Walter Slezak
Actor
- Born
- May 3, 1902 · Vienna, Austria
- Died
- April 21, 1983 (age 80)
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.
Known for
Lifeboat
January 28, 1944
The Pirate
June 11, 1948
People Will Talk
August 29, 1951
Born to Kill
April 30, 1947
Come September
August 9, 1961
This Land Is Mine
May 7, 1943
The Inspector General
December 31, 1949
Once Upon a Honeymoon
November 27, 1942
Michael
September 26, 1924
Sinbad the Sailor
January 13, 1947
Cornered
November 23, 1945
Treasure Island
October 1, 1972
Acting63
- 1976The Mysterious House of Dr. C. as Dr. Coppelius
- 1972Treasure Island as Squire Trelawney
- 1971Black Beauty as Hackenschmidt
- 1970The Juggler of Notre Dame as The Innkeeper
- 1969A Hundred-Odd Years from Now
- 1968Dr. Coppelius as Dr. Coppelius
- 1968Heidi as Father Richter
- 1968The Legend of Robin Hood as Friar Tuck
- 1967The Caper of the Golden Bulls as Antonio Gonzales
- 1966Congress of Love