Francis Healey Albertson (February 2, 1909 â€" February 29, 1964) was
an American actor who had supporting roles in films such as It's a
Wonderful Life (1946) and Psycho (1960), where his character buys a
house with a wad of banknotes, which the secretary then
steals.Albertson was a native of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the first
child of Frank B. and Mary (née Healey) Albertson. He spent his
childhood first in nearby Frazee, and later in Puyallup, Washington.
As a young man in Los Angeles, he worked as a laboratory assistant in
a photographic shop, which resulted in contacts leading to his acting
career.Albertson made well over 100 appearances (1923â€"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 partsâ€"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
television series My Friend Flicka. He guest-starred in the western
series The Californians and twice in the crime drama Richard Diamond,
Private Detective.
an American actor who had supporting roles in films such as It's a
Wonderful Life (1946) and Psycho (1960), where his character buys a
house with a wad of banknotes, which the secretary then
steals.Albertson was a native of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the first
child of Frank B. and Mary (née Healey) Albertson. He spent his
childhood first in nearby Frazee, and later in Puyallup, Washington.
As a young man in Los Angeles, he worked as a laboratory assistant in
a photographic shop, which resulted in contacts leading to his acting
career.Albertson made well over 100 appearances (1923â€"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 partsâ€"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
television series My Friend Flicka. He guest-starred in the western
series The Californians and twice in the crime drama Richard Diamond,
Private Detective.
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