

Eddie Albert
Acting
April 22, 1906
Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
May 26, 2005
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.
The Filmography


The Teahouse of the August Moon

Our Mr. Sun

Attack

I'll Cry Tomorrow

Oklahoma!

A Connecticut Yankee

Roman Holiday

Carrie

Actors and Sin

Meet Me After the Show

You're in the Navy Now

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Strange Voyage

Bombardier

Lady Bodyguard

Eagle Squadron

Thieves Fall Out

The Great Mr. Nobody
