Edward Albert Heimberger (April , â€" May , ) was an American actor
and activist. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor; the first nomination came in for his performance in
Roman Holiday, and the second in 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 's The Longest Yard. He starred as Oliver
Wendell Douglas in the s television sitcom Green Acres and as Frank
MacBride in the s 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 , , the oldest
of the five children of Frank Daniel Heimberger, a real estate agent,
and his wife, Julia Jones. His year of birth is often given as , 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 , he entered the University of Minnesota, where he majored
in business.
and activist. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor; the first nomination came in for his performance in
Roman Holiday, and the second in 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 's The Longest Yard. He starred as Oliver
Wendell Douglas in the s television sitcom Green Acres and as Frank
MacBride in the s 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 , , the oldest
of the five children of Frank Daniel Heimberger, a real estate agent,
and his wife, Julia Jones. His year of birth is often given as , 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 , he entered the University of Minnesota, where he majored
in business.
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