Albert Paulsen

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Albert Paulsen

Acting December 13, 1925

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Although he appeared in several notable films, he made his mark as one of TV's most distinctive bad guys of the 1960s and 1970s. Albert Paulson was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, of…

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Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
Knight Rider

Knight Rider

7.5 1982 TV Show
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

7.5 1962 Movie
Airwolf

Airwolf

7.6 1984 TV Show
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6 1966 TV Show
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

7.5 1976 TV Show
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

7.6 1974 TV Show
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

7.0 1975 TV Show
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 1969 TV Show
Combat!

Combat!

7.9 1962 TV Show
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

6.7 1976 TV Show
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

7.3 1975 TV Show

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Although he appeared in several notable films, he made his mark as one of TV's most distinctive bad guys of the 1960s and 1970s. Albert Paulson was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, of Norwegian descent; he would later change his surname to reflect its original spelling. He was educated at German boarding schools before moving to Los Angeles in 1942.

Filmography

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  1. 1988
    Ransom

    Movie General von Brock / Bruno Hasse

  2. 1985
    Wild Wind

    Movie Major Ted Kegan

  3. 1984
    Airwolf

    TV show Shrankov

  4. 1983
    Automan

    TV show

  5. 1983
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    TV show

  6. 1983
    Manimal

    TV show

  7. 1982
    Knight Rider

    TV show Mr. C

  8. 1981
    Side Show

    Movie Otto Scholl

  9. 1981
    Eyewitness

    Movie Mr. Sokolow

  10. 1980
    Galactica 1980

    TV show General Yodel

  11. 1979
    Trapper John, M.D.

    TV show

  12. 1979
    Cliffhangers

    TV show Anthony Korf

  13. 1979
    The Girl Who Saved the World

    Movie Anthony Korf

  14. 1976
    The Next Man

    Movie Hamid

  15. 1976
    Quincy, M.E.

    TV show

  16. 1976
    Charlie's Angels

    TV show Rabitch

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  1. 1976
    Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

    Movie

  2. 1975
    Wonder Woman

    TV show Crichton

  3. 1975
    Starsky & Hutch

    TV show

  4. 1975
    Doctors' Hospital

    TV show

  5. 1975
    Switch

    TV show Gassman

  6. 1975
    Joe Forrester

    TV show

  7. 1975
    One of Our Own

    Movie Dr. Janos Varga

  8. 1975
    Search for the Gods

    Movie Tarkanian

  9. 1974
    The Rockford Files

    TV show Kurt

  10. 1974
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    TV show Dr. James Verhyden

  11. 1973
    The Laughing Policeman

    Movie Henry Camerero

  12. 1973
    Kojak

    TV show Shelley Briscoe

  13. 1973
    Police Story

    TV show

  14. 1973
    Hawkins

    TV show Teddy Osterman

  15. 1973
    Carola

    Movie Col. Kroll

  16. 1972
    Search

    TV show

  17. 1971
    Columbo

    TV show Vincent Pauley

  18. 1971
    Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

    Movie Perdido

  19. 1970
    The Odd Couple

    TV show Kalnikov

  20. 1970
    A World Apart

    TV show

  21. 1969
    Medical Center

    TV show

  22. 1969
    Che!

    Movie Capt. Vasquez

  23. 1969
    Hawaii Five-O

    TV show Charley Bombay

  24. 1968
    The Name of the Game

    TV show Benitez