
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.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944

Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944

Columbo
TV • 1971

Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984

Great Performances
TV • 1971

The Love Boat
TV • 1977

Falcon Crest
TV • 1981

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956

The Virginian
TV • 1962

Wagon Train
TV • 1957

The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968

The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962