Person
Albert Paulsen
Acting · 1925–2004 · Guayaquil, Ecuador
Biography
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.
Known for
Columbo
Vincent Pauley
Knight Rider
Mr. C
Hawaii Five-O
Charley Bombay
Mission: Impossible
Albert Zembra
The Rockford Files
Kurt
Charlie's Angels
Rabitch
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Dr. James Verhyden
Quincy, M.E.
1976
12 O'Clock High
Arn Borg
Airwolf
Shrankov
Filmography
- 1988RansomGeneral von Brock / Bruno Hasse
- 1985Wild WindMajor Ted Kegan
- 1984AirwolfShrankov
- 1983Automan
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- 1983Manimal
- 1982Knight RiderMr. C
- 1981Side ShowOtto Scholl
- 1981EyewitnessMr. Sokolow
- 1980Galactica 1980General Yodel
- 1979Trapper John, M.D.
- 1979CliffhangersAnthony Korf
- 1979The Girl Who Saved the WorldAnthony Korf
- 1976The Next ManHamid
- 1976Quincy, M.E.
- 1976Charlie's AngelsRabitch
- 1976Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
- 1975Wonder WomanCrichton
- 1975Starsky & Hutch
- 1975Doctors' Hospital
- 1975SwitchGassman
- 1975Joe Forrester
- 1975One of Our OwnDr. Janos Varga
- 1975Search for the GodsTarkanian
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerDr. James Verhyden
- 1974The Rockford FilesKurt
- 1973The Laughing PolicemanHenry Camerero
- 1973KojakShelley Briscoe
- 1973Police Story
- 1973HawkinsTeddy Osterman
- 1973CarolaCol. Kroll
- 1972Search
- 1971ColumboVincent Pauley
- 1971Mrs. Pollifax — SpyPerdido
- 1970The Odd CoupleKalnikov
- 1970A World Apart
- 1969Medical Center
- 1969Che!Capt. Vasquez
- 1968Hawaii Five-OCharley Bombay
- 1968The Name of the GameBenitez
- 1968How to Steal the WorldDr. Kurt Erikson
- 1967The High ChaparralEduardo Nervo
- 1967The Flying Nun
- 1967GunnNick Fusco
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleAlbert Zembra
- 1966Jericho
- 1966The Rat PatrolColonel Von Helbing
- 1966The Three SistersKulygin
- 1965The F.B.I.Nagry
- 1965Run for Your LifeEmile Marnet
- 1965Asylum for a SpyAvatin
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Major Vicek
- 196412 O'Clock HighArn Borg
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSif Barani
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- 1963Burke's LawJames Gunnar Ketterback
- 1962The Manchurian CandidateZilkov
- 1962The Gallant Men
- 1962Combat!Carl Dorfmann
- 1962General Electric True
- 1962All Fall DownCapt. Ramirez
- 1961Frontier CircusRodales
- 195877 Sunset StripToller Vengrin
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