| Eddie Albert  AKA Edward Albert Heimberger
Born: 22-Apr-1906
Birthplace: Rock Island, IL
Died: 26-May-2005
Location of death: Pacific Palisades, CA
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Oliver on Green Acres Military service: US Navy (WWII) Eddie Albert started out as a soda jerk, and then sang with a 1930s pop trio called Threesome. He first gained notoriety on Broadway in Brother Rat and Room Service (without the Marx Brothers). His Hollywood career started with the film adaption of Brother Rat with Ronald Reagan, and was interrupted by a stint in the Navy during WWII.
Albert was a genuine war hero. A thousand Americans and 4,800 Japanese lives were lost in bloody battle at Tarawa, a Pacific island, and Albert fought in the first wave of the three day combat. Afterward, he was ordered to salvage usable military equipment off the battlefield, and won his Bronze Star for finding and rescuing wounded men, who had been abandoned under heavy fire, instead.
He was nominated for Oscars as Gregory Peck's pal with a camera in Roman Holiday (1953) and as a deranged military officer in Attack. But Albert will always be remembered as the exasperated Oliver Douglas, lawyer turned farmer, on TV's Green Acres. He also played a con man on Switch, and had a side career as narrator and producer of educational films. He explained the facts of life in How Life Begins (1968), and made a series of public service announcements urging people to protect the environment. Father: Frank Heimberger
Mother: Julia Jones
Wife: Margo (actress, b. 10-May-1917, m. 5-Dec-1945, d. 1985)
Son: Edward Albert (actor, b. 20-Feb-1951, d. 22-Sep-2006)
Daughter: Maria Albert Zucht (adopted, her father's business manager)
University: University of Minnesota (dropped out)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6441 Hollywood Blvd.
Bronze Star Battle of Tarawa (1943)
Purple Heart
Risk Factors: Alzheimer's
TELEVISION
Green Acres Oliver Wendell Douglas (1965-71)
Petticoat Junction Oliver Wendell Douglas (1965-68)
Switch Frank MacBride (1975-78)
Falcon Crest Carlton Travis
General Hospital Jack Boland (1993)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Before the Flood (9-Sep-2016)
Return to Green Acres (18-May-1990) · Oliver Wendell Douglas
The Big Picture (15-Sep-1989)
Brenda Starr (20-Jul-1989) · Police Chief Maloney
Dress Gray (9-Mar-1986)
Head Office (29-Dec-1985)
Stitches (Nov-1985)
Dreamscape (15-Aug-1984) · The President
The Act (Aug-1984)
The Demon Murder Case (6-Mar-1983)
Yes, Giorgio (24-Sep-1982)
Goliath Awaits (11-Nov-1981)
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (21-Aug-1981)
Take This Job and Shove It (24-Apr-1981) · Ellison
Peter and Paul (12-Apr-1981)
This Time Forever (1981)
Foolin' Around (17-Oct-1980)
Beulah Land (7-Oct-1980)
The Concorde: Airport '79 (17-Aug-1979) · Eli
The Blood Barrier (1979)
The Word (12-Nov-1978)
The Crash of Flight 401 (29-Oct-1978)
Evening in Byzantium (14-Aug-1978)
Moving Violation (Jul-1976)
Birch Interval (2-May-1976)
Hustle (25-Dec-1975)
Whiffs (15-Oct-1975)
The Devil's Rain (Jul-1975)
Escape to Witch Mountain (21-Mar-1975)
The Longest Yard (21-Aug-1974) · Warden Hazen
The Take (May-1974)
McQ (6-Feb-1974)
The Heartbreak Kid (17-Dec-1972)
Fireball Forward (5-Mar-1972)
The Lorax (14-Feb-1972) · Narrator [VOICE]
7 Women (4-May-1966) · Charles Pether
The Party's Over (22-Apr-1965)
Captain Newman, M.D. (25-Dec-1963)
Miracle of the White Stallions (29-Mar-1963)
Who's Got the Action? (25-Dec-1962)
The Longest Day (Sep-1962) · Col. Thompson
Madison Avenue (7-Jan-1962)
The Two Little Bears (1-Nov-1961)
The Young Doctors (23-Aug-1961) · Dr, Charles Dornberger
Beloved Infidel (17-Nov-1959)
The Roots of Heaven (15-Oct-1958)
The Gun Runners (Sep-1958) · Hanagan
Orders to Kill (1958) · Maj. MacMahon
The Joker Is Wild (26-Sep-1957) · Austin Mack
The Sun Also Rises (23-Aug-1957) · Bill Gorton
The Teahouse of the August Moon (29-Nov-1956) · Capt. McLean
Attack (19-Sep-1956) · Capt. Cooney
I'll Cry Tomorrow (25-Dec-1955) · Burt McGuire
Oklahoma! (11-Oct-1955) · Ali Hakim
The Girl Rush (Sep-1955)
Roman Holiday (27-Aug-1953) · Irving Radovich
Carrie (17-Jul-1952)
Actors and Sin (29-May-1952)
Meet Me After the Show (15-Aug-1951)
You're in the Navy Now (23-Feb-1951)
The Fuller Brush Girl (15-Sep-1950) · Humphrey Briggs
You Gotta Stay Happy (28-Oct-1948)
The Dude Goes West (30-May-1948) · Daniel Bone
Time Out of Mind (5-Apr-1947)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (Mar-1947) · Steve Anderson
The Perfect Marriage (24-Jan-1947)
Rendezvous with Annie (22-Jul-1946)
Bombardier (13-May-1943) · Tom Hughes
Ladies' Day (25-Mar-1943) · Wacky Waters
Lady Bodyguard (2-Jan-1943)
Eagle Squadron (16-Jun-1942)
Out of the Fog (14-Jun-1941) · George Watkins
Thieves Fall Out (3-May-1941) · Eddie Barnes
The Wagons Roll at Night (25-Apr-1941) · Matt Varney
The Great Mr. Nobody (15-Feb-1941) · Dreamy Smith
Four Mothers (4-Jan-1941) · Clint Forrest
A Dispatch from Reuters (19-Oct-1940) · Max Wagner
My Love Came Back (13-Jul-1940) · Dusty Rhodes
An Angel from Texas (27-Apr-1940) · Peter Coleman
Brother Rat and a Baby (13-Jan-1940) · Bing Edwards
Four Wives (25-Dec-1939) · Dr. Clinton Forrest, Jr.
On Your Toes (6-Oct-1939) · Phil Dolan, Jr.
Brother Rat (29-Oct-1938) · Bing Edwards
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