Walter Slezak
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1902-05-03
- Died
- 1983-04-21
- Place of birth
- Vienna, Austria
- Also known as
- Уолтер Слезак
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.
Known For
TV Shows (34)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Love Boat
1977
as Marcel Locksmith
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Batman
1966
as The Clock King
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Krisons Ringo
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Max Jurgens
Studio One
1948
as Lev Simon / Adrian Van Dyke
Rawhide
1959
as Lazio Tzgorni
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Omnibus
1952
as Major Paul Petkoff / Toine
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Oskar Pauker
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Telephone Time
1956
as Henri Charpentier
Suspense
1949
as Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley / Frank Cadwallader
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Emil Markheim
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Startime
1959
as Joseph
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Finch
Danger
1950
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Arnie Grote
MGM Parade
1955
as self
Outlaws
1960
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Emil Kronsteidt
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Host
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mr. Reallybig / George Frederic Handel
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Big Party
1959
as Self
The Name's the Same
1951
as Self
Assignment: Vienna
1972
as Tandler
Filmgeschichte(n) aus Österreich
1970
as Self
Movies (62)
The Pirate
1948
as Don Pedro Vargas
Lifeboat
1944
as Willi
Come September
1961
as Maurice Clavell
Treasure Island
1972
as Squire Trelawney
Step Lively
1944
as Joe Gribble
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
as Melik
Cornered
1945
as Melchior Incza
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Major Erich von Keller
Michael
1924
as Michael
People Will Talk
1951
as Prof. Barker
Heidi
1968
as Father Richter
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as La Roche
The Inspector General
1949
as Yakov
The Miracle
1959
as Flaco
The Fallen Sparrow
1943
as Dr. Christian Skaas
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922
as Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa
The Spanish Main
1945
as Don Juan Alvarado
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Sgt. Axmann
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
as Dimitrioff
Riff-Raff
1947
as Eric Molinar
The Steel Cage
1954
as Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"
Emil and the Detectives
1964
as Baron
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Professor Hans Neumann
Born to Kill
1947
as Matthew Arnett
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
as Stossel
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967
as Antonio Gonzales
Black Beauty
1971
as Hackenschmidt
A Very Special Favor
1965
as Etienne
Wonderful Life
1964
as Lloyd Davis
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
as Baron Franz Von Luber
Call Me Madam
1953
as August Tantinnin
Liebe geht seltsame Wege
1927
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
1965
as Malouf
Confidentially Connie
1953
as Emil Spangenberg
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
as Papa Martelli
Till We Meet Again
1944
as Vitrey, The Mayor
Ledige Mütter
1928
Osudné noci
1929
The Long Intermission
1927
as Ottokar
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
as Dr. Byron Dokstedder
White Witch Doctor
1953
as Huysman
Congress of Love
1966
as Der 'Ewige Wiener'
The Juggler of Notre Dame
1970
as The Innkeeper
Spy Hunt
1950
as Doctor Stahl
Eros in Ketten
1929
The Right to Live
1927
Ehegeheimnisse
1926
Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein
1926
Pinocchio
1957
as Gepetto
Die Lorelei
1927
The Mysterious House of Dr. C.
1976
as Dr. Coppelius
O alte Burschenherrlichkeit
1925
Addio giovinezza!
1927
A Cry of Angels
1963
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968
as Friar Tuck
Almenrausch und Edelweiss
1928
as Mentel
Mein Leopold
1924
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
1932
as Kurt
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now
1969
Junges Blut
1926
as Oberprimaner
Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen
1926
as Walter Thiermann
Dr. Coppelius
1968
as Dr. Coppelius
About Walter Slezak
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. With 96 credits spanning from 1922 to 1977, Walter Slezak has appeared in 62 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Walter Slezak Movies
- The Pirate (1948) — as Don Pedro Vargas
- Lifeboat (1944) — as Willi
- Come September (1961) — as Maurice Clavell
- Treasure Island (1972) — as Squire Trelawney
- Step Lively (1944) — as Joe Gribble
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