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Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Acting

Born: April 22, 1906Rock Island, Illinois, USA

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
Filmography
Rat Pack

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

2022
Restoring Roman Holiday

Restoring Roman Holiday

Irving Radovich (archive footage)

2002
Frank Sinatra Memorial

Frank Sinatra Memorial

Self

2000

Television: The First Fifty Years

Self / Oliver Douglas (archive footage)

1999
The Barefoot Executive

The Barefoot Executive

Herbert Gower

1995
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

The Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)

1993
A Norman Rockwell Christmas

A Norman Rockwell Christmas

Self

1993

The Girl From Mars

Dr. Charles Favender

1991
Return to Green Acres

Return to Green Acres

Oliver Wendell Douglas

1990
The Big Picture

The Big Picture

M.C.

1989
Brenda Starr

Brenda Starr

Police Chief Maloney

1989
Turnaround

Turnaround

Theo Aitken

1987
Mercy or Murder?

Mercy or Murder?

Joe Varon

1987
Musical Comedy Tonight III

Musical Comedy Tonight III

Self

1985
Stitches

Stitches

Dean Bradley

1985
In Like Flynn

In Like Flynn

Bill White

1985
Head Office

Head Office

Pete Helmes

1985
Burning Rage

Burning Rage

Will Larson

1984
Dreamscape

Dreamscape

The President

1984
The Act

The Act

Harry Kruger

1984
The Demon Murder Case

The Demon Murder Case

Father Dietrich

1983
Yes, Giorgio

Yes, Giorgio

Henry Pollack

1982
Rooster

Rooster

Rev. Harlan Barnum

1982
Beyond Witch Mountain

Beyond Witch Mountain

Jason O'Day

1982
Take This Job and Shove It

Take This Job and Shove It

Samuel Ellison

1981
The Oklahoma City Dolls

The Oklahoma City Dolls

Coach Homer Sixx

1981
Foolin' Around

Foolin' Around

Daggett

1980
The Border

The Border

Moffat

1980
How to Beat the High Cost of Living

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

Max

1980
Trouble in High Timber Country

Trouble in High Timber Country

Carroll Yeager

1980
Yesterday

Yesterday

Bart Kramer

1980
The Concorde... Airport '79

The Concorde... Airport '79

Eli Sands

1979
The Crash of Flight 401

The Crash of Flight 401

Capt. Dunn

1978
Evening in Byzantium

Evening in Byzantium

Brian Murphy

1978
Moving Violation

Moving Violation

Alex Warren

1976
Birch Interval

Birch Interval

Pa Strawacher

1976
Hustle

Hustle

Leo Sellers

1975
Whiffs

Whiffs

Colonel Lockyer

1975
The Devil’s Rain

The Devil’s Rain

Dr. Sam Richards

1975
Promise Him Anything

Promise Him Anything

Pop

1975
Switch

Switch

Frank MacBride

1975
Escape to Witch Mountain

Escape to Witch Mountain

Jason O'Day

1975
The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

Warden Hazen

1974
The Take

The Take

Chief Berrigan

1974
McQ

McQ

Kosterman

1974
The Borrowers

The Borrowers

Pod Clock

1973

Daddy's Girl

Bob Randall

1973
See the Man Run

See the Man Run

Dr. Thomas Spencer

1973
The Heartbreak Kid

The Heartbreak Kid

Duane Corcoran

1972
Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward

Col. Douglas Graham

1972
The Lorax

The Lorax

Narrator

1972
The Mouse on the Mayflower

The Mouse on the Mayflower

Capt. Standish (voice)

1968
7 Women

7 Women

Charles Pether

1965
The Party's Over

The Party's Over

Ben Morgan

1965
Captain Newman, M.D.

Captain Newman, M.D.

Col. Norval Algate Bliss

1963
Miracle of the White Stallions

Miracle of the White Stallions

Rider Otto

1963
Who's Got the Action?

Who's Got the Action?

Clint Morgan

1962
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

Col. Thompson

1962
The Two Little Bears

The Two Little Bears

Harry Davis

1961
The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

Albert Warren

1961
The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors

Dr. Charles Dornberger

1961
Madison Avenue

Madison Avenue

Harvey Holt Ames

1961
Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

Bob Carter

1959
Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

Self

1959
The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven

Abe Fields

1958
The Gun Runners

The Gun Runners

Hanagan

1958
Orders to Kill

Orders to Kill

Maj. MacMahon

1958
The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

Austin Mack

1957
The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

Bill Gorton

1957
The Teahouse of the August Moon

The Teahouse of the August Moon

Captain McLean

1957
Operation Teahouse

Operation Teahouse

Self

1956
Our Mr. Sun

Our Mr. Sun

The Fiction Writer

1956
Attack

Attack

Erskine Cooney

1956
I'll Cry Tomorrow

I'll Cry Tomorrow

Burt McGuire

1955
Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

Ali Hakim

1955
The Girl Rush

The Girl Rush

Elliot Atterbury

1955
General Electric Theater: Into the Night

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

Paul Mattson

1955
A Connecticut Yankee

A Connecticut Yankee

Martin Barret

1955
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool

Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool

1954

The Bachelor Party

Charlie

1953
1984

1984

Winston

1953
Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday

Irving Radovich

1953
Carrie

Carrie

Charles Drouet

1952
Actors and Sin

Actors and Sin

Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)

1952
Meet Me After the Show

Meet Me After the Show

Chris Leeds

1951
You're in the Navy Now

You're in the Navy Now

Lt. Bill Barron

1951
The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl

Humphrey Briggs

1950
Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

Harry Proctor / 'Old' Joe (uncredited)

1948
You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy

Bullets Baker

1948
The Dude Goes West

The Dude Goes West

Daniel Bone

1948
Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

Jake Bullard

1947
Hit Parade of 1947

Hit Parade of 1947

Kip Walker

1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Steve Nelson

1947
The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage

Gil Cummins

1947
Rendezvous with Annie

Rendezvous with Annie

Jeffrey Dolan

1946
Strange Voyage

Strange Voyage

Chris Thompson

1946
Bombardier

Bombardier

Tom Hughes

1943
Ladies' Day

Ladies' Day

Wacky Waters

1943
Lady Bodyguard

Lady Bodyguard

Terry Moore

1943
Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron

Leckie

1942

Treat 'Em Rough

Bill Kingsford aka The Panama Kid

1942
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941
Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

George Watkins

1941
Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

Edward 'Eddie' Barnes

1941
The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

Matt Varney

1941
The Great Mr. Nobody

The Great Mr. Nobody

Robert 'Dreamy' Smith

1941
Four Mothers

Four Mothers

Dr. Clint Forrest, Jr.

1941
A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

Max Wagner

1940
My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back

Dusty Rhodes

1940
An Angel from Texas

An Angel from Texas

Peter Coleman

1940
Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

Bing Edwards

1940
Four Wives

Four Wives

Dr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.

1939
On Your Toes

On Your Toes

Phil Dolan Jr.

1939
Brother Rat

Brother Rat

'Bing' Edwards

1938