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Karl-Otto Alberty

Karl-Otto Alberty

Acting
13 Nov 1933
25 Apr 2015
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...

Also Known As

Karl Alberty Otto, Charles Albert, Charles Alberty, Carlo Alberti