Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

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. Description above from the Wikipedia Eddie Albert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2022

Rat Pack
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/11/2022

2002

The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Kid Stays in the Picture
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/16/2002
Restoring Roman Holiday
Restoring Roman Holiday
as Irving Radovich (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/26/2002

2000

Frank Sinatra Memorial
Frank Sinatra Memorial
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/16/2000

1999

Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self / Oliver Douglas (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1995

The Barefoot Executive
The Barefoot Executive
as Herbert Gower
Movie - Released: 11/11/1995

1994

Spider-Man
Spider-Man
as Adrian Toomes / Old Vulture (voice)
TV - Released: 11/19/1994

1993

A Norman Rockwell Christmas
A Norman Rockwell Christmas
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/15/1993
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
as The Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1993
TV
Okavango
TV - Released: 1/1/1993

1992

The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace
as Bill Douglas
TV - Released: 9/18/1992

1991

Movie
The Girl From Mars
as Dr. Charles Favender
Movie - Released: 3/15/1991

1990

Return to Green Acres
Return to Green Acres
as Oliver Wendell Douglas
Movie - Released: 5/18/1990

1989

Brenda Starr
Brenda Starr
as Police Chief Maloney
Movie - Released: 5/15/1989
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
as M.C.
Movie - Released: 9/15/1989

1987

Mercy or Murder?
Mercy or Murder?
as Joe Varon
Movie - Released: 1/11/1987
Turnaround
Turnaround
as Theo Aitken
Movie - Released: 2/12/1987
thirtysomething
thirtysomething
TV - Released: 9/29/1987

1986

Dress Gray
Dress Gray
as Judge Hand
TV - Released: 5/9/1986

1985

Head Office
Head Office
as Pete Helmes
Movie - Released: 6/6/1985
Stitches
Stitches
as Dean Bradley
Movie - Released: 8/23/1985
In Like Flynn
In Like Flynn
as Bill White
Movie - Released: 8/14/1985
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Movie - Released: 11/22/1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
TV - Released: 9/27/1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Jonathan Hughes
TV - Released: 5/21/1985

1984

Dreamscape
Dreamscape
as The President
Movie - Released: 8/15/1984
The Act
The Act
as Harry Kruger
Movie - Released: 8/1/1984
Burning Rage
Burning Rage
as Will Larson
Movie - Released: 9/21/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Jackson Lane
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

The Demon Murder Case
The Demon Murder Case
as Father Dietrich
Movie - Released: 3/6/1983

1982

Beyond Witch Mountain
Beyond Witch Mountain
as Jason O'Day
Movie - Released: 2/20/1982
Yes, Giorgio
Yes, Giorgio
as Henry Pollack
Movie - Released: 9/24/1982
Rooster
Rooster
as Rev. Harlan Barnum
Movie - Released: 8/19/1982
Hotel
Hotel
as MacDonald 'Mack' Erickson
TV - Released: 8/21/1982

1981

Take This Job and Shove It
Take This Job and Shove It
as Samuel Ellison
Movie - Released: 4/24/1981
The Oklahoma City Dolls
The Oklahoma City Dolls
as Coach Homer Sixx
Movie - Released: 1/23/1981
Yesterday
Yesterday
as Bart Kramer
Movie - Released: 1/24/1981
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Carlton Travis
TV - Released: 12/4/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981
Goliath Awaits
Goliath Awaits
as Adm. Wiley Sloan
TV - Released: 11/11/1981
Peter and Paul
Peter and Paul
as Festus
TV - Released: 4/12/1981

1980

Foolin' Around
Foolin' Around
as Daggett
Movie - Released: 10/17/1980
The Border
The Border
as Moffat
Movie - Released: 8/6/1980
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
as Max
Movie - Released: 7/11/1980
Trouble in High Timber Country
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Carroll Yeager
Movie - Released: 6/27/1980
Beulah Land
Beulah Land
as Felix Kendrick
TV - Released: 10/7/1980

1979

The Concorde... Airport '79
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Eli Sands
Movie - Released: 8/17/1979

1978

The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401
as Capt. Dunn
Movie - Released: 10/29/1978
Evening in Byzantium
Evening in Byzantium
as Brian Murphy
Movie - Released: 8/14/1978
The Word
The Word
as Ogden Towery
TV - Released: 11/12/1978

1977

The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Dean Burton Lockwood
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

Moving Violation
Moving Violation
as Alex Warren
Movie - Released: 7/16/1976
Birch Interval
Birch Interval
as Pa Strawacher
Movie - Released: 5/2/1976

1975

Hustle
Hustle
as Leo Sellers
Movie - Released: 12/25/1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Jason O'Day
Movie - Released: 3/21/1975
The Devil's Rain
The Devil's Rain
as Dr. Sam Richards
Movie - Released: 7/1/1975
Promise Him Anything
Promise Him Anything
as Pop
Movie - Released: 5/15/1975
Whiffs
Whiffs
as Colonel Lockyer
Movie - Released: 10/15/1975
Switch [Pilot]
Switch [Pilot]
as Frank MacBride
Movie - Released: 3/21/1975
Switch
Switch
as Frank MacBride
TV - Released: 9/9/1975

1974

The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard
as Warden Hazen
Movie - Released: 8/21/1974
McQ
McQ
as Kosterman
Movie - Released: 1/4/1974
The Take
The Take
as Chief Berrigan
Movie - Released: 5/1/1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
as Diplomat Benjamin Franklin
TV - Released: 11/21/1974

1973

The Borrowers
The Borrowers
as Pod Clock
Movie - Released: 12/14/1973
See the Man Run
See the Man Run
as Dr. Thomas Spencer
Movie - Released: 6/16/1973
Movie
Daddy's Girl
as Bob Randall
Movie - Released: 6/19/1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1972

The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid
as Duane Corcoran
Movie - Released: 12/17/1972
The Lorax
The Lorax
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/14/1972
Fireball Forward
Fireball Forward
as Col. Douglas Graham
Movie - Released: 3/5/1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Dr. George Baxter
TV - Released: 10/14/1972

1971

Columbo
Columbo
as Martin Hollister
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
The Pet Set
The Pet Set
as Self
TV - Released: 1/25/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

McCloud
McCloud
TV - Released: 2/17/1970

1969

The Johnny Cash Show
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/7/1969

1968

The Mouse on the Mayflower
The Mouse on the Mayflower
as Capt. Standish (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/23/1968
Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy
as Eddie Albert
TV - Released: 9/23/1968
TV
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/15/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/11/1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 2/5/1967

1966

TV
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
TV - Released: 2/10/1966

1965

The Party's Over
The Party's Over
as Ben Morgan
Movie - Released: 4/22/1965
7 Women
7 Women
as Charles Pether
Movie - Released: 12/11/1965
Green Acres
Green Acres
as Oliver Wendell Douglas
TV - Released: 9/15/1965

1964

The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
as Self - Host / Narrator (U.S. version)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1964
The Rogues
The Rogues
as Gregg Roberts
TV - Released: 9/13/1964

1963

Captain Newman, M.D.
Captain Newman, M.D.
as Col. Norval Algate Bliss
Movie - Released: 12/25/1963
Miracle of the White Stallions
Miracle of the White Stallions
as Rider Otto
Movie - Released: 3/29/1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Arthur J. Poindexter
TV - Released: 9/20/1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Dr. Bert Andrews
TV - Released: 10/10/1963
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
as Oliver Douglas
TV - Released: 9/24/1963
TV
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak
as Charlie O'Rourke
TV - Released: 9/24/1963
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant
TV - Released: 9/14/1963
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Andy Thorne
TV - Released: 9/16/1963
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
as Oliver Wendell Douglas
TV - Released: 9/24/1963
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/25/1963

1962

The Longest Day
The Longest Day
as Col. Thompson
Movie - Released: 9/25/1962
Who's Got the Action?
Who's Got the Action?
as Clint Morgan
Movie - Released: 12/25/1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV - Released: 9/26/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
Combat!
Combat!
as Phil
TV - Released: 10/2/1962
Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict
TV - Released: 9/15/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Cal Kroeger
TV - Released: 9/19/1962

1961

Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue
as Harvey Holt Ames
Movie - Released: 4/13/1961
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase
as Albert Warren
Movie - Released: 10/4/1961
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
as Dr. Charles Dornberger
Movie - Released: 8/23/1961
The Two Little Bears
The Two Little Bears
as Harry Davis
Movie - Released: 11/1/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
The New Breed
The New Breed
as Walter Cowley
TV - Released: 10/3/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Norman French
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Frank Foster
TV - Released: 9/17/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
TV - Released: 12/11/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1959

Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel
as Bob Carter
Movie - Released: 11/17/1959
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/15/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Taylor Dickson
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Laramie
Laramie
TV - Released: 9/15/1959
Riverboat
Riverboat
as Dan Simpson
TV - Released: 9/13/1959
Startime
Startime
TV - Released: 10/6/1959

1958

Orders to Kill
Orders to Kill
as Maj. MacMahon
Movie - Released: 7/25/1958
The Gun Runners
The Gun Runners
as Hanagan
Movie - Released: 8/1/1958
The Roots of Heaven
The Roots of Heaven
as Abe Fields
Movie - Released: 10/15/1958
Naked City
Naked City
as Earl Johannis
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/6/1958

1957

The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
as Bill Gorton
Movie - Released: 8/23/1957
The Teahouse of the August Moon
The Teahouse of the August Moon
as Captain McLean
Movie - Released: 7/1/1957
The Joker is Wild
The Joker is Wild
as Austin Mack
Movie - Released: 9/26/1957
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
TV - Released: 7/29/1957
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Guest Host
TV - Released: 7/29/1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
as John Darro
TV - Released: 9/18/1957

1956

Attack
Attack
as Erskine Cooney
Movie - Released: 9/19/1956
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun
as The Fiction Writer
Movie - Released: 11/19/1956
Operation Teahouse
Operation Teahouse
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/29/1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Bide Turley
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Co-Host /Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sam Barlow
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jed Wiley
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jess Matson
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1955

I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow
as Burt McGuire
Movie - Released: 12/25/1955
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
as Ali Hakim
Movie - Released: 10/10/1955
The Girl Rush
The Girl Rush
as Elliot Atterbury
Movie - Released: 9/16/1955
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
as Paul Mattson
Movie - Released: 5/8/1955
A Connecticut Yankee
A Connecticut Yankee
as Martin Barret
Movie - Released: 3/12/1955

1954

Climax!
Climax!
as Gabe Douglas
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Jason O'Day
TV - Released: 10/27/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Barney Kanda
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as David Adams
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
as Irving Radovich
Movie - Released: 8/26/1953
Movie
The Bachelor Party
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 10/11/1953
1984
1984
as Winston
Movie - Released: 9/21/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Narrator
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Lionel Kent
TV - Released: 9/20/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Max Asher
TV - Released: 9/20/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Paul Mattson
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Louie Schmidt
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Tiger Tipton
TV - Released: 9/20/1953
Medallion Theatre
Medallion Theatre
TV - Released: 7/11/1953

1952

Carrie
Carrie
as Charles Drouet
Movie - Released: 7/17/1952
Actors and Sin
Actors and Sin
as Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
Movie - Released: 6/18/1952

1951

You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now
as Lt. Bill Barron
Movie - Released: 2/23/1951
Meet Me After the Show
Meet Me After the Show
as Chris Leeds
Movie - Released: 8/15/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV - Released: 10/5/1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Goodyear Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/14/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Randy Smith
TV - Released: 10/5/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Bill Carter
TV - Released: 10/5/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Sheldon Black
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Humphrey Briggs
Movie - Released: 9/15/1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 9/10/1950
Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows
TV - Released: 2/25/1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Jesse
TV - Released: 1/30/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

Suspense
Suspense
TV - Released: 1/6/1949
Lights Out
Lights Out
TV - Released: 7/19/1949
Suspense
Suspense
as Danny Maguire
TV - Released: 1/6/1949

1948

You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Bullets Baker
Movie - Released: 10/28/1948
The Dude Goes West
The Dude Goes West
as Daniel Bone
Movie - Released: 5/30/1948
Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Harry Proctor / 'Old' Joe (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/25/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Winston Smith
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Charlie
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as John Peter Zenger
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948

1947

The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage
as Gil Cummins
Movie - Released: 1/24/1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
as Steve Nelson
Movie - Released: 3/1/1947
Hit Parade of 1947
Hit Parade of 1947
as Kip Walker
Movie - Released: 3/22/1947
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
as Jake Bullard
Movie - Released: 5/3/1947

1946

Strange Voyage
Strange Voyage
as Chris Thompson
Movie - Released: 7/6/1946
Rendezvous with Annie
Rendezvous with Annie
as Jeffrey Dolan
Movie - Released: 7/22/1946

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

1943

Bombardier
Bombardier
as Tom Hughes
Movie - Released: 5/14/1943
Ladies' Day
Ladies' Day
as Wacky Waters
Movie - Released: 4/9/1943
Lady Bodyguard
Lady Bodyguard
as Terry Moore
Movie - Released: 1/2/1943

1942

Movie
Treat 'Em Rough
as Bill Kingsford aka The Panama Kid
Movie - Released: 1/30/1942
Eagle Squadron
Eagle Squadron
as Leckie
Movie - Released: 6/16/1942

1941

Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog
as George Watkins
Movie - Released: 6/14/1941
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Matt Varney
Movie - Released: 4/25/1941
Four Mothers
Four Mothers
as Dr. Clint Forrest, Jr.
Movie - Released: 1/4/1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Robert 'Dreamy' Smith
Movie - Released: 2/15/1941
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out
as Edward 'Eddie' Barnes
Movie - Released: 5/3/1941
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/14/1941

1940

A Dispatch from Reuters
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Max Wagner
Movie - Released: 10/19/1940
My Love Came Back
My Love Came Back
as Dusty Rhodes
Movie - Released: 7/13/1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Bing Edwards
Movie - Released: 1/13/1940
An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas
as Peter Coleman
Movie - Released: 4/27/1940

1939

On Your Toes
On Your Toes
as Phil Dolan Jr.
Movie - Released: 10/14/1939
Four Wives
Four Wives
as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.
Movie - Released: 12/22/1939

1938

Brother Rat
Brother Rat
as 'Bing' Edwards
Movie - Released: 10/29/1938