Albert Paulsen (born Albert Paulson; 13 December 1925 in Guayaquil, Ecuador – 25 April 2004 in Los Angeles, California) was an Ecuadorian-American actor who appeared in many American television series beginning in the 1960s, playing characters primarily of European origin. A life member of The Actors Studio, Paulsen won an

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in 1964 for the '' Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'' presentation '' One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'', an historical novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Mr. Paulsen was a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre studying under

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. He died from natural causes at the age of 78.

Filmography

Film

* '' All Fall Down'' (1962) - Captain Ramirez * '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (1962) - Zilkov * '' The Three Sisters'' (1966) - Kulygin * '' Gunn'' (1967) - Nick Fusco * '' How to Steal the World'' (1968) - Dr. Kurt Erikson * ''

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'' (1969) - Capt. Vasquez * ''

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'' (1971) - Perdido * '' The Laughing Policeman'' (1973) - Henry Camerero * '' The Next Man'' (1976) - Hamid * ''The Gypsy Warriors'' (1978) - SS Colonel Schlager * ''

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'' (1981) - Mr. Sokolow * ''

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'' (1986) - Maj. Ted Kegan

Television

* '' GE True'' (1962–1963) - Josef Gabchik / Vik * '' Combat!'' (1962–1966) - Col. Bruener / Dorfmann / Gen. Von Strelitz / Carl Dorfmann * '' The Untouchables'' (1962) - Max Zenner * ''

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'' (1963) - Gen. Gastineau (1988) * '' The Gallant Men'' (1963) - General Kile * '' 77 Sunset Strip'' (1963) - Toller Vengrin / Rudolph Gerhardt * '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (1964–1968) - Dr. Kurt Erikson / Major Vicek * '' Twelve O'Clock High'' (1965) - Arn Borg / Col. Hans Dieter * '' Mission: Impossible'' (1966–1970) - Albert Zembra / Eric Bergman / General Ernesto Neyron / Eric Stavak / Joseph Baresh * '' The F.B.I.'' (1966) - Nagry * '' The Rat Patrol'' (1966–1968) Colonel Von Helbing / Major Von Brugge * '' The Flying Nun'' (1968) - Pedro Alvarez * '' The Name of the Game'' (1968) - Humberto Benitez * '' Hawaii Five-O'' (1969–1980) - Adrian Cassell / Edmonds / Josef Sarpa / Charley Bombay * '' The Silent Force'' (1970, episode "The Octopus") * '' The High Chaparral'' (1971) - Eduardo Nervo * '' A World Apart'' (1971) - Dr. Neil Stevens * ''

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'' (1973) - Henri Danzig * ''Carola'' (1973) - Col. Kroll * '' Hawkins'' (1973) episode "Murder on the 13th Floor" * '' The Missiles of October'' (1974, teleplay) - Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin * '' The Rockford Files'' (1974) "Profit and Loss (Part 2)" - Kurt * '' The Odd Couple'' (1975) - Boris Kalnikov * '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' (1975) - Dr. James Verhyden * ''

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'' (1975) - Janos Varga * '' Kojak'' (1977) - Shelley Briscoe * '' Wonder Woman'' (1978) - Crichton * ''

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'' (1978) "The Conspirators" - Vincent Pauley * ''

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'' (1980) - General Yodel * '' Manimal'' (1983) - Russian Agent * '' Knight Rider'' (1985) - Mr. C * '' Airwolf'' (1985) - Shrankov * ''

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'' (1986) - Serge Krutiov

References

External links

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Albert Paulsen
at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Albert Paulsen (as Albert Paulson)
at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Obituaries For Your Eyes Only: Albert Paulsen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paulsen, Albert 1925 births 2004 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Ecuadorian emigrants to the United States Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre alumni Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award winners People from Greater Los Angeles People from Guayaquil Burials at Calverton National Cemetery