Eddie Albert
Known for
Acting
Life
1906 – 2005 (aged 99)
Born in
Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Credits
View on IMDb178 acting credits
Biography
Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 - May 26, 2005), known professionally as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday, and in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid. Other well-known screen roles of his include Bing Edwards in the Brother Rat films, traveling salesman Ali Hakim in the musical Oklahoma!, and the corrupt prison warden in 1974's The Longest Yard. He starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the 1960s television situation comedy Green Acres and as Frank MacBride in the 1970s crime drama Switch. He also had a recurring role as Carlton Travis on Falcon Crest, opposite Jane Wyman.
Known For
Roman Holiday
26 Aug 1953
Spider-Man
19 Nov 1994
The Longest Day
25 Sep 1962
Columbo
15 Sep 1971
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sep 1984
The Longest Yard
21 Aug 1974
Dreamscape
15 Aug 1984
The Twilight Zone
27 Sep 1985
Photos
Filmography
2004
- Spider-Man vs. Doc Ockas Adam Toomes
2002
- Restoring Roman Holidayas Irving Radovich (archive footage)
1995
- The Barefoot Executiveas Herbert Gower
1994
- Spider-Manas Adrian Toomes2 episodes
1993
- La Classe américaineas The Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Okavangoas Uncle Bill Scofield1 episode
1992
- The Golden Palaceas Bill Douglas1 episode
1991
- The Girl From Marsas Dr. Charles Favender
1990
- Return to Green Acresas Oliver Wendell Douglas
1989
- The Big Pictureas M.C.
- Brenda Starras Police Chief Maloney
1988
- War and Remembranceas Breckinridge Long1 episode
1987
- thirtysomethingas Charlie Weston1 episode
- Turnaroundas Theo Aitken
- Mercy or Murder?as Joe Varon
1986
- Dress Grayas Judge Hand2 episodes
1985
- The Twilight Zoneas Roger Leeds1 episode
- Stitchesas Dean Bradley
- In Like Flynnas Bill White
- Head Officeas Pete Helmes
- The Ray Bradbury Theateras Jonathan Hughes1 episode
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Jackson Lane1 episode
- Burning Rageas Will Larson
- Highway to Heavenas Sen. Fritz McCorkindale1 episode
- Dreamscapeas The President
- The Actas Harry Kruger
1983
- The Demon Murder Caseas Father Dietrich
1982
- Yes, Giorgioas Henry Pollack
- Hotelas MacDonald 'Mack' Erickson1 episode
- Roosteras Rev. Harlan Barnum
- Beyond Witch Mountainas Jason O'Day
1981
- Falcon Crestas Carlton Travis3 episodes
- Simon & Simonas Judge Elliott Morris Taylor2 episodes
- Goliath Awaitsas Adm. Wiley Sloan2 episodes
- Take This Job and Shove Itas Samuel Ellison
- Peter and Paulas Festus2 episodes
- The Oklahoma City Dollsas Coach Homer Sixx
1980
- Foolin' Aroundas Daggett
- Beulah Landas Felix Kendrick3 episodes
- The Borderas Moffat
- How to Beat the High Cost of Livingas Max
- Trouble in High Timber Countryas Carroll Yeager
- Yesterdayas Bart Kramer
1979
- The Concorde... Airport '79as Eli Sands
1978
- The Wordas Ogden Towery4 episodes
- The Crash of Flight 401as Capt. Dunn
- Evening in Byzantiumas Brian Murphy2 episodes
1977
- The Love Boatas Dean Burton Lockwood2 episodes
1976
- Moving Violationas Alex Warren
- Birch Intervalas Pa Strawacher
1975
- Hustleas Leo Sellers
- Whiffsas Colonel Lockyer
- Switchas Frank MacBride70 episodes
- The Devil’s Rainas Dr. Sam Richards
- Promise Him Anythingas Pop
- Escape to Witch Mountainas Jason O'Day
- Switchas Frank MacBride
1974
- The Lives of Benjamin Franklinas Diplomat Benjamin Franklin4 episodes
- The Longest Yardas Warden Hazen
- The Takeas Chief Berrigan
- McQas Kosterman
1973
- The Borrowersas Pod Clock
- Daddy's Girlas Bob Randall
- See the Man Runas Dr. Thomas Spencer
1972
- The Heartbreak Kidas Duane Corcoran
- Kung Fuas Dr. George Baxter2 episodes
- Fireball Forwardas Col. Douglas Graham
- The Loraxas Narrator
1971
- Columboas Martin Hollister1 episode
1970
- McCloudas Roy Erickson1 episode
1968
- The Mouse on the Mayfloweras Capt. Standish (voice)
- Here's Lucyas Eddie Albert1 episode
1965
- 7 Womenas Charles Pether
- Green Acresas Oliver Wendell Douglas170 episodes
- The Party's Overas Ben Morgan
1964
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Brother Love1 episode
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Seaas Dr. Fred Wilson1 episode
- The Roguesas Gregg Roberts1 episode
1963
- Captain Newman, M.D.as Col. Norval Algate Bliss
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Dr. Bert Andrews1 episode
- Petticoat Junctionas Oliver Douglas12 episodes
- Mr. Novakas Charlie O'Rourke1 episode
- Burke's Lawas Arthur J. Poindexter1 episode
- The Greatest Show on Earthas Frank Land1 episode
- The Outer Limitsas Andy Thorne1 episode
- The Lieutenantas Rodney Cameron O'Rourke1 episode
- Miracle of the White Stallionsas Rider Otto
1962
- Who's Got the Action?as Clint Morgan
- Combat!as Phil1 episode
- The Beverly Hillbilliesas Oliver Wendell Douglas1 episode
- The Longest Dayas Col. Thompson
- The Virginianas Cal Kroeger1 episode
- Sam Benedictas Lewis Wiley1 episode
1961
- The Two Little Bearsas Harry Davis
- The Spiral Staircaseas Albert Warren
- The New Breedas Walter Cowley1 episode
- Ben Caseyas Gene Billstrom1 episode
- Dr. Kildareas Dr. Norman French1 episode
- The DuPont Show of the Weekas Frank Foster1 episode
- The Young Doctorsas Dr. Charles Dornberger
- Madison Avenueas Harvey Holt Ames
1959
- Beloved Infidelas Bob Carter
- Laramie1 episode
- Riverboatas Dan Simpson1 episode
- Rawhideas Taylor Dickson1 episode
1958
- The Roots of Heavenas Abe Fields
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas Joe Minelli1 episode
- Naked Cityas Earl Johannis1 episode
- The Gun Runnersas Hanagan
- Orders to Killas Maj. MacMahon
1957
- The Joker is Wildas Austin Mack
- Wagon Trainas John Darro1 episode
- The Sun Also Risesas Bill Gorton
- The Teahouse of the August Moonas Captain McLean
1956
- Our Mr. Sunas The Fiction Writer
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Jess Matson1 episode
- Attackas Erskine Cooney
1955
- I'll Cry Tomorrowas Burt McGuire
- Oklahoma!as Ali Hakim
- The Girl Rushas Elliot Atterbury
- General Electric Theater: Into the Nightas Paul Mattson
- A Connecticut Yankeeas Martin Barret
- The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theateras R.J. Banning1 episode
1954
- Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Jason O'Day2 episodes
- Climax!as David Adams1 episode
- Studio 57as Jim Hammond1 episode
- Can We Immunize Against Prejudice?
1953
- The Motorola Television Hour1 episode
- The Bachelor Partyas Charlie
- 1984as Winston
- Letter to Lorettaas Tiger Tipton1 episode
- Roman Holidayas Irving Radovich
- Medallion Theatre1 episode
- Revlon Mirror Theatre1 episode
- General Electric Theateras Louie Schmidt1 episode
1952
- Leave It to Larryas Larry Tucker11 episodes
- Carrieas Charles Drouet
- Actors and Sinas Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
1951
- Goodyear Television Playhouse1 episode
- Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Sheldon Black1 episode
- Meet Me After the Showas Chris Leeds
- You're in the Navy Nowas Lt. Bill Barron
1950
- Danger2 episodes
- The Fuller Brush Girlas Humphrey Briggs
- Your Show of Shows3 episodes
- Robert Montgomery Presentsas Jesse1 episode
1949
- Lights Out1 episode
- Suspenseas Danny Maguire1 episode
1948
- Every Girl Should Be Marriedas Harry Proctor
- Studio Oneas John Peter Zenger2 episodes
- You Gotta Stay Happyas Bullets Baker
- The Ford Theatre Hour1 episode
- The Philco Television Playhouse1 episode
- The Dude Goes Westas Daniel Bone
1947
- Time Out of Mindas Jake Bullard
- Hit Parade of 1947as Kip Walker
- Smash-Up: The Story of a Womanas Steve Nelson
- The Perfect Marriageas Gil Cummins
1946
- Rendezvous with Annieas Jeffrey Dolan
- Strange Voyageas Chris Thompson
1943
- Bombardieras Tom Hughes
- Ladies' Dayas Wacky Waters
- Lady Bodyguardas Terry Moore
1942
- Eagle Squadronas Leckie
- Treat 'Em Roughas Bill Kingsford aka The Panama Kid
1941
- Out of the Fogas George Watkins
- Thieves Fall Outas Edward 'Eddie' Barnes
- The Wagons Roll at Nightas Matt Varney
- The Great Mr. Nobodyas Robert 'Dreamy' Smith
- Four Mothersas Dr. Clint Forrest, Jr.
1940
- A Dispatch from Reutersas Max Wagner
- My Love Came Backas Dusty Rhodes
- An Angel from Texasas Peter Coleman
- Brother Rat and a Babyas Bing Edwards
1939
- Four Wivesas Dr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.
- On Your Toesas Phil Dolan Jr.
1938
- Brother Ratas 'Bing' Edwards