Eddie Albert

April 22, 1906(99 at death)|Died May 26, 2005
Rock Island, Illinois, USA|Acting

Biography

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.

Movies (110)

Rat Pack
9.0

Rat Pack

2022

Restoring Roman Holiday
7.7

Restoring Roman Holiday

2002

Frank Sinatra Memorial

Frank Sinatra Memorial

2000

The Barefoot Executive
5.2

The Barefoot Executive

1995

La Classe américaine
7.6

La Classe américaine

1993

A Norman Rockwell Christmas

A Norman Rockwell Christmas

1993

Return to Green Acres
3.5

Return to Green Acres

1990

The Big Picture
5.9

The Big Picture

1989

Brenda Starr
4.7

Brenda Starr

1989

Turnaround

Turnaround

1987

Mercy or Murder?
10.0

Mercy or Murder?

1987

Musical Comedy Tonight III

Musical Comedy Tonight III

1985

Stitches
3.5

Stitches

1985

In Like Flynn
6.5

In Like Flynn

1985

Head Office
5.4

Head Office

1985

Burning Rage
5.0

Burning Rage

1984

Dreamscape
6.1

Dreamscape

1984

The Act
3.3

The Act

1984

The Demon Murder Case
6.2

The Demon Murder Case

1983

Yes, Giorgio
4.1

Yes, Giorgio

1982

Rooster
4.5

Rooster

1982

Beyond Witch Mountain
7.2

Beyond Witch Mountain

1982

Take This Job and Shove It
5.4

Take This Job and Shove It

1981

The Oklahoma City Dolls
3.7

The Oklahoma City Dolls

1981

Foolin' Around
6.2

Foolin' Around

1980

The Border
5.4

The Border

1980

How to Beat the High Cost of Living
5.2

How to Beat the High Cost of Living

1980

Trouble in High Timber Country
7.0

Trouble in High Timber Country

1980

Yesterday
7.5

Yesterday

1980

The Concorde... Airport '79
4.7

The Concorde... Airport '79

1979

The Crash of Flight 401
8.3

The Crash of Flight 401

1978

Evening in Byzantium
8.0

Evening in Byzantium

1978

Moving Violation
5.2

Moving Violation

1976

Birch Interval
5.0

Birch Interval

1976

Hustle
5.7

Hustle

1975

Whiffs
7.3

Whiffs

1975

The Devil’s Rain
5.1

The Devil’s Rain

1975

Promise Him Anything
10.0

Promise Him Anything

1975

Escape to Witch Mountain
6.4

Escape to Witch Mountain

1975

Switch
9.0

Switch

1975

The Longest Yard
6.8

The Longest Yard

1974

The Take
6.8

The Take

1974

McQ
6.1

McQ

1974

The Borrowers
6.4

The Borrowers

1973

See the Man Run
9.0

See the Man Run

1973

The Heartbreak Kid
6.6

The Heartbreak Kid

1972

Fireball Forward
6.5

Fireball Forward

1972

The Lorax
7.2

The Lorax

1972

The Mouse on the Mayflower
7.0

The Mouse on the Mayflower

1968

7 Women
6.4

7 Women

1965

The Party's Over
6.7

The Party's Over

1965

Captain Newman, M.D.
6.7

Captain Newman, M.D.

1963

Miracle of the White Stallions
6.0

Miracle of the White Stallions

1963

Who's Got the Action?
5.4

Who's Got the Action?

1962

The Longest Day
7.6

The Longest Day

1962

The Two Little Bears
7.0

The Two Little Bears

1961

The Spiral Staircase
8.0

The Spiral Staircase

1961

The Young Doctors
5.8

The Young Doctors

1961

Madison Avenue
6.6

Madison Avenue

1961

Beloved Infidel
6.0

Beloved Infidel

1959

Disneyland '59
7.3

Disneyland '59

1959

The Roots of Heaven
6.2

The Roots of Heaven

1958

The Gun Runners
6.1

The Gun Runners

1958

Orders to Kill
7.3

Orders to Kill

1958

The Joker is Wild
8.1

The Joker is Wild

1957

The Sun Also Rises
5.8

The Sun Also Rises

1957

The Teahouse of the August Moon
6.2

The Teahouse of the August Moon

1957

Operation Teahouse
8.0

Operation Teahouse

1956

Our Mr. Sun
7.6

Our Mr. Sun

1956

Attack
6.8

Attack

1956

I'll Cry Tomorrow
6.2

I'll Cry Tomorrow

1955

Oklahoma!
6.6

Oklahoma!

1955

The Girl Rush
5.3

The Girl Rush

1955

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

1955

A Connecticut Yankee
6.0

A Connecticut Yankee

1955

Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
6.0

Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool

1954

Can We Immunize Against Prejudice?

Can We Immunize Against Prejudice?

1954

1984
5.5

1984

1953

Roman Holiday
7.9

Roman Holiday

1953

Carrie
6.5

Carrie

1952

Actors and Sin
6.3

Actors and Sin

1952

Meet Me After the Show
5.4

Meet Me After the Show

1951

You're in the Navy Now
5.1

You're in the Navy Now

1951

The Fuller Brush Girl
6.1

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

Every Girl Should Be Married
6.0

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

You Gotta Stay Happy
6.8

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

The Dude Goes West
5.7

The Dude Goes West

1948

Time Out of Mind
5.6

Time Out of Mind

1947

Hit Parade of 1947
10.0

Hit Parade of 1947

1947

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
6.4

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

1947

The Perfect Marriage
5.5

The Perfect Marriage

1947

Rendezvous with Annie
7.0

Rendezvous with Annie

1946

Strange Voyage
6.5

Strange Voyage

1946

Bombardier
5.7

Bombardier

1943

Ladies' Day
5.8

Ladies' Day

1943

Lady Bodyguard
6.0

Lady Bodyguard

1943

Eagle Squadron
7.0

Eagle Squadron

1942

Breakdowns of 1941
7.0

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Out of the Fog
6.3

Out of the Fog

1941

Thieves Fall Out
6.0

Thieves Fall Out

1941

The Wagons Roll at Night
6.5

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

The Great Mr. Nobody
6.0

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

Four Mothers
6.8

Four Mothers

1941

A Dispatch from Reuters
6.2

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

My Love Came Back
4.9

My Love Came Back

1940

An Angel from Texas
5.2

An Angel from Texas

1940

Brother Rat and a Baby
6.1

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

Four Wives
5.5

Four Wives

1939

On Your Toes
4.5

On Your Toes

1939

Brother Rat
6.0

Brother Rat

1938

TV Shows (108)

Spider-Man
8.3

Spider-Man

1994

The Golden Palace
6.4

The Golden Palace

1992

War and Remembrance
7.9

War and Remembrance

1988

thirtysomething
6.3

thirtysomething

1987

Dress Gray
5.1

Dress Gray

1986

The Twilight Zone
7.7

The Twilight Zone

1985

The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.9

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Highway to Heaven
7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984

Hotel
6.8

Hotel

1982

Falcon Crest
5.7

Falcon Crest

1981

Simon & Simon
6.7

Simon & Simon

1981

Goliath Awaits
6.9

Goliath Awaits

1981

Peter and Paul
7.2

Peter and Paul

1981

Beulah Land
7.5

Beulah Land

1980

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
7.0

Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic

1980

The Word
4.8

The Word

1978

Evening in Byzantium

Evening in Byzantium

1978

The Love Boat
6.3

The Love Boat

1977

Switch
6.7

Switch

1975

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
9.0

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

1974

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

Kung Fu
7.7

Kung Fu

1972

Columbo
8.1

Columbo

1971

Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971

The Pet Set
6.7

The Pet Set

1971

McCloud
7.2

McCloud

1970

The Johnny Cash Show
6.5

The Johnny Cash Show

1969

Here's Lucy
6.7

Here's Lucy

1968

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Carol Burnett Show
7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
7.2

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967

Green Acres
7.3

Green Acres

1965

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
7.7

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964

The Rogues
7.7

The Rogues

1964

Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

The Danny Kaye Show
7.0

The Danny Kaye Show

1963

Petticoat Junction
5.8

Petticoat Junction

1963

Mr. Novak
7.3

Mr. Novak

1963

Burke's Law
6.3

Burke's Law

1963

The Outer Limits
7.8

The Outer Limits

1963

The Lieutenant
7.0

The Lieutenant

1963

Combat!
7.8

Combat!

1962

The Merv Griffin Show
6.6

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962

Sam Benedict
6.7

Sam Benedict

1962

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The New Breed
7.7

The New Breed

1961

Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

1961

Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961

The DuPont Show of the Week
7.0

The DuPont Show of the Week

1961

Startime
6.8

Startime

1959

Laramie
6.7

Laramie

1959

Riverboat
6.5

Riverboat

1959

Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

Naked City
5.7

Naked City

1958

Wagon Train
6.6

Wagon Train

1957

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

MGM Parade
9.0

MGM Parade

1955

MGM Parade
9.0

MGM Parade

1955

The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater

The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater

1955

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954

Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954

Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954

Studio 57
8.0

Studio 57

1954

The Motorola Television Hour
10.0

The Motorola Television Hour

1953

Letter to Loretta
6.6

Letter to Loretta

1953

Letter to Loretta
6.6

Letter to Loretta

1953

Letter to Loretta
6.6

Letter to Loretta

1953

Medallion Theatre

Medallion Theatre

1953

Revlon Mirror Theatre

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953

The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953

General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953

General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953

General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953

Goodyear Television Playhouse
6.0

Goodyear Television Playhouse

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

Your Show of Shows
7.3

Your Show of Shows

1950

What's My Line?
7.0

What's My Line?

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Lights Out
6.0

Lights Out

1949

Suspense
5.1

Suspense

1949

Suspense
5.1

Suspense

1949

Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948

Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948

The Ford Theatre Hour

The Ford Theatre Hour

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Golden Globe Awards
7.2

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards
7.2

Golden Globe Awards

1944