Eddie Albert

Acting

Eddie Albert

Born 22 April 1906 · Rock Island, Illinois, USA · Died 26 May 2005 at 99

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

Highlights

Roman Holiday1953 · Film · Irving Radovich
Spider-Man1994 · Series · Adrian Toomes / Old Vulture (voice)
Columbo1971 · Series · Martin Hollister
The Longest Day1962 · Film · Col. Thompson
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Jackson Lane
The Twilight Zone1985 · Series · Roger Leeds

Filmography

Movies

100 films

Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock2004 · Film · Adam Toomes / Old Vulture (voice)
The Barefoot Executive1995 · Film · Herbert Gower
Return to Green Acres1990 · Film · Oliver Wendell Douglas
The Big Picture1989 · Film · M.C.
Brenda Starr1989 · Film · Police Chief Maloney
Turnaround1987 · Film · Theo Aitken
Mercy or Murder?1987 · Film · Joe Varon
Stitches1985 · Film · Dean Bradley
In Like Flynn1985 · Film · Bill White
Head Office1985 · Film · Pete Helmes
Burning Rage1984 · Film · Will Larson
Dreamscape1984 · Film · The President
The Act1984 · Film · Harry Kruger
The Demon Murder Case1983 · Film · Father Dietrich
Yes, Giorgio1982 · Film · Henry Pollack
Rooster1982 · Film · Rev. Harlan Barnum
Beyond Witch Mountain1982 · Film · Jason O'Day
Take This Job and Shove It1981 · Film · Samuel Ellison
The Oklahoma City Dolls1981 · Film · Coach Homer Sixx
Foolin' Around1980 · Film · Daggett
The Border1980 · Film · Moffat
How to Beat the High Cost of Living1980 · Film · Max
Trouble in High Timber Country1980 · Film · Carroll Yeager
Yesterday1980 · Film · Bart Kramer
The Concorde... Airport '791979 · Film · Eli Sands
The Crash of Flight 4011978 · Film · Capt. Dunn
Moving Violation1976 · Film · Alex Warren
Birch Interval1976 · Film · Pa Strawacher
Hustle1975 · Film · Leo Sellers
Whiffs1975 · Film · Colonel Lockyer
The Devil’s Rain1975 · Film · Dr. Sam Richards
Promise Him Anything1975 · Film · Pop
Escape to Witch Mountain1975 · Film · Jason O'Day
Switch1975 · Film · Frank MacBride
The Longest Yard1974 · Film · Warden Hazen
The Take1974 · Film · Chief Berrigan
McQ1974 · Film · Kosterman
The Borrowers1973 · Film · Pod Clock
See the Man Run1973 · Film · Dr. Thomas Spencer
The Heartbreak Kid1972 · Film · Duane Corcoran
Fireball Forward1972 · Film · Col. Douglas Graham
The Mouse on the Mayflower1968 · Film · Capt. Standish (voice)
7 Women1965 · Film · Charles Pether
The Party's Over1965 · Film · Ben Morgan
Captain Newman, M.D.1963 · Film · Col. Norval Algate Bliss
Miracle of the White Stallions1963 · Film · Rider Otto
Who's Got the Action?1962 · Film · Clint Morgan
The Longest Day1962 · Film · Col. Thompson
The Two Little Bears1961 · Film · Harry Davis
The Spiral Staircase1961 · Film · Albert Warren
The Young Doctors1961 · Film · Dr. Charles Dornberger
Madison Avenue1961 · Film · Harvey Holt Ames
Beloved Infidel1959 · Film · Bob Carter
The Roots of Heaven1958 · Film · Abe Fields
The Gun Runners1958 · Film · Hanagan
Orders to Kill1958 · Film · Maj. MacMahon
The Joker is Wild1957 · Film · Austin Mack
The Sun Also Rises1957 · Film · Bill Gorton
The Teahouse of the August Moon1957 · Film · Captain McLean
Our Mr. Sun1956 · Film · The Fiction Writer
Attack1956 · Film · Erskine Cooney
I'll Cry Tomorrow1955 · Film · Burt McGuire
Oklahoma!1955 · Film · Ali Hakim
The Girl Rush1955 · Film · Elliot Atterbury
General Electric Theater: Into the Night1955 · Film · Paul Mattson
A Connecticut Yankee1955 · Film · Martin Barret
Can We Immunize Against Prejudice?1954 · Film
19841953 · Film · Winston
Roman Holiday1953 · Film · Irving Radovich
Carrie1952 · Film · Charles Drouet
Actors and Sin1952 · Film · Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
Meet Me After the Show1951 · Film · Chris Leeds
You're in the Navy Now1951 · Film · Lt. Bill Barron
The Fuller Brush Girl1950 · Film · Humphrey Briggs
Every Girl Should Be Married1948 · Film · Harry Proctor / 'Old' Joe (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy1948 · Film · Bullets Baker
The Dude Goes West1948 · Film · Daniel Bone
Time Out of Mind1947 · Film · Jake Bullard
Hit Parade of 19471947 · Film · Kip Walker
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman1947 · Film · Steve Nelson
The Perfect Marriage1947 · Film · Gil Cummins
Rendezvous with Annie1946 · Film · Jeffrey Dolan
Strange Voyage1946 · Film · Chris Thompson
Bombardier1943 · Film · Tom Hughes
Ladies' Day1943 · Film · Wacky Waters
Lady Bodyguard1943 · Film · Terry Moore
Eagle Squadron1942 · Film · Leckie
Treat 'Em Rough1942 · Film · Bill Kingsford aka The Panama Kid
Out of the Fog1941 · Film · George Watkins
Thieves Fall Out1941 · Film · Edward 'Eddie' Barnes
The Wagons Roll at Night1941 · Film · Matt Varney
The Great Mr. Nobody1941 · Film · Robert 'Dreamy' Smith
Four Mothers1941 · Film · Dr. Clint Forrest, Jr.
A Dispatch from Reuters1940 · Film · Max Wagner
My Love Came Back1940 · Film · Dusty Rhodes
An Angel from Texas1940 · Film · Peter Coleman
Brother Rat and a Baby1940 · Film · Bing Edwards
Four Wives1939 · Film · Dr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.
On Your Toes1939 · Film · Phil Dolan Jr.
Brother Rat1938 · Film · 'Bing' Edwards

Filmography

Series

68 shows

Spider-Man1994 · Series · Adrian Toomes / Old Vulture (voice)
The Golden Palace1992 · Series · Bill Douglas
War and Remembrance1988 · Series · Breckinridge Long
thirtysomething1987 · Series · Charlie Weston
Dress Gray1986 · Series · Judge Hand
The Twilight Zone1985 · Series · Roger Leeds
The Ray Bradbury Theater1985 · Series · Jonathan Hughes
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Jackson Lane
Highway to Heaven1984 · Series · Sen. Fritz McCorkindale
Hotel1982 · Series · MacDonald 'Mack' Erickson
Falcon Crest1981 · Series · Carlton Travis
Simon & Simon1981 · Series · Judge Elliott Morris Taylor
Goliath Awaits1981 · Series · Adm. Wiley Sloan
Peter and Paul1981 · Series · Festus
Beulah Land1980 · Series · Felix Kendrick
The Word1978 · Series · Ogden Towery
Evening in Byzantium1978 · Series · Brian Murphy
The Love Boat1977 · Series · Dean Burton Lockwood
Switch1975 · Series · Frank MacBride
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin1974 · Series · Diplomat Benjamin Franklin
Kung Fu1972 · Series · Dr. George Baxter
Columbo1971 · Series · Martin Hollister
McCloud1970 · Series · Roy Erickson
Here's Lucy1968 · Series · Eddie Albert
Green Acres1965 · Series · Oliver Wendell Douglas
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · Series · Brother Love
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1964 · Series · Dr. Fred Wilson
The Rogues1964 · Series · Gregg Roberts
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · Series · Dr. Bert Andrews
Petticoat Junction1963 · Series · Oliver Douglas
Mr. Novak1963 · Series · Charlie O'Rourke
Burke's Law1963 · Series · Arthur J. Poindexter
The Outer Limits1963 · Series · Andy Thorne
The Lieutenant1963 · Series · Rodney Cameron O'Rourke
Combat!1962 · Series · Phil
The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · Series · Oliver Wendell Douglas
The Virginian1962 · Series · Cal Kroeger
Sam Benedict1962 · Series · Lewis Wiley
The New Breed1961 · Series · Walter Cowley
Ben Casey1961 · Series · Gene Billstrom
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Dr. Norman French
The DuPont Show of the Week1961 · Series · Frank Foster
Laramie1959 · Series
Riverboat1959 · Series · Dan Simpson
Rawhide1959 · Series · Taylor Dickson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958 · Series · Joe Minelli
Naked City1958 · Series · Earl Johannis
Wagon Train1957 · Series · John Darro
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Bide Turley
MGM Parade1955 · Series
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater1955 · Series · R.J. Banning
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series · Jason O'Day
Climax!1954 · Series · Gabe Douglas
Studio 571954 · Series · Jim Hammond
The Motorola Television Hour1953 · Series
Letter to Loretta1953 · Series · Lionel Kent
Medallion Theatre1953 · Series
Revlon Mirror Theatre1953 · Series
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Paul Mattson
Goodyear Television Playhouse1951 · Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series
Your Show of Shows1950 · Series
Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · Series · Jesse
Lights Out1949 · Series
Suspense1949 · Series
Studio One1948 · Series · Winston Smith
The Ford Theatre Hour1948 · Series
The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · Series · Charlie