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Eddie Albert

Actor • Born 1906

Eddie Albert

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About

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

Columbo posterColumboSeries • 1971The Love Boat posterThe Love BoatSeries • 1977Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Falcon Crest posterFalcon CrestSeries • 1981Wagon Train posterWagon TrainSeries • 1957The Virginian posterThe VirginianSeries • 1962Combat! posterCombat!Series • 1962Petticoat Junction posterPetticoat JunctionSeries • 1963Dr. Kildare posterDr. KildareSeries • 1961Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre posterDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956The Beverly Hillbillies posterThe Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962Climax! posterClimax!Series • 1954Studio One posterStudio OneSeries • 1948Simon & Simon posterSimon & SimonSeries • 1981Robert Montgomery Presents posterRobert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950Spider-Man posterSpider-ManSeries • 1994Highway to Heaven posterHighway to HeavenSeries • 1984Hotel posterHotelSeries • 1982The Philco Television Playhouse posterThe Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948Green Acres posterGreen AcresSeries • 1965Naked City posterNaked CitySeries • 1958The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985Ben Casey posterBen CaseySeries • 1961Rawhide posterRawhideSeries • 1959