80
Age
62
Movies
35
TV Shows
6.9
Rating
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.
80
Died at
62
Movies
35
TV Shows
6.9
Avg Rating
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.
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 3, 1902
Died
April 21, 1983
Birthplace
Vienna, Austria
Also Known As
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Till We Meet Again
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The Inspector General
1949
People Will Talk
1951
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Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen
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The Princess and the Pirate
1944
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
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Lifeboat
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Emil and the Detectives
1964
Almenrausch und Edelweiss
1928
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
The Long Intermission
1927
Confidentially Connie
1953
Riff-Raff
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The Caper of the Golden Bulls
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Ehegeheimnisse
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Come September
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Heidi
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The Pirate
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Studio One
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Studio One
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Robert Montgomery Presents
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Rawhide
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Omnibus
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Telephone Time
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77 Sunset Strip
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Outlaws
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Suspense
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