Karl-Otto Alberty obit

Karl-Otto Alberty Has Died

 

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German Actor. Born Karl-Otto Poensgen in Berlin, he was an amateur boxer before he turned to acting, making his debut in a Konstanz theater in 1959. For three decades he was a regular of German cinema and television as well as of international English-speaking film productions. He began to take supporting roles. His first appearance in an English language film, was as an SD officer (who later captures Richard Attenborough) in "The Great Escape" (1963). With his broad face, broken nose and distinctive white-blond hair, he would go on to play variations WW2 German officers and soldiers in a series of films, notably a Panzer section commander in "Battle of the Bulge" (1965), German officer in "The Devil's Brigade" (1968), Luftwaffe Chief of Staff General Hans Jeschonnek in "Battle of Britain" (1969), the iconic Waffen-SS Tiger tank commander in the war heist classic "Kelly's Heroes" (1970), and the laughing ladies overcoat issuing SS guard in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972). He also continued to work in both Germany and Italy in a wide variety of films from dramas, to comedies, to spaghetti westerns. He also made regular appearances on German television. His last appearance was in the epic TV series "War and Remembrance" (1988).

Actor

War and Remembrance (1988)

War and Remembrance

8.2

TV Mini Series

Scharfuhrer Rudolf Haindl

1989

3 episodes

 

Robert Mitchum, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, David Dukes, and Ali MacGraw in The Winds of War (1983)

The Winds of War

8.1

TV Mini Series

White-Haired Gestapo

White-haired Gestapo Agent

1983

2 episodes

 

Die Insel der blutigen Plantage (1983)

Die Insel der blutigen Plantage

4.4

Otto Globocnik

1983

 

Bud Spencer in Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)

Flatfoot in Egypt

6.1

The Swede (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1980

 

Wer sah ihn sterben?

TV Movie

Bauarbeiter

1977

 

Taxi 4012

TV Movie

1976

 

Der Kommissar (1969)

Der Kommissar

7.7

TV Series

Herzig

Eisenbahner

1969–1976

2 episodes

 

La cloche tibétaine (1974)

La cloche tibétaine

7.2

TV Mini Series

Prinz Garinsky (as Carl Otto Alberty)

1974

1 episode

 

Der kleine Doktor (1974)

Der kleine Doktor

7.9

TV Series

1. Zuhälter

1974

1 episode

 

Hamburg Transit (1970)

Hamburg Transit

8.1

TV Series

Eddie (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1973

1 episode

 

Ein Käfer gibt Vollgas (1972)

Ein Käfer gibt Vollgas

5.1

Marchese de la Sotta (as Carl Otto Alberti)

1972

 

The French Conspiracy (1972)

The French Conspiracy

7.0

Le tueur

1972

 

The Salzburg Connection (1972)

The Salzburg Connection

5.3

First Stocky Man (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1972

 

Bluebeard (1972)

Bluebeard

5.6

Von Sepper's Friend (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1972

 

Assignment: Munich (1972)

Assignment: Munich

5.9

TV Movie

Fritz

1972

 

Sharon Gans, Perry King, Valerie Perrine, and Michael Sacks in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)

Slaughterhouse-Five

6.8

German Guard - Group Two

1972

 

Fünf Tage hat die Woche

TV Series

Manager Semmelroth

1972

1 episode

 

Raid on Rommel (1971)

Raid on Rommel

5.4

Schroeder (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1971

 

Silvana Venturelli in The Lickerish Quartet (1970)

The Lickerish Quartet

5.9

Bit Part (uncredited)

1970

 

James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope (1970)

The Great White Hope

6.9

Hans (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1970

 

Engel, die ihre Flügel verbrennen (1970)

Engel, die ihre Flügel verbrennen

6.9

2. Kommissar

1970

 

Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, and Don Rickles in Kelly's Heroes (1970)

Kelly's Heroes

7.6

German Tank Commander (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1970

 

Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, and Anna Magnani in The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

7.2

Soldat Otto (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1969

 

Help Me, My Love (1969)

Help Me, My Love

6.5

Bauer, the choreographer (as Karl Alberty Otto)

1969

 

Helmut Berger in The Damned (1969)

The Damned

7.4

1st Officer Wehrmacht (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1969

 

Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Curd Jürgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth More, Nigel Patrick, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Patrick Wymark, and Susannah York in Battle of Britain (1969)

Battle of Britain

6.9

General Jeschonnek - Luftwaffe Chief of Staff (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1969

 

Curd Jürgens in The Bedroom (1969)

The Bedroom

5.4

Hotte Priemel

1969

 

Fred Astaire, Richard Crenna, and Anne Heywood in Midas Run (1969)

Midas Run

4.8

Mark Dietrich

1969

 

La verità difficile

(as Karl Heinz Otto)

1968

 

The Devil's Brigade (1968)

The Devil's Brigade

6.7

German Soldier (uncredited)

1968

 

Odissea (1968)

Odissea

8.5

TV Mini Series

Eurimaco (as Otto Albertj)

1968

4 episodes

 

Assignment K (1968)

Assignment K

5.5

Fake policeman (uncredited)

1968

 

Lee Van Cleef in Day of Anger (1967)

Day of Anger

7.0

Blonde Deputy with Harmonica (as Hans Otto Alberty)

1967

 

Valentin Katajews chirurgische Eingriffe in das Seelenleben des Dr. Igor Igorowitsch

7.8

TV Movie

Konnikow

1967

 

Lukas Ammann and Wolfgang Völz in Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967)

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

7.2

TV Series

Baboo

1967

1 episode

 

Fritz Straßner in Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger (1965)

Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger

8.6

TV Series

Vitus

1967

1 episode

 

Is Paris Burning? (1966)

Is Paris Burning?

6.8

SS - tapisserie de Bayeux (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1966

 

Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Dana Andrews, Pier Angeli, Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Ty Hardin, James MacArthur, George Montgomery, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Werle in Battle of the Bulge (1965)

Battle of the Bulge

6.8

Von Diepel (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1965

 

Alarm in den Bergen (1965)

Alarm in den Bergen

8.4

TV Series

Sepp

1965

1 episode

 

Ranch of the Ruthless (1965)

Ranch of the Ruthless

5.6

Hondo (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1965

 

Jana Brejchová in Das Haus in der Karpfengasse (1965)

Das Haus in der Karpfengasse

7.6

Leopold Glaser

1965

 

Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf (1963)

Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf

8.3

TV Series

Hauptwachtmeister Kargel

Hauptwachtmeister Karge

1963–1965

8 episodes

 

Kommissar Freytag (1963)

Kommissar Freytag

8.7

TV Series

Alois Neumeier (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1964

1 episode

 

Ein Leben lang

9.0

TV Movie

Tom

1964

 

Die Zeit der Schuldlosen (1964)

Die Zeit der Schuldlosen

5.5

LKW-Fahrer

1964

 

Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)

The Great Escape

8.2

S.S. Officer Steinach

1963

 

Der Wald

TV Movie

Sohn Peter Wosmibratoff

1963

 

Barras heute (1963)

Barras heute

Oberfeldwebel Knorr

1963

 

William Bendix, Christine Kaufmann, and Ron Randell in The Phony American (1961)

The Phony American

6.4

1961

 

Denn das Weib ist schwach (1961)

Denn das Weib ist schwach

7.0

Kovacz

1961

 

Destination Death (1961)

Destination Death

7.4

1961

 

Karin Baal in Und sowas nennt sich Leben (1961)

Und sowas nennt sich Leben

6.0

Bob (as Karl Otto Alberty)

1961

 

Das ehrbare Mädchen - Die gute Gattin

TV Movie

1960

 

Additional Crew

Raid on Rommel (1971)

Raid on Rommel

5.4

vocal coach: Richard Burton (uncredited)

1971