Walter Slezak
Acting
- Born:
- 1902-05-03
- Died:
- 1983-04-21
- Place of birth:
- Vienna, Austria
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
Filmography
The Love Boat
The Mysterious House of Dr. C.
Treasure Island
Assignment: Vienna
Black Beauty
Filmgeschichte(n) aus Österreich
The Juggler of Notre Dame
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now
Dr. Coppelius
Heidi
The Legend of Robin Hood
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
Congress of Love
Batman
A Very Special Favor
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
Emil and the Detectives
Wonderful Life
A Cry of Angels
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Mike Douglas Show
Dr. Kildare
Cain's Hundred
Come September
Outlaws
The Chevy Mystery Show
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
The Miracle
The Big Party
Startime
Rawhide
77 Sunset Strip
Pinocchio
Alcoa Theatre
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Telephone Time
Tony Awards
THe Good Fairy
The 20th Century Fox Hour
MGM Parade
The Steel Cage
Letter to Loretta
White Witch Doctor
Call Me Madam
Confidentially Connie
Omnibus
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Name's the Same
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
People Will Talk
Bedtime for Bonzo
Danger
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Spy Hunt
The Yellow Cab Man