I just wanted to pay tribute to one the best and most evil looking "nazis" ever to show his scarred face on the silver screen. He almost never played a leading role in any film, but his unique blond & brute look gave him the role of the "nazi" in many a classic WWII film. I'm speaking of none other than the man currently featured in my avatar, Mr. Karl-Otto Alberty.
Probably best known as the menacing
German Tiger Tank Commander in
Kelly's Heroes [1970], he played a series of German combatants in other films, including
Steinach (the man who captures Roger Bartlett) in
The Great Escape [1963], Luftwaffe Chief of Staff
Gen. Jeschonnek in
Battle of Britain [1969],
Capt. Heinz Schroeder in
Raid on Rommel (1971) and had an uncredited role in
The Devil's Brigade [1968], as well as plenty of other German roles.
From
Wikipedia:
"He started out as an amateur boxer before discovering a talent for acting, making his debut 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 a German 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 on the role of the brutal Nazi in a series of films, notably
The Battle of the Bulge (1965), Luchino Visconti's
The Damned (1969), and
Kelly's Heroes (1970). 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 has been variously credited as
Charles Albert,
Charles Alberty and
Carlo Alberti."
Ladies and Gentlemen; Karl-Otto Alberty.
