Eddie Albert Dead @ 99

[Beatle_4]

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eddie Albert, the actor best known as the constantly befuddled city slicker-turned-farmer in television's "Green Acres," has died. He was 99.

Albert, who appeared in movies and television for more than 50 years, died of pneumonia Thursday at his home in the Pacific Palisades area, in the presence of his longtime caregivers and son Edward, family friend Dick Guttman said Friday.

Albert achieved his greatest fame on "Green Acres" as Oliver Douglas, a New York lawyer who settles in a farm town with his glamorous wife, played by Eva Gabor, and finds himself perplexed by the antics of a host of rural residents, including a pig named Arnold Ziffel.

Albert was nominated for Academy Awards as supporting actor in "Roman Holiday" (1953) and "The Heartbreak Kid" (1972).

The actor moved smoothly from the Broadway stage to movies to television. Besides his 1965-1971 run in "Green Acres," he costarred on TV with Robert Wagner in "Switch" from 1975 to 1978 and was a semi-regular on "Falcon Crest" in 1988.

He was a tireless conservationist, crusading for endangered species, healthful food, cleanup of Santa Monica Bay pollution and other causes. He had remained healthy even in old age.

"Three days ago he was playing basketball in his wheelchair with his granddaughter," Guttman said. "He stayed very vital."

[beatlelover45223]

R.I.P. Eddie Albert, I loved your acting!

[Lynner]

Sounds like he had a long and happy life - may he rest in peace.

[Magill]

"Three days ago he was playing basketball in his wheelchair with his granddaughter," Guttman said. "He stayed very vital."
Aww...how sweet is that? God love ya, Eddie and RIP. You've earned it. :smile1:

[DizzymissLizzy909]

That's sad news to hear... I used to love watching Green Acres as a kid, and of course Roman Holiday is my all-time favorite movie. At least he had a long, happy life, rest in peace Eddie.

[Beatle_4]

I started this thread and then decided to check out all Eddie Albert had accomplished. Quite a bit...

The Barefoot Executive (1995) (TV) .... Herbert Gower
Death Valley Memories (1994) .... Narrator
Headless! (1994)
"General Hospital" (1963) TV Series .... Jack Boland #1 (1993)
The Girl from Mars (1991) (TV) .... Charles
Return to Green Acres (1990) (TV) .... Oliver Wendell Douglas

The Big Picture (1989) (as Eddie Albert Sr.) .... M.C.
Brenda Starr (1989) .... Police Chief Maloney
"War and Remembrance" (1988) (mini) TV Series .... Breckinridge Long
Turnaround (1987) .... Theo, magiker
Mercy or Murder? (1987) (TV) .... Joe Varon
Dress Gray (1986) (TV) .... Judge Hand
Head Office (1985) .... Pete Helmes (INC chairman)
In Like Flynn (1985) (TV) .... Bill White
Stitches (1985) .... Dean Bradley
Burning Rage (1984) (TV) .... Will Larson
Dreamscape (1984) .... The President
The Demon Murder Case (1983) (TV) .... Father Dietrich
... aka The Rhode Island Murders
Yes, Giorgio (1982) .... Henry Pollack
Rooster (1982) (TV) .... Rev. Harlan Barnum
Beyond Witch Mountain (1982) (TV) .... Jason O'Day
The Act (1982) .... Harry Kruger
... aka Bless 'Em All
"Falcon Crest" (1981) TV Series .... Carlton Travis
Goliath Awaits (1981) (TV) .... Admiral Wiley Sloan
Take This Job and Shove It (1981) .... Samuel Ellison
Peter and Paul (1981) (TV) .... Festus
Yesterday (1981) .... Bart Kramer
... aka Gabrielle (Canada: French title)
... aka Scoring
... aka The Victory
... aka This Time Forever
The Oklahoma City Dolls (1981) (TV) .... Coach Homer Sixx
Foolin' Around (1980) .... Daggett
"Beulah Land" (1980) (mini) TV Series .... Felix Kendrick
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980) (TV) .... Carroll Yeager
... aka The Yeagers
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980) .... Max

The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979) .... Eli Sands
... aka Airport '79 (USA: short title)
... aka Airport '80: The Concorde
... aka S.O.S. Concorde
... aka The Concorde (USA: short title)
The Border (1979) .... Moffat
... aka Border Cop
... aka The Blood Barrier (USA)
"The Word" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... Ogden Towery
Crash (1978) (TV) .... Capt. Dunn
... aka Crash of Flight 401
Evening in Byzantium (1978) (TV) .... Brian Murphy
Birch Interval (1977) .... Pa
Moving Violation (1976) .... Alex Warren
Hustle (1975) .... Leo Sellers
Whiffs (1975) .... Col. Lockyer
... aka C.A.S.H. (UK)
... aka W.H.I.F.F.S.
"Switch" (1975) TV Series .... Frank MacBride
The Devil's Rain (1975) .... Dr. Sam Richards
Promise Him Anything (1975) (TV) .... Pop
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) .... Jason O'Day
Switch (1975) (TV) .... Frank McBride
The Take (1974) .... Chief Berrigan
McQ (1974) .... Capt. Ed Kosterman
"Benjamin Franklin" (1974) (mini) TV Series .... Benjamin Franklin
The Longest Yard (1974) .... Warden Hazen
... aka The Mean Machine (UK)
The Borrowers (1973) (TV) .... Pod Clock
The Heartbreak Kid (1972) .... Mr. Corcoran
Fireball Forward (1972) (TV) .... Col. Douglas Graham
The Lorax (1972) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
See the Man Run (1971) (TV) .... Dr. Thomas Spencer
... aka The Second Face
Columbo: Dead Weight (1971) (TV) .... Maj. Gen. Martin Hollister

Mouse On the Mayflower (1968) (TV) (voice) .... Capt. Standish
7 Women (1966) .... Charles Pether, Mission Teacher
"Petticoat Junction" (1963) TV Series .... Oliver Wendell Douglas (1965-1968)
The Nutcracker (1965) (TV) .... Host/narrator
"Green Acres" (1965) TV Series .... Oliver Wendell Douglas
The Party's Over (1965) .... Ben
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) .... Col. Norval Algate Bliss
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) .... Rider Otto
... aka The Flight of the White Stallions (UK)
The Two Little Bears (1963) .... Harry Davis
Who's Got the Action? (1962) .... Clint Morgan
The Longest Day (1962) .... Col. Thompson
Madison Avenue (1962) .... Harvey Ames
The Young Doctors (1961) .... Dr, Charles Dornberger
The Spiral Staircase (1961) (TV)

Beloved Infidel (1959) .... Carter
The Gun Runners (1958) .... Hanagan
... aka Gunrunners (International: English title)
The Roots of Heaven (1958) .... Abe Fields
Orders to Kill (1958) .... Maj. MacMahon
The Joker Is Wild (1957) .... Austin Mack
... aka All the Way (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Joker (USA)
The Sun Also Rises (1957) .... Bill Gorton
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) .... Capt. McLean
Our Mr. Sun (1956) (TV) .... The Fiction Writer
Attack (1956) .... Capt. Erskine Cooney, CO, Fox Co.
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) .... Burt McGuire
Oklahoma! (1955) .... Ali Hakim
The Girl Rush (1955) .... Elliot Atterbury
The Chocolate Soldier (1955) (TV) .... Bumerli
A Connecticut Yankee (1955) (TV) .... Hank Martin
"The Saturday Night Revue" (1953) TV Series .... Host (1954)
"Nothing But the Best" (1953) TV Series .... Host (1953)
"On Your Account" (1953) TV Series .... Occasional Host (1953-56)
Roman Holiday (1953) .... Irving Radovich
"Leave It to Larry" (1952) TV Series .... Larry Tucker
Carrie (1952) .... Charles Drouet
Actor's and Sin (1952) .... Orlando Higgens (Woman of Sin sequence)
... aka Actors and Sin (USA: poster title)
... aka Woman of Sin (USA)
Meet Me After the Show (1951) .... Chris Leeds
You're in the Navy Now (1951) .... Lt. Bill Barron
... aka U.S.S. Teakettle (USA)
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)(Co-starring Lucille Ball) .... Humphrey Briggs
... aka Affairs of Sally (UK)

Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) (uncredited) .... Harry Proctor/'Old' Joe
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) .... Bullets Baker
The Dude Goes West (1948) .... Daniel Bone
Unconquered (1947) (scenes deleted) .... Barker
Time Out of Mind (1947) .... Jake Bullard
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) .... Steve Nelson
... aka A Woman Destroyed (UK)
... aka Smash-Up
Hit Parade of 1947 (1947) .... Kip Walker
... aka High and Happy (USA: TV title)
The Perfect Marriage (1947) .... Gil Cummins
Rendezvous with Annie (1946) .... Cpl. Jeffrey Dolan
... aka Corporal Dolan AWOL (UK)
... aka Corporal Dolan Goes A.W.O.L. (USA: reissue title)
Strange Voyage (1946) .... Chris Thompson
Bombardier (1943) .... Tom Hughes
Ladies' Day (1943) .... Wacky Waters
Lady Bodyguard (1943) .... Terry Moore
Eagle Squadron (1942) .... Leckie
Treat 'Em Rough (1942) .... Bill Kingsford,aka The Panama Kid
Out of the Fog (1941) .... George Watkins
Thieves Fall Out (1941) .... Edward 'Eddie' Barnes
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) .... Matt Varney
Four Mothers (1941) .... Clint Forrest
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941) .... Robert 'Dreamy' Smith
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) .... Max Wagner
... aka This Man Reuter (UK)
My Love Came Back (1940) .... Dusty Rhodes
An Angel from Texas (1940) .... Peter Coleman
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) .... 'Bing' Edwards
... aka Baby Be Good (UK)

Four Wives (1939) .... Dr. Clinton 'Clint' Forrest Jr.
On Your Toes (1939) .... Phil Dolan, Jr.
Brother Rat (1938) .... Bing Edwards

He also has a son who is an accomplished actor in his own right, Edward Albert.

[AnyRoad69]

Rest in Peace EDDIE!!!!!
He died already to May 24 2005

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I like his Role in The Longest Day 1962....

He Lost his Wife before narrow 20 Years.

[DizzymissLizzy909]

Beatle_4, thanks for posting all those movies/tv shows! I had no idea he was involved in so many over the years, what a wonderful career. :smile1:

[Blackguard]

With his passing a long and honorable career closes. Goodnight Eddie Arnold, you leave a legacy of quality in entertainment. You will be missed.

[Beatle_4]

With his passing a long and honorable career closes. Goodnight Eddie Arnold, you leave a legacy of quality in entertainment. You will be missed.

Sorry Blackguard. It was Eddie Albert not Eddie Arnold. Eddie Arnold is very much alive.

[chiliace]

I had the pleasure to greet and serve Mr. Albert many years ago. He was a perfect gentleman, very gracious and polite. Rest in peace.

[Beatle_4]

I found it strange that he passed away now. He was the warden in the original "Longest Yard" with Burt Reynolds and they released the new version with Adam Sandler about the same time Eddie Albert passes away.