Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson (June 16, 1907 - November 25, 1981) was an American actor best known for his roles as Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Ed Brown on the TV series, Chico and the Man. He voiced Amos Slade, the hunter in The Fox and the Hound just three months before his death on November 25th, 1981 from colorectal cancer.