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Albert Paulsen(1925-2004)

  • Actor
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Albert Paulsen in Mission: Impossible (1966)
In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.
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The Laughing Policeman (1973)
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Albert Paulsen's pronounced accent and clipped manner may have marked him as German, Austrian or some East European nationality--roles he played often--but he was actually born in Guyaquil, Ecuador, in 1925. Although he did appear in some films and on stage, he was mainly a television actor, with numerous appearances in dramas and action shows, especially in such series as Mission: Impossible (1966) and Combat! (1962), and played a succession of Communist spies, Russian generals, East European dictators, Nazi officers and the like. However, he did show up once on the comedy series The Odd Couple (1970) playing a European opera star who wasn't quite as uptight as everyone thought he was. He died in his sleep in Los Angeles, CA, in 2004.
BornDecember 13, 1925
DiedApril 25, 2004(78)
BornDecember 13, 1925
DiedApril 25, 2004(78)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

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Albert Paulsen in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Hal Holbrook, Esther Benson, and Albert Paulsen
Hal Holbrook and Albert Paulsen

Known for

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate
7.9
  • Zilkov
  • 1962
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
7.7
TV Series
  • Avatin
  • Lieutenant Volkovoi
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Albert Zembra
  • Eric Bergman
  • Eric Stavak
  • General Ernesto Neyron
  • Joseph Baresh
G.E. True (1962)
G.E. True
8.7
TV Series
  • Josef Gabchik
  • Vik

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Actor

  • Ransom (1988)
    Ransom
    • General von Brock
    • Bruno Hasse
    • 1988
  • David Rappaport in The Wizard (1986)
    The Wizard
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King
    • Serge Krutiov
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Dale Cummings, George Montgomery, and Jay North in Wild Wind (1985)
    Wild Wind
    • Maj. Ted Kegan
    • 1985
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
    Airwolf
    • Shrankov
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    • Mr. C
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
    Automan
    • Frank Ladrone
    • TV Series
    • 1984
  • Manimal (1983)
    Manimal
    • Russian Agent
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Ryan's Four (1983)
    Ryan's Four
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy M.E. (1976)
    Quincy M.E.
    • Klavick
    • Steigler
    • TV Series
    • 1981–1982
  • Side Show (1981)
    Side Show
    • Scholl
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Sigourney Weaver and William Hurt in Eyewitness (1981)
    Eyewitness
    • Mr. Sokolow
    • 1981
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    • Adrian Cassell
    • Edmonds
    • Josef Sarpa ...
    • TV Series
    • 1969–1980
  • Galactica 1980 (1980)
    Galactica 1980
    • General Yodel
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • The Curse of Dracula (1979)
    Stop Susan Williams
    • Anthony Korf
    • TV Series
    • 1979

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  • Alternative name
    • Albert Paulson
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • December 13, 1925
    • Guayaquil, Ecuador
  • Died
    • April 25, 2004
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    In the 1940s changed the spelling of his surname to Paulsen from Paulson to reflect the original family spelling.

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