Actor

Albert Paulsen

4 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

Albert Paulsen in one minute

Strongest genre

Drama

$1.5M · 50% hit rate

Biggest hit

The Manchurian Candidate

$7.7M

Standout efficiency

3.5x

The Manchurian Candidate · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$1.5M

Combined reported budget

$1.1M

Gross / budget

1.4x

Bankability Index

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