Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Actor

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.

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Date of Birth: 22 Apr 1906 (120 years)

Place of Birth: Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Filmography

Escape to Witch Mountain

Escape to Witch Mountain

1975EN
Beyond Witch Mountain

Beyond Witch Mountain

1982EN
Promise Him Anything

Promise Him Anything

1975EN
Green Acres

Green Acres

1965EN
The Word

The Word

1978EN, FI
Miniseries

Miniseries

1978
Dreamscape

Dreamscape

1984EN
The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79

1979ES, FR, EN
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962EN, FR, DE
The Love Affair

The Love Affair

1965
Greek Cruise: The Captain and the Kid/The Dean and the Flunkee/Isaac's Aegean Affair (1)

Greek Cruise: The Captain and the Kid/The Dean and the Flunkee/Isaac's Aegean Affair (1)

1983
Greek Cruise: The Captain and the Kid/The Dean and the Flunkee/Isaac's Aegean Affair (2)

Greek Cruise: The Captain and the Kid/The Dean and the Flunkee/Isaac's Aegean Affair (2)

1983