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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-05-03

Day of Death

1983-04-21 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria

Also Known As

Уолтер Слезак

Walter Slezak

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

Acting

People Will Talk

1951

People Will Talk

as

Prof. Barker

Treasure Island

1972

Treasure Island

as

Squire Trelawney

Come September

1961

Come September

as

Maurice Clavell

Riff-Raff

1947

Riff-Raff

as

Eric Molinar

The Fallen Sparrow

1943

The Fallen Sparrow

as

Dr. Christian Skaas

Born to Kill

1947

Born to Kill

as

Matthew Arnett

Lifeboat

1944

Lifeboat

as

Willi

The Pirate

1948

The Pirate

as

Don Pedro Vargas

Black Beauty

1971

Black Beauty

as

Hackenschmidt

Cornered

1945

Cornered

as

Melchior Incza

Bedtime for Bonzo

1951

Bedtime for Bonzo

as

Professor Hans Neumann

Step Lively

1944

Step Lively

as

Joe Gribble

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

Once Upon a Honeymoon

as

Baron Franz Von Luber

This Land Is Mine

1943

This Land Is Mine

as

Major Erich von Keller

Call Me Madam

1953

Call Me Madam

as

August Tantinnin

Michael

1924

Michael

as

Michael

The Juggler of Notre Dame

1970

The Juggler of Notre Dame

as

The Innkeeper

The Spanish Main

1945

The Spanish Main

as

Don Juan Alvarado

The Yellow Cab Man

1950

The Yellow Cab Man

as

Dr. Byron Dokstedder

Dr. Coppelius

1968

Dr. Coppelius

as

Dr. Coppelius

The Steel Cage

1954

The Steel Cage

as

Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"

Till We Meet Again

1944

Till We Meet Again

as

Vitrey, The Mayor

White Witch Doctor

1953

White Witch Doctor

as

Huysman

The Miracle

1959

The Miracle

as

Flaco

Wonderful Life

1964

Wonderful Life

as

Lloyd Davis

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

as

Papa Martelli

Congress of Love

1966

Congress of Love

as

Der 'Ewige Wiener'

Heidi

1968

Heidi

as

Father Richter

Spy Hunt

1950

Spy Hunt

as

Doctor Stahl

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

as

Antonio Gonzales

Confidentially Connie

1953

Confidentially Connie

as

Emil Spangenberg

Sodom and Gomorrah

1922

Sodom and Gomorrah

as

Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa

Salome, Where She Danced

1945

Salome, Where She Danced

as

Dimitrioff

Pinocchio

1957

Pinocchio

as

Gepetto

Junges Blut

1926

Junges Blut

as

Oberprimaner

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Arnie Grote

Batman

Batman

as

The Clock King

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Mr. Reallybig

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Lazio Tzgorni

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self (uncredited)

Suspense

Suspense

as

Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Max Jurgens

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Emil Kronsteidt

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Oskar Pauker

Studio One

Studio One

as

Lev Simon

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

George Frederic Handel

Suspense

Suspense

as

Frank Cadwallader

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Marcel Locksmith

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

Production

Crew

Directing