Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Date of Birth:

May 03, 1902

Place of Birth:

Vienna, Austria

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:

Addio giovinezza! Addio giovinezza!

1927

Confidentially Connie Confidentially Connie

1953

Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah

1922

The Mysterious House of Dr. C. The Mysterious House of Dr. C.

1976

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950

Salome, Where She Danced Salome, Where She Danced

1945

Spione im Savoy-Hotel Spione im Savoy-Hotel

1932

The Caper of the Golden Bulls The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967

A Very Special Favor A Very Special Favor

1965

Ten Thousand Bedrooms Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957

Twenty-Four Hours to Kill Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

1965

Congress of Love Congress of Love

1966

Spy Hunt Spy Hunt

1950

Heidi Heidi

1968

Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein

1926

Pinocchio Pinocchio

1957

Ledige Mütter Ledige Mütter

1928

Ehegeheimnisse Ehegeheimnisse

1927

A Cry of Angels A Cry of Angels

1963

Liebe geht seltsame Wege Liebe geht seltsame Wege

1927

Osudné noci Osudné noci

1929

Eros in Ketten Eros in Ketten

1929

The Right to Live The Right to Live

1927

Die Lorelei Die Lorelei

1927

O alte Burschenherrlichkeit O alte Burschenherrlichkeit

1925

Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen

1926

Junges Blut Junges Blut

1926

The Long Intermission The Long Intermission

1927

Almenrausch und Edelweiss Almenrausch und Edelweiss

1928

Wonderful Life Wonderful Life

1964

A Hundred-Odd Years from Now A Hundred-Odd Years from Now

1969

The Pirate The Pirate

1948

The Inspector General The Inspector General

1949

Black Beauty Black Beauty

1971

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

Bedtime for Bonzo Bedtime for Bonzo

1951

Cornered Cornered

1945

Lifeboat Lifeboat

1944

Born to Kill Born to Kill

1947

People Will Talk People Will Talk

1951

The Princess and the Pirate The Princess and the Pirate

1944

Treasure Island Treasure Island

1972

Come September Come September

1961

The Fallen Sparrow The Fallen Sparrow

1943

Riff-Raff Riff-Raff

1947

Sinbad the Sailor Sinbad the Sailor

1947

Step Lively Step Lively

1944

Dr. Coppelius Dr. Coppelius

1968

The Yellow Cab Man The Yellow Cab Man

1950

The Steel Cage The Steel Cage

1954

Till We Meet Again Till We Meet Again

1944

The Miracle The Miracle

1959

White Witch Doctor White Witch Doctor

1953

The Spanish Main The Spanish Main

1945

The Juggler of Notre Dame The Juggler of Notre Dame

1970

This Land Is Mine This Land Is Mine

1943

Once Upon a Honeymoon Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

Call Me Madam Call Me Madam

1953

Mein Leopold Mein Leopold

1924

Michael Michael

1924

Emil and the Detectives Emil and the Detectives

1964

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