80
Age
62
Movies
41
TV Shows
9.0
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
41
TV Shows
9.0
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
Come September
1961
The Pirate
1948
Lifeboat
1944
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
People Will Talk
1951
Spy Hunt
1950
Cornered
1945
The Spanish Main
1945
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
This Land Is Mine
1943
The Miracle
1959
Born to Kill
1947
Treasure Island
1972
Emil and the Detectives
1964
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
The Inspector General
1949
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
Wonderful Life
1964
Heidi
1968
+ 42 more movies
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Love Boat
1977
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Batman
1966
Tony Awards
1956
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
What's My Line?
1950
Dr. Kildare
1961
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Rawhide
1959
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Omnibus
1952
Omnibus
1952
Suspense
1949
+ 21 more TV shows
