Eddie Albert (April 22nd, 1906 – May 26th, 2005) was an American actor and activist. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; the first nomination came in 1954 for his performance in Roman Holiday, and the second in 1973 for The Heartbreak Kid. Other well-known screen roles of his include Bing Edwards in the Brother Rat films, the traveling salesman Ali Hakim in the musical Oklahoma!, and the sadistic prison warden in 1974's The Longest Yard. He also starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the 1960's television sitcom Green Acres and as Frank MacBride in the 1970's crime drama Switch.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
He only appeared at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1952, 1970, and 1983.