Albert Paulsen

Albert Paulsen
Born
Alberto Andrade Paulson

(1925-12-13)December 13, 1925
Guayaquil, Ecuador
DiedApril 25, 2004(2004-04-25) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeCalverton National Cemetery, New York, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States[citation needed]
Years active1962–1988

Albert Paulsen (born Albert Paulson; 13 December 1925 in Guayaquil, Ecuador – 25 April 2004 in 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. A life member of The Actors Studio,[1] 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.[2] Mr. 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.[3]

  1. ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-0254-2650-4.
  2. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-3074-8320-1.
  3. ^ "Character actor Albert Paulsen dead at 78". The Union Democrat. Sonora, California. Associated Press. April 29, 2004. p. 2A. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Google News Archive Search.