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Karl-Otto Alberty

Acting

Born November 13, 1933 · Berlin, Germany

Biography

Karl-Otto Alberty (also Karl Otto Alberty, 13 November 1933 – 25 April 2015) was a German actor. Alberty was born as Karl-Otto Poensgen in Berlin on 13 November 1933. He started out as an amateur boxer before discovering a talent for acting, making his début at the City Theatre in Konstanz in 1959. He then began to take supporting roles in films. He made his first appearance in English language films as an SD officer (who 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 of the role o…

Known For · 38 titles

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1968
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

1967
War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance

1988
The Great Escape

The Great Escape

1963
Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger

Die seltsamen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger

1965
Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

1970
Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

1969
Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

1965
Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1969
The Damned

The Damned

1969
Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf

Die Karte mit dem Luchskopf

1963
Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five

1972
The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

1968
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970
Bluebeard

Bluebeard

1972
Assignment: Munich

Assignment: Munich

1972
The Assassination

The Assassination

1972
Day of Anger

Day of Anger

1967
Flatfoot in Egypt

Flatfoot in Egypt

1980
The House in Karp Lane

The House in Karp Lane

1965
Raid on Rommel

Raid on Rommel

1971
The Lickerish Quartet

The Lickerish Quartet

1970
Assignment K

Assignment K

1968
The Salzburg Connection

The Salzburg Connection

1972
Midas Run

Midas Run

1969
Help Me, My Love

Help Me, My Love

1969
The Island of the Bloody Plantation

The Island of the Bloody Plantation

1983
Superbug, Super Agent

Superbug, Super Agent

1972
The House in Karp Lane

The House in Karp Lane

1965
Der Transport

Der Transport

1961
Und sowas nennt sich Leben

Und sowas nennt sich Leben

1961
Barras Heute

Barras Heute

1963
The Man from Oklahoma

The Man from Oklahoma

1965
On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight

On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight

1969
Angels Who Burn Their Wings

Angels Who Burn Their Wings

1970
Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour

Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour

1961
Valentin Katajews chirurgische Eingriffe in das Seelenleben des Dr. Igor Igorowitsch

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

1967