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Albert Paulsen

Actor

Albert Paulsen

Born December 13, 1925 in Guayaquil, EcuadorDied April 25, 200419 films

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.

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The Manchurian Candidate posterFirst watchThe Manchurian Candidate19627.5as ZilkovNear the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded…View film

Essential films

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Eyewitness poster5.6Eyewitness1981The Laughing Policeman poster6.2The Laughing Policeman1973

Filmography

19 films as actor
  1. 1988RansomGeneral von Brock / Bruno Hasse
  2. 1985Wild WindMajor Ted Kegan
  3. 1981Side ShowOtto Scholl
  4. 1981EyewitnessMr. Sokolow
  5. 1979The Girl Who Saved the WorldAnthony Korf
  6. 1976The Next ManHamid
  7. 1976Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
  8. 1975One of Our OwnDr. Janos Varga
  9. 1975Search for the GodsTarkanian
  10. 1973The Laughing PolicemanHenry Camerero
  11. 1973CarolaCol. Kroll
  12. 1971Mrs. Pollifax — SpyPerdido
  13. 1969Che!Capt. Vasquez
  14. 1968How to Steal the WorldDr. Kurt Erikson
  15. 1967GunnNick Fusco
  16. 1966The Three SistersKulygin
  17. 1965Asylum for a SpyAvatin
  18. 1962The Manchurian CandidateZilkov
  19. 1962All Fall DownCapt. Ramirez