Eddie Albert
Known For
Acting
Born
1906-04-22 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Died
2005-05-26
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.
Most Known For
Columbo
as Martin Hollister
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Jackson Lane
Great Performances
as Self
The Love Boat
as Dean Burton Lockwood
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host
The Twilight Zone
as Roger Leeds
Falcon Crest
as Carlton Travis
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
Spider-Man
as Adrian Toomes / Old Vulture (voice)
Studio One
as Winston Smith
Studio One
as John Peter Zenger
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Bide Turley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sam Barlow
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jed Wiley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jess Matson
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self