KarlOtto Alberty also Karl Otto Alberty 13 November 1933 25 April 2015 was a German actor Alberty was born as KarlOtto 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 whiteblond hair he would go on to play variations of the role of German officers in a series of films notably Battle of the Bulge 1965 Andrew V McLaglens The Devils Brigade 1968 Luchino Viscontis The Damned 1969 and as a WaffenSS tank commander of a Tiger I tank from the 1st SS Panzer Division LSSAH in Kellys Heroes 1970 He played a Luftwaffe general in Battle of Britain 1969 He also continued to work in both Germany and Italy in a wide variety of films from dramas and comedies to spaghetti westerns He also made regular appearances on German television His last appearance was in the TV series War and Remembrance 1988 He was variously credited as Charles Albert Charles Alberty and Carlo Alberti From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia