'Green Acres' Star Eddie Albert Dies at 99

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."

Wow...he had a long life. :)

You could probably delete my post now Janice - under Green Acres. I just did a quick blurb from the television news.

Yeah, long life - sad to see him go. Watch TVLand or Nick for a tribute run of Green Acres (hopefully). Good night Oliver! :wave:

I was thinking the other days of older actors and his name came up. 99 years wow. Another actor I thought of was Karl Malden. How many other actors over 85 are still living?

RIP Eddie :(

I was thinking the other days of older actors and his name came up. 99 years wow. Another actor I thought of was Karl Malden. How many other actors over 85 are still living?


Funny you should ask! One of my favourite websites for this kind of trivia:

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/pages/main

You could probably delete my post now Janice - under Green Acres. I just did a quick blurb from the television news.

Yeah, long life - sad to see him go. Watch TVLand or Nick for a tribute run of Green Acres (hopefully). Good night Oliver! :wave:
No, it needs to be on the Green Acre's board too, but celebrity deaths usually end up on Chit Chat oo.

Wow, 99.....he probably had a nice long life. RIP, Eddie! :(

Damn. Its weird because today me and this lady Sheri at work were talking about Green Acres. Anyways, 99 is something to be proud of.

I don't think he was 99. Wasn't he born in 1908? (Along with Jimmy Stewart and Buddy Ebsen.)

I don't think he was 99. Wasn't he born in 1908? (Along with Jimmy Stewart and Buddy Ebsen.)
Maybe the year is wrong, maybe he realliy was 99

Yeah - the Dead Or Alive website has him listed as 97 - could be he was to turn 98 this year.

Hell - when you get that old, your birth certificate is carved on stone tablets anyways!

All of my almanacs say "1908."
I typed "Eddie Albert 1908" into Google and got many matches. I typed "Eddie Albert 1906" and nothing matched.

R.I.P. Eddie :(

Rest in peace. :(

He was born before his mother got married, so she changed his birth certificate to reflect that he was born after she married.

99 is a good, full life.

I don't think he was 99. Wasn't he born in 1908? (Along with Jimmy Stewart and Buddy Ebsen.)


That's what I thought. That would make him 97 when he died.

Anyway, he was a fine actor and a great human being. RIP. :(

Yeah - the Dead Or Alive website has him listed as 97 - could be he was to turn 98 this year.

Hell - when you get that old, your birth certificate is carved on stone tablets anyways!


His birthday was April 22, same as my mom's. Anyway, the birth certificate story from TJ is interesting.

Yeah, celebs change their year of birth frequently.
For instance, Nancy Reagan was born in either 1921 or 1923, depending on what you read. It's probably 1921, but who knows?

RIP.

Aw they are both gone now.RIP Oliver and Lisa! :(

Eddie as a young man.

I was thinking the other days of older actors and his name came up. 99 years wow. Another actor I thought of was Karl Malden. How many other actors over 85 are still living?


Kirk Douglas for one. Born in 1916.

I think Eb is the noyl one from Green Acres still alive

Quite a few celebs are over 85. Here are some:

Charles Lane---------- 100
Karl Malden----------- 93
Mitch Miller----------- 93
Jayne Wyatt---------- 93
Art Linkletter---------- 92
Lady Bird Johnson----- 92
Frankie Laine---------- 92
Former Pres. Gerald Ford- 91
Jane Wyman----------- 91
Kevin McCarthy-------- 91
Jack LaLane----------- 90
Richard Widmark------- 90
Harry Morgan---------- 90
Les Paul--------------- 90
Frank Cady (Green Acres)- 89
Eli Wallach------------- 89
Beverly Cleary---------- 89
Glenn Ford------------- 89
Olivia DeHavilland------ 88
Dick Wilson (the drunk on Bewitched)- 88
Sherwood Schwartz---- 88

I loved Green Acres. RIP Eddie. He lived a good long life.

not really an actor pre se but don pardo of snl fame is still going strong at 87