Born 1906 (age 99) · Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Appears in 207 titles

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.

Filmography

Roman Holiday
7.9
Roman Holiday
1953
as Irving Radovich
The Longest Day
7.6
The Longest Day
1962
as Col. Thompson
The Longest Yard
6.8
The Longest Yard
1974
as Warden Hazen
Dreamscape
6.1
Dreamscape
1984
as The President
La Classe américaine
7.6
La Classe américaine
1993
as The Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Escape to Witch Mountain
6.4
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
as Jason O'Day
The Concorde... Airport '79
4.7
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
as Eli Sands
Oklahoma!
6.6
Oklahoma!
1955
as Ali Hakim
The Joker is Wild
8.1
The Joker is Wild
1957
as Austin Mack
The Lorax
7.2
The Lorax
1972
as Narrator
Attack
6.8
Attack
1956
as Erskine Cooney
McQ
6.1
McQ
1974
as Kosterman
The Heartbreak Kid
6.6
The Heartbreak Kid
1972
as Duane Corcoran
The Big Picture
5.9
The Big Picture
1989
as M.C.
The Devil’s Rain
5.1
The Devil’s Rain
1975
as Dr. Sam Richards
7 Women
6.4
7 Women
1965
as Charles Pether
Hustle
5.7
Hustle
1975
as Leo Sellers
Carrie
6.5
Carrie
1952
as Charles Drouet
The Teahouse of the August Moon
6.2
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
as Captain McLean
Out of the Fog
6.3
Out of the Fog
1941
as George Watkins