Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
22 aprile 1906
Died
26 maggio 2005
Place of birth
Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Also known as
Edward Albert Heimberger · Eddie Albert Sr. · Eddie Albert Heimberger
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.
Conosciuto per
7.2
Series
Green Acres
Oliver Wendell Douglas
1965–1971
6.7
Series
Switch
Frank MacBride
1975–1978
7.6
Film
The Longest Day
Col. Thompson
1962
7.9
Film
Roman Holiday
Irving Radovich
1953
6.7
Film
Captain Newman, M.D.
Col. Norval Algate Bliss
1963
6.1
Film
Dreamscape
The President
1984
6.6
Film
Oklahoma!
Ali Hakim
1955
4.7
Film
The Concorde... Airport '79
Eli Sands
1979
6.1
Film
McQ
Kosterman
1974
6.8
Film
The Longest Yard
Warden Hazen
1974
6.9
Series
Goliath Awaits
Adm. Wiley Sloan
1981
4.8
Series
The Word
Ogden Towery
1978
7.2
Series
Peter and Paul
Festus
1981
7.5
Series
Beulah Land
Felix Kendrick
1980
5.1
Series
Dress Gray
Judge Hand
1986
9.0
Series
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Diplomat Benjamin Franklin
1974–1975
6.2
Film
Foolin' Around
Daggett
1980
9.0
Series
Leave It to Larry
Larry Tucker
1952
Acting credits 18 titles
Dress Gray
as Judge Hand
5.1
1986
Dreamscape
as The President
6.1
1984
Goliath Awaits
as Adm. Wiley Sloan
6.9
1981
Peter and Paul
as Festus
7.2
1981
Beulah Land
as Felix Kendrick
7.5
1980
Foolin' Around
as Daggett
6.2
1980
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Eli Sands
4.7
1979
The Word
as Ogden Towery
4.8
1978
Switch
as Frank MacBride
6.7
1975–1978
McQ
as Kosterman
6.1
1974
The Longest Yard
as Warden Hazen
6.8
1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
as Diplomat Benjamin Franklin
9.0
1974–1975
Green Acres
as Oliver Wendell Douglas
7.2
1965–1971
Captain Newman, M.D.
as Col. Norval Algate Bliss
6.7
1963
The Longest Day
as Col. Thompson
7.6
1962
Oklahoma!
as Ali Hakim
6.6
1955
Roman Holiday
as Irving Radovich
7.9
1953
Leave It to Larry
as Larry Tucker
9.0
1952