Eddie Albert: Green Acres and Roman Holiday Star Dies at 99

Eddie Albert was an American actor best known as Oliver Wendell Douglas on Green Acres. Born Edward Albert Heimberger on April 22, 1906, in Rock Island, Illinois, he began as a singer and trapeze artist.

He received Oscar nominations for Roman Holiday (1953) and The Heartbreak Kid (1972). On television he starred in Green Acres from 1965 to 1971 and in Switch in the 1970s. During World War II he served in the Marines and received a Bronze Star for rescuing wounded men at Tarawa.

Albert was married to actress Margo from 1945 until her death in 1985. His son Edward is also an actor. He was active as an environmental and humanitarian advocate. Albert died of pneumonia, with Alzheimer's disease, in Pacific Palisades, California, on May 26, 2005, at age 99.

Achievements: Two Oscar nominations, Bronze Star, star of Green Acres.

Birth: April 22, 1906 - Rock Island, Illinois.

Profession: Actor.

Interesting Facts: He worked for a time as a circus trapeze performer.