Eddie Albert
Acting Born Apr 22, 1906 Died May 26, 2005 Rock Island, Illinois, USA 230 credits
Biography
Eddie Albert was an American actor and activist born on April 22, 1906, in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. He is known for his performances in various films and television shows. Albert's notable screen roles include Bing Edwards in the Brother Rat films, traveling salesman Ali Hakim in the musical Oklahoma, and corrupt prison warden in The Longest Yard. He also starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the television situation comedy Green Acres and as Frank MacBride in the crime drama Switch. Additionally, Albert had a recurring role as Carlton Travis on Falcon Crest. He passed away on May 26, 2005, at the age of 99.
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Career overview
Eddie Albert was an American actor who appeared in a variety of film and television roles. He began his career in the early 20th century, eventually becoming known for his performances in several notable productions. Albert's screen credits include the Brother Rat films, where he played the character of Bing Edwards, and the musical Oklahoma!, in which he portrayed a traveling salesman named Ali Hakim.
In addition to his film work, Albert also had a successful television career. He starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in a 1960s situation comedy and as Frank MacBride in a 1970s crime drama. Albert's television credits also include a recurring role as Carlton Travis on the series Falcon Crest.
Throughout his career, Albert's film and television performances earned him recognition. He received Academy Award nominations for his supporting roles in Roman Holiday and The Heartbreak Kid. Albert's body of work demonstrates his versatility as an actor, with a range of memorable performances in film and television.
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Rat Pack
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Restoring Roman Holiday
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Television: The First Fifty Years
The Barefoot Executive
Spider-Man
La Classe américaineOkavangoA Norman Rockwell Christmas
The Golden Palace
The Girl From Mars
Return to Green Acres
The Big PictureBrenda Starr
War and Remembrance
thirtysomethingTurnaroundMercy or Murder?
Dress Gray
The Twilight ZoneThe Ray Bradbury TheaterHead OfficeStitchesIn Like Flynn
Murder, She WroteHighway to HeavenThe ActDreamscapeBurning Rage
The Demon Murder Case
HotelYes, GiorgioBeyond Witch MountainRooster
Falcon CrestSimon & SimonGoliath AwaitsPeter and PaulTake This Job and Shove It
Foolin' AroundBeulah LandHow to Beat the High Cost of LivingThe BorderSiegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic
The Concorde... Airport '79
The WordEvening in ByzantiumThe Crash of Flight 401
The Love Boat
Moving ViolationBirch Interval
SwitchEscape to Witch MountainSwitchThe Devil’s RainHustle
The Longest YardMcQThe Lives of Benjamin FranklinThe Take
The American Film Institute Salute to ...The BorrowersSee the Man RunDaddy's Girl
The Heartbreak KidThe LoraxKung FuFireball Forward
ColumboGreat PerformancesThe Pet Set
Full Filmography
230 titles- Rat Pack (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (2004) as Adam Toomes / Old Vulture (voice)
- Restoring Roman Holiday (2002) as Irving Radovich (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra Memorial (2000) as Self
- Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) as Self / Oliver Douglas (archive footage)
- The Barefoot Executive (1995) as Herbert Gower
- Spider-Man (1994) as Adrian Toomes / Old Vulture (voice)
- La Classe américaine (1993) as The Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Okavango (1993) as Uncle Bill Scofield
- A Norman Rockwell Christmas (1993) as Self
- The Golden Palace (1992) as Bill Douglas
- The Girl From Mars (1991) as Dr. Charles Favender
- Return to Green Acres (1990) as Oliver Wendell Douglas
- The Big Picture (1989) as M.C.
- Brenda Starr (1989) as Police Chief Maloney
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Breckinridge Long
- thirtysomething (1987) as Charlie Weston
- Turnaround (1987) as Theo Aitken
- Mercy or Murder? (1987) as Joe Varon
- Dress Gray (1986) as Judge Hand
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as Roger Leeds
- The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) as Jonathan Hughes
- Head Office (1985) as Pete Helmes
- Stitches (1985) as Dean Bradley
- In Like Flynn (1985) as Bill White
- Musical Comedy Tonight III (1985) as Self
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Jackson Lane
- Highway to Heaven (1984) as Sen. Fritz McCorkindale
- The Act (1984) as Harry Kruger
- Dreamscape (1984) as The President
- Burning Rage (1984) as Will Larson
- The Demon Murder Case (1983) as Father Dietrich
- Hotel (1982) as MacDonald 'Mack' Erickson
- Yes, Giorgio (1982) as Henry Pollack
- Beyond Witch Mountain (1982) as Jason O'Day
- Rooster (1982) as Rev. Harlan Barnum
- Falcon Crest (1981) as Carlton Travis
- Simon & Simon (1981) as Judge Elliott Morris Taylor
- Goliath Awaits (1981) as Adm. Wiley Sloan
- Peter and Paul (1981) as Festus
- Take This Job and Shove It (1981) as Samuel Ellison
- The Oklahoma City Dolls (1981) as Coach Homer Sixx
- Foolin' Around (1980) as Daggett
- Beulah Land (1980) as Felix Kendrick
- How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) as Max
- The Border (1980) as Moffat
- Siegfried and Roy - Superstars Of Magic (1980) as Self - Host
- Trouble in High Timber Country (1980) as Carroll Yeager
- Yesterday (1980) as Bart Kramer
- The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) as Eli Sands
- The Word (1978) as Ogden Towery
- Evening in Byzantium (1978) as Brian Murphy
- The Crash of Flight 401 (1978) as Capt. Dunn
- The Love Boat (1977) as Dean Burton Lockwood
- Moving Violation (1976) as Alex Warren
- Birch Interval (1976) as Pa Strawacher
- Switch (1975) as Frank MacBride
- Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) as Jason O'Day
- Switch (1975) as Frank MacBride
- The Devil’s Rain (1975) as Dr. Sam Richards
- Hustle (1975) as Leo Sellers
- Promise Him Anything (1975) as Pop
- Whiffs (1975) as Colonel Lockyer
- The Longest Yard (1974) as Warden Hazen
- McQ (1974) as Kosterman
- The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974) as Diplomat Benjamin Franklin
- The Take (1974) as Chief Berrigan
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- The Borrowers (1973) as Pod Clock
- See the Man Run (1973) as Dr. Thomas Spencer
- Daddy's Girl (1973) as Bob Randall
- The Heartbreak Kid (1972) as Duane Corcoran
- The Lorax (1972) as Narrator
- Kung Fu (1972) as Dr. George Baxter
- Fireball Forward (1972) as Col. Douglas Graham
- Columbo (1971) as Martin Hollister
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- The Pet Set (1971) as Self
- McCloud (1970) as Roy Erickson
- The Johnny Cash Show (1969) as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Eddie Albert
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) as Capt. Standish (voice)
- The Carol Burnett Show (1967) as Self - Guest
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) as Self
- Green Acres (1965) as Oliver Wendell Douglas
- 7 Women (1965) as Charles Pether
- The Party's Over (1965) as Ben Morgan
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) as Dr. Fred Wilson
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Brother Love
- The Rogues (1964) as Gregg Roberts
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Oliver Douglas
- Burke's Law (1963) as Arthur J. Poindexter
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Andy Thorne
- The Danny Kaye Show (1963) as Self
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Dr. Bert Andrews
- Mr. Novak (1963) as Charlie O'Rourke
- The Lieutenant (1963) as Rodney Cameron O'Rourke
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1963) as Frank Land
- Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) as Col. Norval Algate Bliss
- Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) as Rider Otto
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Oliver Wendell Douglas
- The Virginian (1962) as Cal Kroeger
- Combat! (1962) as Phil
- The Longest Day (1962) as Col. Thompson
- Sam Benedict (1962) as Lewis Wiley
- Who's Got the Action? (1962) as Clint Morgan
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Norman French
- Ben Casey (1961) as Gene Billstrom
- The New Breed (1961) as Walter Cowley
- The DuPont Show of the Week (1961) as Frank Foster
- Madison Avenue (1961) as Harvey Holt Ames
- The Spiral Staircase (1961) as Albert Warren
- The Young Doctors (1961) as Dr. Charles Dornberger
- The Two Little Bears (1961) as Harry Davis
- Rawhide (1959) as Taylor Dickson
- Laramie (1959)
- Startime (1959) as Self – Host
- Riverboat (1959) as Dan Simpson
- Beloved Infidel (1959) as Bob Carter
- Disneyland '59 (1959) as Self
- Naked City (1958) as Earl Johannis
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) as Joe Minelli
- The Roots of Heaven (1958) as Abe Fields
- The Gun Runners (1958) as Hanagan
- Orders to Kill (1958) as Maj. MacMahon
- Wagon Train (1957) as John Darro
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self - Guest Host
- The Sun Also Rises (1957) as Bill Gorton
- The Joker is Wild (1957) as Austin Mack
- The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957) as Captain McLean
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Host
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Co-Host / Presenter
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Bide Turley
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Jed Wiley
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Jess Matson
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Sam Barlow
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- Attack (1956) as Erskine Cooney
- Our Mr. Sun (1956) as The Fiction Writer
- Operation Teahouse (1956) as Self
- MGM Parade (1955)
- MGM Parade (1955) as Self
- Oklahoma! (1955) as Ali Hakim
- The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (1955) as R.J. Banning
- I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) as Burt McGuire
- A Connecticut Yankee (1955) as Martin Barret
- General Electric Theater: Into the Night (1955) as Paul Mattson
- The Girl Rush (1955) as Elliot Atterbury
- Climax! (1954) as Gabe Douglas
- Climax! (1954) as Barney Kanda
- Climax! (1954) as David Adams
- Studio 57 (1954) as Jim Hammond
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Jason O'Day
- Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool (1954)
- Can We Immunize Against Prejudice? (1954)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Roman Holiday (1953) as Irving Radovich
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Lionel Kent
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Max Asher
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Tiger Tipton
- The Motorola Television Hour (1953)
- Revlon Mirror Theatre (1953)
- Medallion Theatre (1953)
- 1984 (1953) as Winston
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Narrator
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Paul Mattson
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Louie Schmidt
- The Bachelor Party (1953) as Charlie
- Carrie (1952) as Charles Drouet
- Actors and Sin (1952) as Orlando Higgens (segment Woman of Sin)
- Leave It to Larry (1952) as Larry Tucker
- Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Randy Smith
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Bill Carter
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Sheldon Black
- You're in the Navy Now (1951) as Lt. Bill Barron
- Meet Me After the Show (1951) as Chris Leeds
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Jesse
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Danger (1950)
- Your Show of Shows (1950)
- The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) as Humphrey Briggs
- Lights Out (1949)
- Suspense (1949)
- Suspense (1949) as Danny Maguire
- Studio One (1948) as Winston Smith
- Studio One (1948) as John Peter Zenger
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Charlie
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
- The Ford Theatre Hour (1948)
- You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) as Bullets Baker
- Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) as Harry Proctor / 'Old' Joe (uncredited)
- The Dude Goes West (1948) as Daniel Bone
- Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) as Steve Nelson
- The Perfect Marriage (1947) as Gil Cummins
- Time Out of Mind (1947) as Jake Bullard
- Hit Parade of 1947 (1947) as Kip Walker
- Rendezvous with Annie (1946) as Jeffrey Dolan
- Strange Voyage (1946) as Chris Thompson
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Host
- Bombardier (1943) as Tom Hughes
- Ladies' Day (1943) as Wacky Waters
- Lady Bodyguard (1943) as Terry Moore
- Eagle Squadron (1942) as Leckie
- Treat 'Em Rough (1942) as Bill Kingsford aka The Panama Kid
- Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) as Matt Varney
- Four Mothers (1941) as Dr. Clint Forrest, Jr.
- The Great Mr. Nobody (1941) as Robert 'Dreamy' Smith
- Thieves Fall Out (1941) as Edward 'Eddie' Barnes
- Out of the Fog (1941) as George Watkins
- A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) as Max Wagner
- Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) as Bing Edwards
- My Love Came Back (1940) as Dusty Rhodes
- An Angel from Texas (1940) as Peter Coleman
- On Your Toes (1939) as Phil Dolan Jr.
- Four Wives (1939) as Dr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.
- Brother Rat (1938) as 'Bing' Edwards
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Eddie Albert best known for?
Eddie Albert is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Flintstones (1994), The Golden Palace (1992), The Big Picture (1989), War and Remembrance (1988).
When and where was Eddie Albert born?
Eddie Albert was born on April 22, 1906 in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. They passed away on May 26, 2005.
How many credits does Eddie Albert have?
Eddie Albert has accumulated over 230 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1938 to 2022.
What is Eddie Albert's background in cinema and television?
Eddie Albert was an American actor and activist born on April 22, 1906, in Rock Island, Illinois, USA. He is known for his performances in various films and television shows. Albert's notable screen roles include Bing Edwards in the Brother Rat films, traveling salesman Ali Hakim in the musical Oklahoma, and corrupt pr...