Eddie Albert, Green Acres Star, Succumbs at 99

[DudeAsInCool]

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

He 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 the 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.

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[KiwiCoromandel]

sad news...one of my favourite comedy actors from the old days....i always enjoy green acres reruns... r.i.p.

[Jim Colyer]

One of my favorite movies is "Carrie" from 1952. Eddie Albert played a travelling salesman who had an affair with Carrie (Jennifer Jones). The movie was from the novel called "Sister Carrie" by Theodore Dreiser. I did a book report on it for an English class in college. It is a shame that Eddie Albert did not make it to 100 like George Burns and Bob Hope. That is a long life.