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Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert Robert Wagner Switch 1975 (cropped).JPG
Albert in 1975
Born Edward Albert Heimberger
(1906-04-22)April 22, 1906
Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
Died May 26, 2005(2005-05-26) (aged 99)
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, U.S.
Cause of death Pneumonia
Resting place Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
Alma mater University of Minnesota
Occupation Actor, singer, humanitarian, activist
Years active 1933–1997
Home town Minneapolis, Minnesota
Spouse(s) Margo (m. 1945; her death 1985)
Children Edward Albert
Parent(s) Frank Daniel-Heimberger
Julia Jones
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 1942–45
Rank Lieutenant
Battles/wars Battle of Tarawa
Awards Bronze Star Medal

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 sadistic prison warden in 1974's The Longest Yard. He starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the 1960s television sitcom 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.

Edward Albert Heimberger was born in Rock Island, Illinois, on April 22, 1906, the oldest of the five children of Frank Daniel Heimberger, a realtor, and his wife, Julia Jones. His year of birth is often given as 1908, but this is incorrect. His parents were not married when Albert was born, and his mother altered his birth certificate after her marriage.

When he was one year old, his family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Young Edward secured his first job as a newspaper boy when he was only six. During World War I, his German name led to taunts as "the enemy" by his classmates. He studied at Central High School in Minneapolis and joined the drama club. His schoolmate Harriet Lake (later known as actress Ann Sothern) graduated in the same class. Finishing high school in 1926, he entered the University of Minnesota, where he majored in business.


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