Eddie Albert
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Eddie Albert
Dreamscape
1984
Oklahoma!
1955
Filmography
Acting (115)
2022
Rat Packas Self (archive footage)
9.0
2004
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ockas Adam Toomes / Old Vulture (voice)
7.0
2002
Restoring Roman Holidayas Irving Radovich (archive footage)
7.7
2000
Frank Sinatra Memorialas Self
1999
Television: The First Fifty Yearsas Self / Oliver Douglas (archive footage)
1995
The Barefoot Executiveas Herbert Gower
5.2
1993
La Classe américaineas The Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.6
1993
A Norman Rockwell Christmasas Self
1991
The Girl From Marsas Dr. Charles Favender
8.0
1990
Return to Green Acresas Oliver Wendell Douglas
3.5
1989
The Big Pictureas M.C.
5.9
1989
Brenda Starras Police Chief Maloney
4.7
1987
Turnaroundas Theo Aitken
1987
Mercy or Murder?as Joe Varon
10.0
1985
Musical Comedy Tonight IIIas Self
1985
Stitchesas Dean Bradley
3.5
1985
In Like Flynnas Bill White
6.5
1985
Head Officeas Pete Helmes
5.4
1984
Burning Rageas Will Larson
5.0
1984
Dreamscapeas The President
6.1
1984
The Actas Harry Kruger
3.3
1983
The Demon Murder Caseas Father Dietrich
6.2
1982
Yes, Giorgioas Henry Pollack
3.9
1982
Roosteras Rev. Harlan Barnum
4.5
1982
Beyond Witch Mountainas Jason O'Day
7.1
1981
Take This Job and Shove Itas Samuel Ellison
5.4
1981
The Oklahoma City Dollsas Coach Homer Sixx
3.7
1980
Foolin' Aroundas Daggett
6.2
1980
The Borderas Moffat
5.4
1980
5.4
1980
Trouble in High Timber Countryas Carroll Yeager
7.0
1980
Yesterdayas Bart Kramer
7.5
1979
The Concorde... Airport '79as Eli Sands
4.7
1978
The Crash of Flight 401as Capt. Dunn
6.8
1976
Moving Violationas Alex Warren
5.2
1976
Birch Intervalas Pa Strawacher
5.0
1975
Hustleas Leo Sellers
5.7
1975
Whiffsas Colonel Lockyer
7.3
1975
The Devil’s Rainas Dr. Sam Richards
5.0
1975
Promise Him Anythingas Pop
10.0
1975
Escape to Witch Mountainas Jason O'Day
6.4
1975
Switchas Frank MacBride
9.0
1974
The Longest Yardas Warden Hazen
6.7
1974
The Takeas Chief Berrigan
6.8
1974
McQas Kosterman
6.1
1973
The Borrowersas Pod Clock
6.4
1973
Daddy's Girlas Bob Randall
8.0
1973
See the Man Runas Dr. Thomas Spencer
9.0
1972
The Heartbreak Kidas Duane Corcoran
6.7
1972
Fireball Forwardas Col. Douglas Graham
6.5
1972
The Loraxas Narrator
7.2
1968
The Mouse on the Mayfloweras Capt. Standish (voice)
6.7
1965
7 Womenas Charles Pether
6.5
1965
The Party's Overas Ben Morgan
6.6
1963
Captain Newman, M.D.as Col. Norval Algate Bliss
6.7
1963
Miracle of the White Stallionsas Rider Otto
5.8
1962
Who's Got the Action?as Clint Morgan
5.2
1962
The Longest Dayas Col. Thompson
7.6
1961
The Two Little Bearsas Harry Davis
7.0
1961
The Spiral Staircaseas Albert Warren
8.0
1961
The Young Doctorsas Dr. Charles Dornberger
5.8
1961
Madison Avenueas Harvey Holt Ames
6.6
1959
Beloved Infidelas Bob Carter
6.0
1959
Disneyland '59as Self
7.3
1958
The Roots of Heavenas Abe Fields
6.1
1958
The Gun Runnersas Hanagan
6.1
1958
Orders to Killas Maj. MacMahon
7.2
1957
The Joker is Wildas Austin Mack
8.1
1957
The Sun Also Risesas Bill Gorton
5.8
1957
The Teahouse of the August Moonas Captain McLean
6.2
1956
Operation Teahouseas Self
6.5
1956
Our Mr. Sunas The Fiction Writer
7.3
1956
Attackas Erskine Cooney
6.8
1955
I'll Cry Tomorrowas Burt McGuire
6.2
1955
Oklahoma!as Ali Hakim
6.6
1955
The Girl Rushas Elliot Atterbury
5.3
1955
General Electric Theater: Into the Nightas Paul Mattson
1955
A Connecticut Yankeeas Martin Barret
6.0
1954
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Foolas Narrator
5.5
1953
The Bachelor Partyas Charlie
1953
1984as Winston
5.5
1953
Roman Holidayas Irving Radovich
7.9
1952
Carrieas Charles Drouet
6.4
1952
Actors and Sinas Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
6.3
1951
Meet Me After the Showas Chris Leeds
5.4
1951
You're in the Navy Nowas Lt. Bill Barron
5.5
1950
The Fuller Brush Girlas Humphrey Briggs
6.1
1948
Every Girl Should Be Marriedas Harry Proctor / 'Old' Joe (uncredited)
5.9
1948
You Gotta Stay Happyas Bullets Baker
6.8
1948
The Dude Goes Westas Daniel Bone
5.9
1947
Time Out of Mindas Jake Bullard
5.6
1947
Hit Parade of 1947as Kip Walker
10.0
1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Womanas Steve Nelson
6.4
1947
The Perfect Marriageas Gil Cummins
5.5
1946
Rendezvous with Annieas Jeffrey Dolan
7.0
1946
Strange Voyageas Chris Thompson
6.5
1943
Bombardieras Tom Hughes
5.7
1943
Ladies' Dayas Wacky Waters
5.8
1943
Lady Bodyguardas Terry Moore
6.0
1942
Eagle Squadronas Leckie
7.0
1942
Treat 'Em Roughas Bill Kingsford aka The Panama Kid
8.0
1941
Breakdowns of 1941as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1941
Out of the Fogas George Watkins
6.3
1941
Thieves Fall Outas Edward 'Eddie' Barnes
6.0
1941
The Wagons Roll at Nightas Matt Varney
6.5
1941
The Great Mr. Nobodyas Robert 'Dreamy' Smith
6.0
1941
Four Mothersas Dr. Clint Forrest, Jr.
6.8
1940
A Dispatch from Reutersas Max Wagner
6.3
1940
My Love Came Backas Dusty Rhodes
4.9
1940
An Angel from Texasas Peter Coleman
5.3
1940
Brother Rat and a Babyas Bing Edwards
6.1
1939
Four Wivesas Dr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.
5.5
1939
On Your Toesas Phil Dolan Jr.
4.5
1938
Brother Ratas 'Bing' Edwards
6.0