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Eddie Albert was an American actor who had a net worth of $10 million at the time of his death in 2005. He was best known for his roles in the television series Green Acres and The Longest Day. Albert was born Edward Albert Heimberger on April 22, 1906 in Rock Island, Illinois. He began his career as a stage actor in the 1930s, appearing in productions such as The Taming of the Shrew and The Petrified Forest. He made his film debut in 1937's Brother Rat and went on to appear in over 100 films, including The Longest Day, Roman Holiday, The Heartbreak Kid, and The Longest Yard. In 1965, Albert was cast as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the television series Green Acres. The show ran for six seasons and earned him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1966. He also appeared in the television series The Love Boat and The Golden Girls. Albert was married twice, first to Margo in 1941 and then to actress Margo Albert in 1945. He had two children, Edward Albert Jr. and Maria. He died on May 26, 2005 in Pacific Palisades, California at the age of 99.

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Eddie Albert Height, Weight & Measurements

At 99 years old, Eddie Albert height is 5' 11" (1.8 m) .

Who Is Eddie Albert's Wife?

His wife is Margo (m. 1945-1985)

Eddie Albert Net Worth

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Timeline

Three of the surviving cast members of Green Acres (1965) attended his funeral, on 26 May 2005, co-star, Tom Lester was not present. Albert once stated Lester was his closest and best friend.

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 5-7. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.

After his guest-starring role on Extreme Ghostbusters (1997), he retired from acting at age 91.

Was a spokesperson for the National Arbor Day Foundation from 1985 to 1993.

Was a huge fan of Falcon Crest (1981) that starred his old friend Jane Wyman, and had a recurring role in 1987.

His future Switch (1975) co-star, Robert Wagner, had seen him in the movie Brother Rat (1938) at the time of its release. He said that even though he was only eight years old, he was impressed by Albert's talent.

An avid environmentalist, he shared his concerns on TV on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and Today (1952) shows and lectured everywhere from high schools and industrial conventions. He produced films to aid in campaigns against pollution. He also helped to launch the very first "Earth Day" on April 22, 1970, his birthday.

He was very disappointed when Green Acres was canceled at the end of the sixth season, due to the infamous "rural purge" of American television network programming (particularly on CBS). The "rural purge" was widespread series cancellations, beginning in 1969 and lasting until 1972, and due to the inclusion of new statistical demographics from television ratings agency Neilsen, and sponsors alarmed by the older, "more countrified" audiences for the shows canceled. Of the cancellations, almost all were still popular rural-themed shows with similarly skewed rural audiences, and took place at the end of the 1970-1971 television season. Included in the purge were all three of Paul Henning produced country comedies, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963), and Green Acres (1965).

Buried not too far from his Green Acres (1965) co-star Eva Gabor at Westwood Memorial in Los Angeles, California.

Played Oliver Wendell Douglas, along with Eva Gabor as Lisa Douglas, on three shows: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963) and Green Acres (1965).

Turned down the lead series roles in My Three Sons (1960) and Mister Ed (1958) in order to actively pursue his movie career.

Hired by the United States government, he went on what appeared to be pleasure sailing expeditions in Mexican waters. What he was actually doing was gathering reportable information on Nazi and Japanese activities in and around the two Mexican territories on the Baja California peninsula of Mexico (since 1953, the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur). As part of the same effort, he also joined a Mexican circus act, owned by the Escalante Brothers, as a clown and "flyer" in a trapeze act, and while touring with the circus, gathered intelligence for the U.S. government.

Also presided over a game show and two variety shows in the early 1950s.

In 1946, he served as Executive Producer of Eddie Albert Productions.

Met his future wife, Margo, while on leave of duty. They were married in December 1945, after Eddie's discharge from the U.S. Navy.

He was an active participant in the battle of Tarawa (Nov. 1943). Tarawa was one of the many bloody island battles of World War II and in the history of the U.S. Marine Corp. Albert was credited with rescuing up to 70 wounded Marines while under enemy fire. He accomplished this while he was skippering a relatively large landing craft. He was part of the first wave of attack. And made several trips to and from the landing zone. He was awarded the Bronze Star with a combat "V" for his bravery on that day. He did not speak about this publicly until it was mentioned several times in the 1990's in television documentaries about the battle. At the start of the war he enlisted in the Coast Guard. But later resigned his Coast Guard commission to accept a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve. And that's what led to him being a part of Battle of Tarawa.

He wrote the first original drama for television in 1936 as well as writing dozens of small scripts for RCA.

Classmate (Minneapolis Central High School, 1926) of actress Ann Sothern, then known as Harriette Lake.

Graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1924.

To hide the fact that he was born out of wedlock, his mother altered his birth certificate to read 1908. However, his son, Edward Albert, confirmed Eddie Sr. was actually born in 1906.