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Edward Albert (February 20, 1951 – September 22, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was also known as Edward Laurence Albert, Laurence Edward Albert (to further avoid confusion with his same-named father) and occasionally Eddie Albert, Jr.
Albert was born Edward Laurence Heimberger in Los Angeles, California, to actor Eddie Albert, and Mexican actress Margo Albert. His godfather was a family friend, Laurence Olivier, which is where Albert got his middle name.
Albert made his motion picture debut in the unusual and offbeat 1965 drama The Fool Killer. In the film he played... MORE
Edward Albert (February 20, 1951 – September 22, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was also known as Edward Laurence Albert, Laurence Edward Albert (to further avoid confusion with his same-named father) and occasionally Eddie Albert, Jr.
Albert was born Edward Laurence Heimberger in Los Angeles, California, to actor Eddie Albert, and Mexican actress Margo Albert. His godfather was a family friend, Laurence Olivier, which is where Albert got his middle name.
Albert made his motion picture debut in the unusual and offbeat 1965 drama The Fool Killer. In the film he played a runaway orphan who crosses paths with a disturbed Civil War veteran, played by Anthony Perkins. He is best known for his work in the 1972 film Butterflies Are Free, in which he played a blind man, starring opposite Goldie Hawn. The performance earned him a Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Male Newcomer. The following year he starred opposite Liv Ullman in the film adaptation of the play 40 Carats. Albert appeared as a U.S. Navy fighter pilot in the epic film Midway, portraying the son of a famous (and fictitious) naval captain (played by Charlton Heston).
He was also well-loved for his LESS
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