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Walter Slezak

Actor | * 05/03/1902 († 80, 04/21/1983) | Vienna (Austria)
Walter Slezak (German pronunciation: [ˌvaltɐ ˈslɛzak]; 3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an Austrian-born film and stage actor active between 1922 and 1976. He mainly appeared in German films before migrating to the United States in 1930 and performing in numerous Hollywood productions. Slezak typically portrayed wily and loquacious characters, often philosophical, and often with a taste for food, drink, and fine living. He played a crafty villain as a U-boat captain in Alfred Hitchcock's film Lifeboat (1944), a charming, two-timing major domo to a tycoon in Come September (1961), and a wandering gypsy in The Inspector General (1949). He stood out as shrewd, unscrupulous private investigators in film noir, as in Cornered (1945) and Born to Kill (1947). ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Walter Slezak

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Walter Slezak as Actor(60)

as Dr. Coppelius1976 The Mysterious House of Dr. C.
as Squire Trelawney1972 Treasure Island
as Hackenschmidt1971 Black Beauty
as Dr. Coppelius1968 Dr. Coppelius
as Father Richter1968 Heidi
as Antonio Gonzales1967 The Caper of the Golden Bulls
as Der 'Ewige Wiener'1966 Congress of Love
as Etienne1965 A Very Special Favor
as Lloyd Davis1964 Wonderful Life
as Maurice Clavell1961 Come September
as Flaco1959 The Miracle
as Gepetto1957 Pinocchio
as Papa Martelli1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"1954 The Steel Cage
as Huysman1953 White Witch Doctor
as Emil Spangenberg1953 Confidentially Connie
as August Tantinnin1953 Call Me Madam
as Prof. Barker1951 People Will Talk
as Professor Hans Neumann1951 Bedtime for Bonzo
as Dr. Byron Dokstedder1950 The Yellow Cab Man
as Doctor Stahl1950 Spy Hunt
as Don Pedro Vargas1948 The Pirate
as Matthew Arnett1947 Born to Kill
as Melik1947 Sinbad the Sailor
as Eric Molinar1947 Riff-Raff
as Dimitrioff1945 Salome, Where She Danced
as Melchior Incza1945 Cornered
as Don Juan Alvarado1945 The Spanish Main
as Joe Gribble1944 Step Lively
as Willy1944 Lifeboat
as Vitrey, The Mayor1944 Till We Meet Again
as Major Erich von Keller1943 This Land Is Mine
as Dr. Christian Skaas1943 The Fallen Sparrow
as Baron Franz Von Luber1942 Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Ottokar1927 The Long Intermission
as Oberprimaner1926 Junges Blut
as Walter Thiermann1926 Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen
as Michael1924 Michael
as Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa1922 Sodom and Gomorrah

TV Shows/Series with Walter Slezak as Actor(31)

as Marcel Locksmith1977 The Love Boat
as The Clock King1966 Batman
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Arnie Grote1961 Cain's Hundred
as himself1961 The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host1961 The Mike Douglas Show
as Dr. Max Jurgens1961 Dr. Kildare
1960 Outlaws
as Insp. Pierre Dumourier1960 The Chevy Mystery Show
as Lazio Tzgorni1959 Rawhide
as Emil Kronsteidt1953 Letter to Loretta
1952 Omnibus
as Mr. Reallybig1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as George Frederic Handel1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Krisons Ringo1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Self - Panelist1950 What's My Line?
as Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley1949 Suspense
as Frank Cadwallader1949 Suspense
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Lev Simon1948 Studio One

Full Name: Walter Slezak
Citizenship: Austria
Born: Saturday, 05/03 1902 (May) in Vienna (Austria)
Died: Thursday, 04/21 1983 (April) in New York City (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: German (DE)
Record Label: RCA Victor
Children: Erika Slezak
Father: Leo Slezak
Other names for Walter Slezak (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Уолтер Слезак"
Walter Slezak frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
John Newland (31x, Crew)
Vaughn Taylor (29x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (25x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (24x, Actor)
James Daly (23x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (21x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (20x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (20x, Actor)
John Forsythe (20x, Actor)
Edward Andrews (20x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:65761, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 09/27/2024