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Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Acting·1906–2005·110 films

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

Filmography

Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday (1953)Irving Radovich
The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)Col. Thompson
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard (1974)Warden Hazen
Dreamscape
Dreamscape (1984)The President
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine (1993)The Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Escape to Witch Mountain
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)Jason O'Day
The Concorde... Airport '79
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)Eli Sands
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (1955)Ali Hakim
The Joker is Wild
The Joker is Wild (1957)Austin Mack
The Lorax
The Lorax (1972)Narrator
Attack
Attack (1956)Erskine Cooney
McQ
McQ (1974)Kosterman
The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)Duane Corcoran
The Big Picture
The Big Picture (1989)M.C.
The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain (1975)Dr. Sam Richards
7 Women
7 Women (1965)Charles Pether
Hustle
Hustle (1975)Leo Sellers
Carrie
Carrie (1952)Charles Drouet
The Teahouse of the August Moon
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)Captain McLean
Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog (1941)George Watkins
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises (1957)Bill Gorton
Head Office
Head Office (1985)Pete Helmes
Captain Newman, M.D.
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)Col. Norval Algate Bliss
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)Max
Beloved Infidel
Beloved Infidel (1959)Bob Carter
Every Girl Should Be Married
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)Harry Proctor / 'Old' Joe (uncredited)
I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)Burt McGuire
The Party's Over
The Party's Over (1965)Ben Morgan
The Roots of Heaven
The Roots of Heaven (1958)Abe Fields
Brenda Starr
Brenda Starr (1989)Police Chief Maloney
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)Steve Nelson
Orders to Kill
Orders to Kill (1958)Maj. MacMahon
Bombardier
Bombardier (1943)Tom Hughes
Miracle of the White Stallions
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963)Rider Otto
The Gun Runners
The Gun Runners (1958)Hanagan
Take This Job and Shove It
Take This Job and Shove It (1981)Samuel Ellison
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)Matt Varney
You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)Bullets Baker
The Demon Murder Case
The Demon Murder Case (1983)Father Dietrich
A Dispatch from Reuters
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)Max Wagner
You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now (1951)Lt. Bill Barron
Who's Got the Action?
Who's Got the Action? (1962)Clint Morgan
Yes, Giorgio
Yes, Giorgio (1982)Henry Pollack
Moving Violation
Moving Violation (1976)Alex Warren
The Border
The Border (1980)Moffat
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun (1956)The Fiction Writer
Four Wives
Four Wives (1939)Dr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.
The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)Humphrey Briggs
Beyond Witch Mountain
Beyond Witch Mountain (1982)Jason O'Day
Whiffs
Whiffs (1975)Colonel Lockyer
My Love Came Back
My Love Came Back (1940)Dusty Rhodes
The Borrowers
The Borrowers (1973)Pod Clock
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors (1961)Dr. Charles Dornberger
Meet Me After the Show
Meet Me After the Show (1951)Chris Leeds
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind (1947)Jake Bullard
The Dude Goes West
The Dude Goes West (1948)Daniel Bone
Four Mothers
Four Mothers (1941)Dr. Clint Forrest, Jr.
Foolin' Around
Foolin' Around (1980)Daggett
Stitches
Stitches (1985)Dean Bradley
The Act
The Act (1984)Harry Kruger
The Barefoot Executive
The Barefoot Executive (1995)Herbert Gower
Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue (1961)Harvey Holt Ames
Actors and Sin
Actors and Sin (1952)Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas (1940)Peter Coleman
On Your Toes
On Your Toes (1939)Phil Dolan Jr.
The Take
The Take (1974)Chief Berrigan
See the Man Run
See the Man Run (1973)Dr. Thomas Spencer
The Girl Rush
The Girl Rush (1955)Elliot Atterbury
Brother Rat and a Baby
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)Bing Edwards
Return to Green Acres
Return to Green Acres (1990)Oliver Wendell Douglas
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)Robert 'Dreamy' Smith
Birch Interval
Birch Interval (1976)Pa Strawacher
Ladies' Day
Ladies' Day (1943)Wacky Waters
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59 (1959)Self
Eagle Squadron
Eagle Squadron (1942)Leckie
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)Capt. Dunn
Brother Rat
Brother Rat (1938)'Bing' Edwards
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out (1941)Edward 'Eddie' Barnes
The Oklahoma City Dolls
The Oklahoma City Dolls (1981)Coach Homer Sixx
Lady Bodyguard
Lady Bodyguard (1943)Terry Moore
A Connecticut Yankee
A Connecticut Yankee (1955)Martin Barret
Restoring Roman Holiday
Restoring Roman Holiday (2002)Irving Radovich (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Rat Pack (2022)Self (archive footage)
The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage (1947)Gil Cummins
Yesterday
Yesterday (1980)Bart Kramer
In Like Flynn
In Like Flynn (1985)Bill White
Fireball Forward
Fireball Forward (1972)Col. Douglas Graham
Burning Rage
Burning Rage (1984)Will Larson
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase (1961)Albert Warren
Rendezvous with Annie
Rendezvous with Annie (1946)Jeffrey Dolan
1984
1984 (1953)Winston
Rooster
Rooster (1982)Rev. Harlan Barnum
Strange Voyage
Strange Voyage (1946)Chris Thompson
The Two Little Bears
The Two Little Bears (1961)Harry Davis
The Mouse on the Mayflower
The Mouse on the Mayflower (1968)Capt. Standish (voice)
Switch
Switch (1975)Frank MacBride
Operation Teahouse
Operation Teahouse (1956)Self
Evening in Byzantium
Evening in Byzantium (1978)Brian Murphy
Trouble in High Timber Country
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)Carroll Yeager
Promise Him Anything
Promise Him Anything (1975)Pop
Mercy or Murder?
Mercy or Murder? (1987)Joe Varon
Turnaround
Turnaround (1987)Theo Aitken
Hit Parade of 1947
Hit Parade of 1947 (1947)Kip Walker
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool
Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool (1954)
General Electric Theater: Into the Night
General Electric Theater: Into the Night (1955)Paul Mattson
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Musical Comedy Tonight III (1985)Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Frank Sinatra Memorial (2000)Self
A Norman Rockwell Christmas
A Norman Rockwell Christmas (1993)Self
Can We Immunize Against Prejudice?
Can We Immunize Against Prejudice? (1954)