ACTOR
Eddie Albert
Known for Spider-Man · Columbo · Murder, She Wrote
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…
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- Born
- Apr 22, 1906
- Died
- May 26, 2005
- Birthplace
- Rock Island, Illinois, USA
- Known For
- 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.
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Known For
TV
Spider-ManAdrian Toomes / Old Vulture (voice) · 1994
★ 8.3
★ 8.3
TV
ColumboMartin Hollister · 1971
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
TV
Murder, She WroteJackson Lane · 1984
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
The Love BoatDean Burton Lockwood · 1977
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
Falcon CrestCarlton Travis · 1981
★ 5.6
★ 5.6
TV
Wagon TrainJohn Darro · 1957
★ 6.6
★ 6.6
TV
What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest · 1950
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
Filmography
Movies
Brother Rat'Bing' Edwards
1938
Four WivesDr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.
1939
On Your ToesPhil Dolan Jr.
1939
A Dispatch from ReutersMax Wagner
1940
An Angel from TexasPeter Coleman
1940
Brother Rat and a BabyBing Edwards
1940
My Love Came BackDusty Rhodes
1940
Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Four MothersDr. Clint Forrest, Jr.
1941
Out of the FogGeorge Watkins
1941
The Great Mr. NobodyRobert 'Dreamy' Smith
1941
The Wagons Roll at NightMatt Varney
1941
Thieves Fall OutEdward 'Eddie' Barnes
1941
Eagle SquadronLeckie
1942T'
Treat 'Em RoughBill Kingsford aka The Panama Kid
1942
BombardierTom Hughes
1943
Ladies' DayWacky Waters
1943
Lady BodyguardTerry Moore
1943
Rendezvous with AnnieJeffrey Dolan
1946
Strange VoyageChris Thompson
1946
Hit Parade of 1947Kip Walker
1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a WomanSteve Nelson
1947
The Perfect MarriageGil Cummins
1947
Time Out of MindJake Bullard
1947
Every Girl Should Be MarriedHarry Proctor / 'Old' Joe (uncredited)
1948
The Dude Goes WestDaniel Bone
1948
You Gotta Stay HappyBullets Baker
1948
The Fuller Brush GirlHumphrey Briggs
1950
Meet Me After the ShowChris Leeds
1951
You're in the Navy NowLt. Bill Barron
1951
Actors and SinOrlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
1952
CarrieCharles Drouet
1952
1984Winston
1953
Roman HolidayIrving Radovich
1953TB
The Bachelor PartyCharlie
1953
Can We Immunize Against Prejudice?
1954
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A FoolNarrator
1954
A Connecticut YankeeMartin Barret
1955
General Electric Theater: Into the NightPaul Mattson
1955
I'll Cry TomorrowBurt McGuire
1955
Oklahoma!Ali Hakim
1955
The Girl RushElliot Atterbury
1955
AttackErskine Cooney
1956
Operation TeahouseSelf
1956
Our Mr. SunThe Fiction Writer
1956
The Joker is WildAustin Mack
1957
The Sun Also RisesBill Gorton
1957
The Teahouse of the August MoonCaptain McLean
1957
Orders to KillMaj. MacMahon
1958
The Gun RunnersHanagan
1958
The Roots of HeavenAbe Fields
1958
Beloved InfidelBob Carter
1959
Disneyland '59Self
1959
Madison AvenueHarvey Holt Ames
1961
The Spiral StaircaseAlbert Warren
1961
The Two Little BearsHarry Davis
1961
The Young DoctorsDr. Charles Dornberger
1961
The Longest DayCol. Thompson
1962
Who's Got the Action?Clint Morgan
1962
Captain Newman, M.D.Col. Norval Algate Bliss
1963
Miracle of the White StallionsRider Otto
1963
7 WomenCharles Pether
1965
The Party's OverBen Morgan
1965
The Mouse on the MayflowerCapt. Standish (voice)
1968
Fireball ForwardCol. Douglas Graham
1972
The Heartbreak KidDuane Corcoran
1972
The LoraxNarrator
1972DG
Daddy's GirlBob Randall
1973
See the Man RunDr. Thomas Spencer
1973
The BorrowersPod Clock
1973
McQKosterman
1974
The Longest YardWarden Hazen
1974
The TakeChief Berrigan
1974
Escape to Witch MountainJason O'Day
1975
HustleLeo Sellers
1975
Promise Him AnythingPop
1975
SwitchFrank MacBride
1975
The Devil’s RainDr. Sam Richards
1975
WhiffsColonel Lockyer
1975
Birch IntervalPa Strawacher
1976
Moving ViolationAlex Warren
1976
The Crash of Flight 401Capt. Dunn
1978
The Concorde... Airport '79Eli Sands
1979
Foolin' AroundDaggett
1980
How to Beat the High Cost of LivingMax
1980
The BorderMoffat
1980
Trouble in High Timber CountryCarroll Yeager
1980
YesterdayBart Kramer
1980
Take This Job and Shove ItSamuel Ellison
1981
The Oklahoma City DollsCoach Homer Sixx
1981
Beyond Witch MountainJason O'Day
1982
RoosterRev. Harlan Barnum
1982
Yes, GiorgioHenry Pollack
1982
The Demon Murder CaseFather Dietrich
1983
Burning RageWill Larson
1984
DreamscapeThe President
1984
The ActHarry Kruger
1984
Head OfficePete Helmes
1985
In Like FlynnBill White
1985
Musical Comedy Tonight IIISelf
1985
StitchesDean Bradley
1985
Mercy or Murder?Joe Varon
1987
TurnaroundTheo Aitken
1987
Brenda StarrPolice Chief Maloney
1989
The Big PictureM.C.
1989
Return to Green AcresOliver Wendell Douglas
1990TG
The Girl From MarsDr. Charles Favender
1991
A Norman Rockwell ChristmasSelf
1993
La Classe américaineThe Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)
1993
The Barefoot ExecutiveHerbert Gower
1995TT
Television: The First Fifty YearsSelf / Oliver Douglas (archive footage)
1999
Frank Sinatra MemorialSelf
2000
Restoring Roman HolidayIrving Radovich (archive footage)
2002
Spider-Man vs. Doc OckAdam Toomes / Old Vulture (voice)
2004
Rat PackSelf (archive footage)
2022Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 4 eps
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Host · 1 eps
1944
Studio OneWinston Smith · 1 eps
1948Studio OneJohn Peter Zenger · 2 eps
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 6 eps
1948
The Ford Theatre Hour1 eps
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseCharlie · 1 eps
1948The Philco Television Playhouse1 eps
1948
Lights Out1 eps
1949
Suspense1 eps
1949SuspenseDanny Maguire · 1 eps
1949D
Danger2 eps
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsJesse · 1 eps
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 1 eps
1950
What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest · 1 eps
1950
Your Show of Shows3 eps
1950
Goodyear Television Playhouse1 eps
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 eps
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsRandy Smith · 1 eps
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBill Carter · 1 eps
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSheldon Black · 1 eps
1951LI
Leave It to LarryLarry Tucker · 11 eps
1952
General Electric TheaterNarrator · 1 eps
1953General Electric TheaterPaul Mattson · 1 eps
1953General Electric TheaterLouie Schmidt · 1 eps
1953
Letter to LorettaLionel Kent · 1 eps
1953Letter to LorettaMax Asher · 1 eps
1953Letter to LorettaTiger Tipton · 1 eps
1953
Medallion Theatre1 eps
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre1 eps
1953
The Motorola Television Hour1 eps
1953
The OscarsSelf · 2 eps
1953
Climax!Gabe Douglas · 1 eps
1954Climax!Barney Kanda · 1 eps
1954Climax!David Adams · 1 eps
1954
Studio 57Jim Hammond · 1 eps
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyJason O'Day · 2 eps
1954
MGM Parade1 eps
1955MGM ParadeSelf · 1 eps
1955
The Eddie Cantor Comedy TheaterR.J. Banning · 1 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreBide Turley · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSam Barlow · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJed Wiley · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJess Matson · 1 eps
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf · 1 eps
1956
Tony AwardsSelf - Host · 1 eps
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Co-Host / Presenter · 1 eps
1956
Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf · 3 eps
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf - Guest Host · 5 eps
1957
Wagon TrainJohn Darro · 1 eps
1957
Naked CityEarl Johannis · 1 eps
1958
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseJoe Minelli · 1 eps
1958
Laramie1 eps
1959
RawhideTaylor Dickson · 1 eps
1959
RiverboatDan Simpson · 1 eps
1959
StartimeSelf – Host · 1 eps
1959
Ben CaseyGene Billstrom · 1 eps
1961
Dr. KildareDr. Norman French · 1 eps
1961
The DuPont Show of the WeekFrank Foster · 1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host · 5 eps
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 8 eps
1961
The New BreedWalter Cowley · 1 eps
1961
Combat!Phil · 1 eps
1962
Sam BenedictLewis Wiley · 1 eps
1962
The Beverly HillbilliesOliver Wendell Douglas · 1 eps
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 13 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianCal Kroeger · 1 eps
1962
Burke's LawArthur J. Poindexter · 1 eps
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreDr. Bert Andrews · 1 eps
1963
Mr. NovakCharlie O'Rourke · 1 eps
1963
Petticoat JunctionOliver Douglas · 12 eps
1963
The Danny Kaye ShowSelf · 4 eps
1963TG
The Greatest Show on EarthFrank Land · 1 eps
1963
The LieutenantRodney Cameron O'Rourke · 1 eps
1963
The Outer LimitsAndy Thorne · 1 eps
1963
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Brother Love · 1 eps
1964
The RoguesGregg Roberts · 1 eps
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaDr. Fred Wilson · 1 eps
1964
Green AcresOliver Wendell Douglas · 170 eps
1965
The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest · 2 eps
1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourSelf · 3 eps
1967
Here's LucyEddie Albert · 1 eps
1968TB
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1968
The Johnny Cash ShowSelf · 1 eps
1969
McCloudRoy Erickson · 1 eps
1970
ColumboMartin Hollister · 1 eps
1971
Great PerformancesSelf · 2 eps
1971
The Pet SetSelf · 1 eps
1971
Kung FuDr. George Baxter · 2 eps
1972
The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self · 1 eps
1973
The Lives of Benjamin FranklinDiplomat Benjamin Franklin · 4 eps
1974
SwitchFrank MacBride · 70 eps
1975
The Love BoatDean Burton Lockwood · 2 eps
1977
Evening in ByzantiumBrian Murphy · 2 eps
1978
The WordOgden Towery · 4 eps
1978
Beulah LandFelix Kendrick · 3 eps
1980
Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of MagicSelf - Host · 1 eps
1980
Falcon CrestCarlton Travis · 3 eps
1981
Goliath AwaitsAdm. Wiley Sloan · 2 eps
1981
Peter and PaulFestus · 2 eps
1981
Simon & SimonJudge Elliott Morris Taylor · 2 eps
1981
HotelMacDonald 'Mack' Erickson · 1 eps
1982
Highway to HeavenSen. Fritz McCorkindale · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteJackson Lane · 1 eps
1984
The Ray Bradbury TheaterJonathan Hughes · 1 eps
1985
The Twilight ZoneRoger Leeds · 1 eps
1985
Dress GrayJudge Hand · 2 eps
1986
thirtysomethingCharlie Weston · 1 eps
1987
War and RemembranceBreckinridge Long · 1 eps
1988
The Golden PalaceBill Douglas · 1 eps
1992O
OkavangoUncle Bill Scofield · 1 eps
1993
Spider-ManAdrian Toomes / Old Vulture (voice) · 2 eps
1994Photos
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