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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.
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as Tom Cassidy (archive footage)
1965
as Padre
1963
as Bill Blakely
1963
as Jim O'Neal
1963
as Mayor
1962
1962
as Tom Batterman
1962
as Sheriff Webb
1962
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as Walter Asch
1962
as Herbert 'Herb' Walcott
1961
as Pop Smith
1961
as Paul Snavely
1961
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as Colonel Watson
1960
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as Mr. Linden
1960
as Charles Salisbury
1960
as Tom Cassidy
1960
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as Jason MacIntyre
1959
as Paul Charring
1959
as Wally Gibbs
1959
as Philip Reiner
1959
as Sam Walker
1959
as Nick Harper
1958
as Jack Mangan
1958
as Clint Porter
1958
as Henry Bildy
1958
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as George Elkins
1958
as Sheriff Mike Strata
1958
as Jason Gill
1958
as Abner Reed
1957
as Lt. J.G. Crain
1957
as Mr. Gannon
1957
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as Jeb Lacey
1957
as Harvey Storey
1957
as Duck Hunter
1957
as Walter Ashton
1957
as Sheriff Crabtree
1957
as Judge Mortimer Hall
1957
as Amos Markham
1957
as Sheriff Billy Boyce
1957
as Stuart Simons
1957
as Gerald Clayton
1957
1956
as Dr. Edward Gurston
1956
as Lane Fullerton
1956
as Sheriff Charlie Horn
1956
as Stevens
1956
as John Henderson
1956
as Taxidermist (uncredited)
1955
as Regis
1955
as Sergeant Kirby
1955
as George Wyncliff
1955
as Johnny Kent
1955
as The Producer
1955
as Howard Bayliss
1954
as Mr. Wickett
1954
as Norman Talley
1953
as Hank
1953
as Biff Grimes
1953
as Self (uncredited)
1951
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as Mr. Edgar
1950
as Dr. Coffee
1950
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as Colonel Greer
1948
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as Hutton
1947
as William T. Allen
1947
as Max Herman
1947
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as Barney O'Hara
1946
as Sam Wainwright
1946
as Patrolman Al Wilson
1946
as Frankie Dowell
1945
as Tom Brandon
1945
as Tom Mitchell
1944
as Little Soldier
1944
as Oliver
1944
as Charlie Doran
1944
as Major
1943
as 'Dapper' Dan Franklin
1943
as Michael Jerome
1943
as Joe Maxwell
1943
as Frank
1943
as Bruce L. Strong - Attorney
1942
as Johnny Davis
1942
as Gil Davis
1942
as Jerry Markham
1942
as Johnny Rudd
1942
as Jerry Markham
1942
as Lieutenant James J. 'Jimmy' Maloney, Jr.
1942
as Larry Doyle
1941
as Robert Davis, Jr.
1941
as Bob Ames
1941
as Mike Weldon
1941
as Jim Rogers
1941
as Jimmy Dugan
1941
as Mark Adams
1941
as Sanders
1940
as Jeff Flavin
1940
as Emmett Dalton
1940
as Bill Ferris
1940
as Ernest
1940
as Hank Parker
1939
as Himself (uncredited)
1939
as Freddie Miller
1939
as Jimmy Hawkins
1938
as Benny Collins
1938
as Hat
1938
as Matt Ryan
1938
as Leo Davis
1938
as Tom Hamilton Jr.
1938
as Bob Wilson
1938
as Steve Evans
1937
as Weeks
1936
as A Young Trooper
1936
as Flavius - Roman Bachelor
1936
as Charlie Wilson
1936
as Davy Davenport
1935
as Arthur Miller
1935
as Peter Santard
1935
as Larry Page
1935
as Kent Fletcher
1935
as Ronny Hillyer aka Bill
1935
as Walter Adams
1935
as Jimmy Brown
1935
as John Fitzgerald
1934
as Jack
1934
as Daniel Patrick Ryan
1934
as Ranny Truesdale
1934
as Allan Blaine, Augusta's adopted son
1934
as Bob
1933
as Dick Morris
1933
as Don Hayes
1933
as Sam Archer
1933
as Russell H. Burns
1933
as Jim Thompson
1933
as Bob Graham
1933
as James Fawcett
1933
as "Babe" Partos
1932
as Frank Albertson
1932
as Tom Hood
1932
as Tommy Bogan
1932
as Larry
1932
as Teddy Blue
1931
as David Clark
1931
as Stephen Forester
1931
as Barry Greene
1931
as Johnny Saunders
1931
as Emile le Poulet / Clarence
1930
as RT-42
1930
as Larry Grayson
1930
as Junior Draper
1930
as Frank Sheldon
1930
as Stacy Adams
1930
as Kicker
1930
as Jack Hunter
1930
as Ensign Price
1929
as Frankie Albertson
1929
as Midshipman Albert Edward Price
1929
as Skeet Mulroy
1929
as Richard Lewis (episode 2)
1928
as Bunk Hill
1923
as Bit (uncredited)