as Flavius - Roman Bachelor
MovieFury
1936
as Charlie Wilson
MovieThe Farmer in the Dell
1936
as Davy Davenport
MovieAh, Wilderness!
1935
as Arthur Miller
MovieKind Lady
1935
as Peter Santard
MovieEast of Java
1935
as Larry Page
MoviePersonal Maid's Secret
1935
as Kent Fletcher
MovieWaterfront Lady
1935
as Ronny Hillyer aka Bill
MovieAlice Adams
1935
as Walter Adams
MovieDoubting Thomas
1935
as Jimmy Brown
MovieEnter Madame
1935
as John Fitzgerald
Tripping Through the Tropics
1934
as Jack
MovieHollywood Mystery
1934
as Daniel Patrick Ryan
MovieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Ranny Truesdale
MovieThe Last Gentleman
1934
as Allan Blaine, Augusta's adopted son
MovieLove Detectives
1934
as Bob
MovieKing for a Night
1933
as Dick Morris
MovieRainbow Over Broadway
1933
as Don Hayes
MovieEver in My Heart
1933
as Sam Archer
MovieMidshipman Jack
1933
as Russell H. Burns
MovieDangerous Crossroads
1933
as Jimmie Blake
MovieAnn Carver's Profession
1933
as Jim
MovieThe Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
1933
as Bob Graham
The Plumber and the Lady
1933
as James Fawcett
MovieThe Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
as "Babe" Partos
Boys Will Be Boys
1932
as Frank Albertson
MovieThe Lost Special
1932
as Tom Hood
MovieAir Mail
1932
as Tommy Bogan
MovieHuddle
1932
as Larry
MovieRacing Youth
1932
as Teddy Blue
MovieWay Back Home
1931
as David Clark
MovieThe Brat
1931
as Stephen Forester
MovieTraveling Husbands
1931
as Barry Greene
MovieBig Business Girl
1931
as Johnny Saunders
MovieA Connecticut Yankee
1931
as Emile le Poulet / Clarence
MovieJust Imagine
1930
as RT-42
MovieWild Company
1930
as Larry Grayson
MovieSo This Is London
1930
as Junior Draper
MovieBorn Reckless
1930
as Frank Sheldon
MovieSpring Is Here
1930
as Stacy Adams
MovieSon of the Gods
1930
as Kicker
MovieThe Big Party
1930
as Jack Hunter
MovieMen Without Women
1930
as Ensign Price
MovieHappy Days
1929
as Frankie Albertson
MovieSalute
1929
as Midshipman Albert Edward Price
MovieWords and Music
1929
as Skeet Mulroy
MovieBlue Skies
1929
as Richard Lewis (episode 2)
MoviePrep and Pep
1928
as Bunk Hill
MovieThe Farmer's Daughter
1928
as Allan Boardman Jr.
MovieThe Covered Wagon
1923
as Bit (uncredited)
