Albert Paulsen (born Albert Paulson Andrade; December 13, 1925, Guayaquil, Ecuador – April 25, 2004, Los Angeles, California) was an Ecuadorian-American actor who appeared in many American television series beginning in the 1960s, playing characters primarily of European origin.
The son of Alfredo Paulson Moulis and Zoila María Andrade Flor, he had two siblings, brothers Alfredo Paulson Andrade and Juan Paulson Andrade (the latter of whom survived Paulsen). He studied for three years at the German School in Quito and, in 1933, returned to Guayaquil, where he attended the Cristóbal Colón and San José schools.Biography, rodolfoperezpimentel.com. Accessed 13 September 2025.
After emigrating to the United States, he changed his surname from Paulson to Paulsen at some point. He became a life member of The Actors Studio, Paulsen won an Emmy Award in 1964 for the Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre presentation One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, an historical novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
Paulsen was a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre studying under Sanford Meisner. Paulsen died of natural causes in Los Angeles, aged 78.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1962All Fall DownCaptain Ramirez1962Zilkov1966Kulygin. Fyodor Illich1967Mr. GunnNick Fusco1968How to Steal the WorldDr. Kurt Erikson1969Che!Capt. Vasquez1971Mrs. Pollifax-SpyPerdido1973Henry Camerero1976Hamid1981EyewitnessMr. Sokolow1985Dikiy veterMaj. Ted KeganAlternate title: "Wild Wind"1988RansomGeneral von Brock / Bruno Hasse
Television Year Title Role Notes1951Lux Video TheatreGerman Man Number TwoSeason 2 Episode 8: "Cafe Ami"1954Season 6 Episode 13: "The Broken Fist"1954Armstrong Circle TheatreJuanSeason 4 Episode 38: "The Use of Dignity"1954Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeason 4 Episode 4: "Thunder of Silence"1957Studio OneAlSeason 9 Episode 31: "Babe in the Woods"1958Season 1 Episode 3: "Episode #1.3"1959–1960Camera ThreeGuillermo2 episodes1960Buick-Electra PlayhouseAlbertSeason 1 Episode 3: "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"1961Frontier CircusRodalesSeason 1 Episode 6: "Karina"1962Mr. SazeranSeason 1 Episode 21: "The Locked Room"1962RamirezSeason 9 Episode 15: "Two Black Kings"1962Max ZennerSeason 4 Episode 5: "The Pea"1962–1963G.E. TrueVik / Josef Gabchik3 episodes1962–1966Combat!Carl Dorfmann / Gen. Von Strelitz / Dorfmann / Col. Bruener4 episodes1963General KileSeason 1 Episode 20: "Operation Secret"1963General HospitalGen. Gastineau1963Paul KolarSeason 1 Episode 30: "Freedom Is for Those Who Want It"196377 Sunset StripRudolph Gerhardt / Toller Vengrin2 episodes1963–1965Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreLieutenant Volkovoi / Avatin3 episodes1964ChanningProfesser Leon FyfeSeason 1 Episode 25: "Christmas Day Is Breaking Wan"1964SelenaDesignerTV Short1964–1968Major Vicek / Dr. Kurt Erikson3 episodes1965Oscar HummingbirdSeason 2 Episode 18: "The Oscar Hummingbird Story"1965Memorandum for a SpyAvatinTV Movie1965Kraft Suspense TheatreSif BaraniSeason 2 Episode 26: "The Safe House"1965I SpyRamonSeason 1 Episode 6: "The Loser"196512 O'Clock HighCol. Hans Dieter / Arn Borg2 episodes1965Burke's LawJames Gunnar KetterbackSeason 3 Episode 11: "Whatever Happened to Adriana and Why Won't She Stay Dead?"1966LopertSeason 1 Episode 16: "The 10-Foot, 6-Inch Pole"1966NagrySeason 1 Episode 18: "The Sacrifice"1966SeawayRobert BallantyreSeason 1 Episode 20: "Dead Reckoning"1966JerichoMajor BruschkeSeason 1 Episode 2: "A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread, and Pow!"1966–1968Colonel Von Helbing / Major von Brugge2 episodes1966–1970Mission: ImpossibleJoseph Baresh / Eric Stavak / General Ernesto Neyron / Eric Bergman / Albert Zembra5 episodes1967Run for Your LifeEmile MarnetSeason 2 Episode 30: "The Word Would Be Goodbye"1968N.Y.P.D.MoradoSeason 1 Episode 17: "The Patriots"1968Pedro AlvarezSeason 1 Episode 24: "Cyrano de Bertrille"1968Call to DangerAndre KellmanTV Movie1968PremiereAndre Kellman / Linde2 episodes1968Humberto BenitezSeason 1 Episode 15: "The Revolutionary"1969–1980Hawaii Five-OCharley Bombay / Josef Sarpa / Edmonds / Adrian Cassell4 episodes1970Mr. AllynSeason 1 Episode 13: "The Octopus"1971Eduardo NervoSeason 4 Episode 14: "The New Lion of Sonora"1971A World ApartDr. Neil Stevens2 episodes1973Young Dr. KildareFrank GelaEpisode: "The Don"1973SearchHenri DanzigSeason 1 Episode 12: "Let Us Prey"1973CarolaCol. KrollTV Movie1973GriffOmarSeason 1 Episode 5: "Marked for Murder"1974Police StoryReggieSeason 1 Episode 14: "Cop in the Middle"1974HawkinsTeddy OstermanSeason 1 Episode 6: "Murder on the Thirteenth Floor"1974Ambassador Anatoly DobryninTV Movie1974KurtSeason 1 Episode 13: "Profit and Loss, Part 2: Loss"1975Medical CenterCount ScarpiSeason 6 Episode 18: "Crown of Thorns"1975Movin' OnErnestSeason 1 Episode 18: "Ammo"1975Boris KalnikovSeason 5 Episode 19: "The Roy Clark Show"1975Search for the GodsTarkanianTV Movie1975Kolchak: The Night StalkerDr. James VerhydenSeason 1 Episode 20: "The Sentry"1975One of Our OwnDr. Janos VargaTV Movie1975Starsky and HutchTom LocklySeason 1 Episode 15: "Shootout"1975–1976Doctors' HospitalJanos Varga9 episodes (Recurring role)1976Louis Armstrong - Chicago StyleThe ManTV Movie1976Joe ForresterSeason 1 Episode 18: "The Invaders"1976SwitchGassmanSeason 2 Episode 6: "Quicker Than the Eye"1977Charlie's AngelsRabitchSeason 1 Episode 15: "Angels on a String"1977KojakShelley BriscoeSeason 4 Episode 21: "Monkey on a String"1977McNamara's BandGeneral ZimhoffTV Movie1978SS Colonel SchlagerTV Movie1978ColumboVincent PauleySeason 7 Episode 5: "The Conspirators"1978Wonder WomanCrichtonSeason 3 Episode 1: "My Teenage Idol Is Missing"1979Trapper John, M.D.The SheikSeason 1 Episode 10: "The Surrogate"1979Anthony KorfTV Movie1979Stop Susan WilliamsAnthony Korf4 episodes1980Galactica 1980General Yodel2 episodes1981Side ShowSchollTV Movie1981–1982Quincy M.E.Steigler / Klavick2 episodes1983Ryan's FourSeason 1 Episode 0: "Ryan's Four"1983ManimalRussian AgentSeason 1 Episode 3: "Night of the Scorpion"1984AutomanFrank LadroneSeason 1 Episode 9: "Murder MTV"1985Knight RiderMr. CSeason 3 Episode 17: "The Nineteenth Hole"1985AirwolfShrankovSeason 3 Episode 5: "Crossover"1986Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSerge KrutiovSeason 3 Episode 22: "All the World's a Stage"1986Season 1 Episode 1: "El Dorado"
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at the Internet Off-Broadway Database Albert Paulsen (as Albert Paulson) at the Internet Off-Broadway Database Obituaries For Your Eyes Only: Albert Paulsen