Eddie Albert
Born April 22, 1906 (Age: 119)
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000
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as Self
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Age: 94
A Norman Rockwell Christmas
1993
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as Self
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Age: 87
The Big Picture
1989
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as M.C.
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Age: 83
Brenda Starr
1989
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as Police Chief Maloney
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Age: 83
Dreamscape
1984
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as The President
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Age: 78
Yes, Giorgio
1982
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as Henry Pollack
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Age: 76
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
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as Eli Sands
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Age: 73
Hustle
1975
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as Leo Sellers
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Age: 69
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
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as Jason O'Day
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Age: 68
Switch
1975
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as Frank MacBride
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Age: 68
The Longest Yard
1974
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as Warden Hazen
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Age: 68
The Heartbreak Kid
1972
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as Duane Corcoran
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Age: 66
The Longest Day
1962
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as Col. Thompson
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Age: 56
The Two Little Bears
1961
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as Harry Davis
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Age: 55
The Spiral Staircase
1961
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as Albert Warren
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Age: 55
The Young Doctors
1961
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as Dr. Charles Dornberger
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Age: 55
Madison Avenue
1961
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as Harvey Holt Ames
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Age: 54
Beloved Infidel
1959
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as Bob Carter
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Age: 53
Disneyland '59
1959
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as Self
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Age: 53
Operation Teahouse
1956
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as Self
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Age: 50
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
1955
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as Paul Mattson
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Age: 49
A Connecticut Yankee
1955
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as Martin Barret
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Age: 48
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
1954
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as
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Age: 48
Roman Holiday
1953
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as Irving Radovich
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Age: 47
Eagle Squadron
1942
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as Leckie
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Age: 36
No Image
Treat 'Em Rough
1942
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as Bill Kingsford aka The Panama Kid
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Age: 35
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 35
Out of the Fog
1941
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as George Watkins
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Age: 35
Thieves Fall Out
1941
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as Edward 'Eddie' Barnes
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Age: 35
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
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as Matt Varney
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Age: 35
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
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as Robert 'Dreamy' Smith
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Age: 34
Four Mothers
1941
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as Dr. Clint Forrest, Jr.
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Age: 34