Albert Paulsen

Albert Paulsen

Acting

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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Ransom ★ 5.0 Ransom 1988 Wild Wind ★ 4.5 Wild Wind 1985 Airwolf ★ 7.6 Airwolf 1984 Automan ★ 7.8 Automan 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ★ 6.6 Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983 Manimal ★ 7.3 Manimal 1983 Knight Rider ★ 7.5 Knight Rider 1982 Side Show ★ 8.5 Side Show 1981 Eyewitness ★ 5.6 Eyewitness 1981 Galactica 1980 ★ 6.1 Galactica 1980 1980 Trapper John, M.D. ★ 6.6 Trapper John, M.D. 1979 Cliffhangers ★ 5.0 Cliffhangers 1979 The Girl Who Saved the World ★ 10.0 The Girl Who Saved the World 1979 The Next Man ★ 4.6 The Next Man 1976 Quincy, M.E. ★ 7.5 Quincy, M.E. 1976 Charlie's Angels ★ 6.7 Charlie's Angels 1976 Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style ★ 7.0 Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style 1976 Wonder Woman ★ 7.0 Wonder Woman 1975 Starsky & Hutch ★ 7.3 Starsky & Hutch 1975 Doctors' Hospital ★ 7.0 Doctors' Hospital 1975 Switch ★ 6.7 Switch 1975 Joe Forrester ★ 7.0 Joe Forrester 1975 One of Our Own ★ 10.0 One of Our Own 1975 Search for the Gods ★ 5.5 Search for the Gods 1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker ★ 7.6 Kolchak: The Night Stalker 1974 The Rockford Files ★ 7.6 The Rockford Files 1974 The Laughing Policeman ★ 6.2 The Laughing Policeman 1973 Kojak ★ 7.2 Kojak 1973 Police Story ★ 7.0 Police Story 1973 Hawkins ★ 7.8 Hawkins 1973 Carola ★ 6.5 Carola 1973 Search ★ 7.1 Search 1972 Columbo ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971 Mrs. Pollifax — Spy ★ 6.3 Mrs. Pollifax — Spy 1971 The Odd Couple ★ 7.8 The Odd Couple 1970 A World Apart ★ 10.0 A World Apart 1970 Medical Center ★ 6.4 Medical Center 1969 Che! ★ 5.0 Che! 1969 Hawaii Five-O ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968 The Name of the Game ★ 7.0 The Name of the Game 1968 How to Steal the World ★ 5.4 How to Steal the World 1968 The High Chaparral ★ 6.8 The High Chaparral 1967 The Flying Nun ★ 6.3 The Flying Nun 1967 Gunn ★ 5.6 Gunn 1967 Mission: Impossible ★ 7.6 Mission: Impossible 1966 Jericho ★ 7.3 Jericho 1966 The Rat Patrol ★ 7.2 The Rat Patrol 1966 The Three Sisters ★ 7.5 The Three Sisters 1966 The F.B.I. ★ 5.6 The F.B.I. 1965 Run for Your Life ★ 7.1 Run for Your Life 1965 Asylum for a Spy ★ 8.0 Asylum for a Spy 1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ★ 7.1 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre ★ 6.5 Kraft Suspense Theatre 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ★ 5.9 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963 Burke's Law ★ 6.3 Burke's Law 1963 The Manchurian Candidate ★ 7.5 The Manchurian Candidate 1962 The Gallant Men ★ 8.0 The Gallant Men 1962 Combat! ★ 7.8 Combat! 1962 General Electric True General Electric True 1962 All Fall Down ★ 6.0 All Fall Down 1962 Frontier Circus ★ 5.3 Frontier Circus 1961 77 Sunset Strip ★ 7.1 77 Sunset Strip 1958