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. Death Albertson died in his sleep at his home in Santa Monica, California, on February 29, 1964, aged 55. The cause of death was an apparent heart attack. He had five children from his two marriages. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California. Recognition For his contributions to the film industry, Albertson received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6754 Hollywood Boulevard. The star was dedicated on February 8, 1960. Filmography The Covered Wagon (1923) as Minor Role (uncredited) The Farmer's Daughter (1928) as Allan Boardman Jr. Prep and Pep (1928) as Bunk Hill Blue Skies (1929) as Richard Lewis (episode 2) Words and Music (1929) as Skeet Mulroy Salute (1929) as Midshipman Albert Edward Price Happy Days (1929) as Frankie Albertson Men Without Women (1930) as Ensign Albert Edward Price The Big Party (1930) as Jack Hunter Son of the Gods (1930) as Kicker Spring Is Here (1930) as Stacy Adams Born Reckless (1930) as Frank Sheldon So This Is London (1930) as Junior Draper Wild Company (1930) as Larry Grayson Just Imagine (1930) as RT-42 A Connecticut Yankee (1931) as Emile le Poulet / Clarence Big Business Girl (1931) as Johnny Saunders Traveling Husbands (1931) as Barry Greene The Brat (1931) as Stephen Forester Way Back Home (1931) as David Clark The Tiger's Son (1931) The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) as Frank Albertson (uncredited) Racing Youth (1932) as Teddy Blue Huddle (1932) as Larry Air Mail (1932) as Tommy Bogan The Lost Special (1932, Serial) as Tom Hood The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933) as Babe Partos The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933) as Bob Graham Ann Carver's Profession (1933) as Jim Thompson Dangerous Crossroads (1933) Midshipman Jack (1933) as Russell H. Burns Ever in My Heart (1933) as Sam Archer Rainbow Over Broadway (1933) as Don Hayes King for a Night (1933) as Dick Morris The Last Gentleman (1934) as Allan Blaine, Augusta's adopted son The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) as Ranny Truesdale Hollywood Hoodlum (1934) as Daniel Patrick Ryan Bachelor of Arts (1934) as Pete