Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

  • Birthday: 4/22/1906
  • Deathday: 5/26/2005
  • Place of birth: Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: Edward Albert Heimberger, Eddie Albert Sr., Eddie Albert Heimberger

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

Filmography

Roman Holiday
Release date: 8/26/1953

Roman Holiday

Role(s): Irving Radovich

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Hustle
Release date: 12/25/1975

Hustle

Role(s): Leo Sellers

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The Longest Yard
Release date: 8/21/1974

The Longest Yard

Role(s): Warden Hazen

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Dreamscape
Release date: 8/15/1984

Dreamscape

Role(s): The President

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Attack
Release date: 9/19/1956

Attack

Role(s): Erskine Cooney

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