Biography
Walter Slezak (3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was a portly Austrian character actor who appeared in numerous Hollywood films. Slezak often portrayed villains or thugs, most notably the German U-boat captain in Alfred Hitchcock's 1944 Lifeboat, but occasionally he got to play lighter roles, as in 1962's The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. He also played a cheerfully corrupt and philosophical private detective in the 1947 film noir Born to Kill and appeared as Squire Trelawney in the 1972 version of Treasure Island.
Filmography
all 95
Movies 62
TV Shows 33
self 14
Marcel Locksmith
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Dr. Coppelius
The Mysterious House of Dr. C. (1976)
Movie
Squire Trelawney
Treasure Island (1972)
Movie
Tandler
Assignment: Vienna (1972)
TV
Hackenschmidt
Black Beauty (1971)
Movie
The Innkeeper
The Juggler of Notre Dame (1970)
Movie
Dr. Coppelius
Dr. Coppelius (1968)
Movie
Father Richter
Heidi (1968)
Movie
Antonio Gonzales
The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967)
Movie
Wax museum guide
Congress of Love (1966)
Movie
The Clock King
Batman (1966)
TV
5
Etienne, Restaurant Proprietor
A Very Special Favor (1965)
Movie
The Firm: Malouf
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill (1965)
Movie
Lloyd Davis
Wonderful Life (1964)
Movie
George Frideric Handel
A Cry of Angels (1963)
Movie
Self / Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Dr. Max Jurgens
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Arnie Grote
Cain's Hundred (1961)
TV
Maurice Clavell
Come September (1961)
Movie
Self - Host
The Chevy Mystery Show (1960)
TV
Presenter
A Doll's House (1959)
Movie
Lazio Tzgorni
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Oskar Pauker
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Gepetto
Pinocchio (1957)
Movie
Papa Vittorio Martelli
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
Movie
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Emil Markheim
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
TV
Louis - Prison Chef (segment "The Chef")
The Steel Cage (1954)
Movie
Emil Kronsteidt
Letter to Loretta (1953)
TV
August Tantinnin
Call Me Madam (1953)
Movie
Emil Spangenberg
Confidentially Connie (1953)
Movie
Mr. Reallybig / George Frederic Handel
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Prof. Barker
People Will Talk (1951)
Movie
Prof. Hans Neumann
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
Movie
Actor
Danger (1950)
TV
Doctor Stahl
Spy Hunt (1950)
Movie
Dr. Byron Dokstedder
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
Movie
Self - Panelist
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
Krisons Ringo
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley / Frank Cadwallader
Suspense (1949)
TV
Lev Simon
Studio One (1948)
TV
Don Pedro Vargas
The Pirate (1948)
Movie
Eric Molinar
Riff-Raff (1947)
Movie
Albert Arnett
Born to Kill (1947)
Movie
Melchior Incza
Cornered (1945)
Movie
Don Juan Alvarado
The Spanish Main (1945)
Movie
Dimitrioff
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
Movie
Vitrey - The Mayor
Till We Meet Again (1944)
Movie
Joe Gribble
Step Lively (1944)
Movie
Dr. Christian Skaas
The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
Movie
Major Erich von Keller
This Land Is Mine (1943)
Movie
6
Baron Franz Von Luber
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
Movie
6
Heinz Ewer
Eros in Ketten (1929)
Movie
Bellini
Osudné noci (1929)
Movie
Mentel, beider Sohn
Almenrausch und Edelweiss (1928)
Movie
Ottokar, ihr Sohn
The Long Intermission (1927)
Movie
Florizel, 'Flo-Flo'
Liebe geht seltsame Wege (1927)
Movie
Oberprimaner
Junges Blut (1926)
Movie
Walter Thiermann - Ing. bei Großmann
Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen (1926)
Movie
Leopold, sein Sohn
Mein Leopold (1924)
Movie
Eugène Michael
Michael (1924)
Movie
Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum
Sodom and Gomorrah (1922)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1902-05-03
Deathday1983-04-21 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceUnited States of America, United States
ChildrenErika Slezak
FatherLeo Slezak
SiblingsMargarete Slezak
CitizenshipsAustria
ResidencesVienna, Austria
Also Known AsУолтер Слезак
AwardsTony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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