Eddie Albert
April 22, 1906 (118 years old) in Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
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. Description above from the Wikipedia Eddie Albert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Restoring Roman Holiday as Irving Radovich (archive footage)
- 2002 · The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Frank Sinatra Memorial as Self
- 1999 · Television: The First Fifty Years as Self / Oliver Douglas (archive footage)
- 1995 · The Barefoot Executive as Herbert Gower
- 1994 · Spider-Man as Adrian Toomes / Old Vulture (voice)
- 1993 · La Classe américaine as The Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1993 · A Norman Rockwell Christmas as Self
- 1993 · Okavango as
- 1992 · The Golden Palace as Bill Douglas
- 1991 · The Girl From Mars as Dr. Charles Favender
- 1990 · Return to Green Acres as Oliver Wendell Douglas
- 1989 · The Big Picture as M.C.
- 1989 · Brenda Starr as Police Chief Maloney
- 1987 · thirtysomething as
- 1987 · Turnaround as Theo Aitken
- 1987 · Mercy or Murder? as Joe Varon
- 1986 · Dress Gray as Judge Hand
- 1985 · Musical Comedy Tonight III as
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as
- 1985 · Stitches as Dean Bradley
- 1985 · In Like Flynn as Bill White
- 1985 · Head Office as Pete Helmes
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Jonathan Hughes
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Jackson Lane
- 1984 · Burning Rage as Will Larson
- 1984 · Dreamscape as The President
- 1984 · The Act as Harry Kruger
- 1983 · The Demon Murder Case as Father Dietrich
- 1982 · Yes, Giorgio as Henry Pollack
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · Rooster as Rev. Harlan Barnum
- 1982 · Beyond Witch Mountain as Jason O'Day
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Carlton Travis
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · Goliath Awaits as Adm. Wiley Sloan
- 1981 · Take This Job and Shove It as Samuel Ellison
- 1981 · Peter and Paul as Festus
- 1981 · Yesterday as Bart Kramer
- 1981 · The Oklahoma City Dolls as Coach Homer Sixx
- 1980 · Foolin' Around as Daggett
- 1980 · Beulah Land as Felix Kendrick
- 1980 · The Border as Moffat
- 1980 · How to Beat the High Cost of Living as Max
- 1980 · Trouble in High Timber Country as Carroll Yeager
- 1980 · Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic as
- 1979 · The Concorde... Airport '79 as Eli Sands
- 1978 · The Word as Ogden Towery
- 1978 · The Crash of Flight 401 as Capt. Dunn
- 1978 · Evening in Byzantium as Brian Murphy
- 1976 · Moving Violation as Alex Warren
- 1976 · Birch Interval as Pa Strawacher
- 1975 · Hustle as Leo Sellers
- 1975 · Whiffs as Colonel Lockyer
- 1975 · Switch as Frank MacBride
- 1975 · The Devil's Rain as Dr. Sam Richards
- 1975 · Promise Him Anything as Pop
- 1975 · Escape to Witch Mountain as Jason O'Day
- 1975 · Switch [Pilot] as Frank MacBride
- 1974 · The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as Diplomat Benjamin Franklin
- 1974 · The Longest Yard as Warden Hazen
- 1974 · The Take as Chief Berrigan
- 1974 · McQ as Kosterman
- 1973 · The Borrowers as Pod Clock
- 1973 · Daddy's Girl as Bob Randall
- 1973 · See the Man Run as Dr. Thomas Spencer
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · The Heartbreak Kid as Duane Corcoran
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Dr. George Baxter
- 1972 · Fireball Forward as Col. Douglas Graham
- 1972 · The Lorax as Narrator
- 1971 · Columbo as Martin Hollister
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1971 · The Pet Set as Self
- 1970 · McCloud as
- 1969 · The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- 1968 · The Mouse on the Mayflower as Capt. Standish (voice)
- 1968 · Here's Lucy as Eddie Albert
- 1968 · The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show as Self - Guest
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Self
- 1966 · Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show as
- 1965 · 7 Women as Charles Pether
- 1965 · Green Acres as Oliver Wendell Douglas
- 1965 · The Party's Over as Ben Morgan
- 1964 · The Nutcracker as Self - Host / Narrator (U.S. version)
- 1964 · The Rogues as Gregg Roberts
- 1963 · Captain Newman, M.D. as Col. Norval Algate Bliss
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Dr. Bert Andrews
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Oliver Douglas
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Oliver Wendell Douglas
- 1963 · Mr. Novak as Charlie O'Rourke
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Arthur J. Poindexter
- 1963 · The Greatest Show on Earth as
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Andy Thorne
- 1963 · The Lieutenant as
- 1963 · Miracle of the White Stallions as Rider Otto
- 1962 · Who's Got the Action? as Clint Morgan
- 1962 · Combat! as Phil
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as
- 1962 · The Longest Day as Col. Thompson
- 1962 · The Virginian as Cal Kroeger
- 1962 · Sam Benedict as
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Two Little Bears as Harry Davis
- 1961 · The Spiral Staircase as Albert Warren
- 1961 · The New Breed as Walter Cowley
- 1961 · Ben Casey as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Dr. Norman French
- 1961 · The DuPont Show of the Week as Frank Foster
- 1961 · The Young Doctors as Dr. Charles Dornberger
- 1961 · Madison Avenue as Harvey Holt Ames
- 1959 · Beloved Infidel as Bob Carter
- 1959 · Startime as
- 1959 · Laramie as
- 1959 · Riverboat as Dan Simpson
- 1959 · Disneyland '59 as Self
- 1959 · Rawhide as Taylor Dickson
- 1958 · The Roots of Heaven as Abe Fields
- 1958 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as
- 1958 · Naked City as Earl Johannis
- 1958 · The Gun Runners as Hanagan
- 1958 · Orders to Kill as Maj. MacMahon
- 1957 · The Joker is Wild as Austin Mack
- 1957 · The Sun Also Rises as Bill Gorton
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self - Guest Host
- 1957 · The Teahouse of the August Moon as Captain McLean
- 1956 · Operation Teahouse as Self
- 1956 · Our Mr. Sun as The Fiction Writer
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Bide Turley
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sam Barlow
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Jed Wiley
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Jess Matson
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · Attack as Erskine Cooney
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Co-Host /Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1955 · I'll Cry Tomorrow as Burt McGuire
- 1955 · Oklahoma! as Ali Hakim
- 1955 · The Girl Rush as Elliot Atterbury
- 1955 · General Electric Theater: Into the Night as Paul Mattson
- 1955 · A Connecticut Yankee as Martin Barret
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Jason O'Day
- 1954 · Climax! as Gabe Douglas
- 1954 · Climax! as Barney Kanda
- 1954 · Climax! as David Adams
- 1953 · The Bachelor Party as Charlie
- 1953 · 1984 as Winston
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Lionel Kent
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Max Asher
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Tiger Tipton
- 1953 · Roman Holiday as Irving Radovich
- 1953 · Medallion Theatre as
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Narrator
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Paul Mattson
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Louie Schmidt
- 1952 · Carrie as Charles Drouet
- 1952 · Actors and Sin as Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
- 1951 · Goodyear Television Playhouse as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Randy Smith
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Bill Carter
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sheldon Black
- 1951 · Meet Me After the Show as Chris Leeds
- 1951 · You're in the Navy Now as Lt. Bill Barron
- 1950 · The Fuller Brush Girl as Humphrey Briggs
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · Your Show of Shows as
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as Jesse
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1949 · Suspense as
- 1949 · Suspense as Danny Maguire
- 1948 · Every Girl Should Be Married as Harry Proctor / 'Old' Joe (uncredited)
- 1948 · Studio One as Winston Smith
- 1948 · Studio One as John Peter Zenger
- 1948 · You Gotta Stay Happy as Bullets Baker
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as Charlie
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · The Dude Goes West as Daniel Bone
- 1947 · Time Out of Mind as Jake Bullard
- 1947 · Hit Parade of 1947 as Kip Walker
- 1947 · Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman as Steve Nelson
- 1947 · The Perfect Marriage as Gil Cummins
- 1946 · Rendezvous with Annie as Jeffrey Dolan
- 1946 · Strange Voyage as Chris Thompson
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Host
- 1943 · Bombardier as Tom Hughes
- 1943 · Ladies' Day as Wacky Waters
- 1943 · Lady Bodyguard as Terry Moore
- 1942 · Eagle Squadron as Leckie
- 1942 · Treat 'Em Rough as Bill Kingsford aka The Panama Kid
- 1941 · Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941 · Out of the Fog as George Watkins
- 1941 · Thieves Fall Out as Edward 'Eddie' Barnes
- 1941 · The Wagons Roll at Night as Matt Varney
- 1941 · The Great Mr. Nobody as Robert 'Dreamy' Smith
- 1941 · Four Mothers as Dr. Clint Forrest, Jr.
- 1940 · A Dispatch from Reuters as Max Wagner
- 1940 · My Love Came Back as Dusty Rhodes
- 1940 · An Angel from Texas as Peter Coleman
- 1940 · Brother Rat and a Baby as Bing Edwards
- 1939 · Four Wives as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.
- 1939 · On Your Toes as Phil Dolan Jr.
- 1938 · Brother Rat as 'Bing' Edwards