Albert Paulsen

Known for playing Eastern European characters, Albert Paulsen was born in 1925 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Paulsen achieved his greatest fame and recognition during the 1960s, when he acted in a number of action-based dramas, including "Mission: Impossible," "Combat!," and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.." Though the majority of his work was on television, he also appeared in several films, including "The Manchurian Candidate" in 1962. Paulsen continued to work predominantly in television through the 1970s, with brief appearances on "Charlie's Angels," "The Rockford Files," "Starsky and Hutch," and "The Odd Couple." Though his pace slowed down during the 1980s, the actor continued to have small roles in a number of television shows until 1988.