Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

🎂 3rd May 1902 (123 yrs) 📍 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.

Walter Slezak

🎬 Movies Featuring Walter Slezak

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The Mysterious House of Dr. C. (1976)

as Dr. Coppelius
Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1972)

as Squire Trelawney
Black Beauty

Black Beauty (1971)

as Hackenschmidt
The Juggler of Notre Dame

The Juggler of Notre Dame (1970)

as The Innkeeper
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now

A Hundred-Odd Years from Now (1969)

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Dr. Coppelius (1968)

as Dr. Coppelius
Heidi

Heidi (1968)

as Father Richter
The Legend of Robin Hood

The Legend of Robin Hood (1968)

as Friar Tuck
The Caper of the Golden Bulls

The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967)

as Antonio Gonzales
Congress of Love

Congress of Love (1966)

as Der 'Ewige Wiener'
A Very Special Favor

A Very Special Favor (1965)

as Etienne
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

Twenty-Four Hours to Kill (1965)

as Malouf
Emil and the Detectives

Emil and the Detectives (1964)

as Baron
Wonderful Life

Wonderful Life (1964)

as Lloyd Davis
A Cry of Angels

A Cry of Angels (1963)

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)

as Stossel
Come September

Come September (1961)

as Maurice Clavell
The Miracle

The Miracle (1959)

as Flaco
Pinocchio

Pinocchio (1957)

as Gepetto
Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)

as Papa Martelli
The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage (1954)

as Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"
White Witch Doctor

White Witch Doctor (1953)

as Huysman
Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam (1953)

as August Tantinnin
Confidentially Connie

Confidentially Connie (1953)

as Emil Spangenberg
People Will Talk

People Will Talk (1951)

as Prof. Barker
Bedtime for Bonzo

Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)

as Professor Hans Neumann
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)

as Sgt. Axmann
Spy Hunt

Spy Hunt (1950)

as Doctor Stahl
The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man (1950)

as Dr. Byron Dokstedder
The Inspector General

The Inspector General (1949)

as Yakov
The Pirate

The Pirate (1948)

as Don Pedro Vargas
Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff (1947)

as Eric Molinar
Born to Kill

Born to Kill (1947)

as Matthew Arnett
Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)

as Melik
Cornered

Cornered (1945)

as Melchior Incza
The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main (1945)

as Don Juan Alvarado
Salome, Where She Danced

Salome, Where She Danced (1945)

as Dimitrioff
The Princess and the Pirate

The Princess and the Pirate (1944)

as La Roche
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again (1944)

as Vitrey, The Mayor
Step Lively

Step Lively (1944)

as Joe Gribble
Lifeboat

Lifeboat (1944)

as Willi
The Fallen Sparrow

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)

as Dr. Christian Skaas
This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine (1943)

as Major Erich von Keller
Once Upon a Honeymoon

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)

as Baron Franz Von Luber
Spione im Savoy-Hotel

Spione im Savoy-Hotel (1932)

as Kurt
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Eros in Ketten (1929)

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Osudné noci (1929)

Almenrausch und Edelweiss

Almenrausch und Edelweiss (1928)

as Mentel
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Ledige Mütter (1928)

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The Long Intermission (1927)

as Ottokar
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Liebe geht seltsame Wege (1927)

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Die Lorelei (1927)

The Right to Live

The Right to Live (1927)

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Addio giovinezza! (1927)

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Ehegeheimnisse (1927)

Junges Blut

Junges Blut (1926)

as Oberprimaner
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Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen (1926)

as Walter Thiermann
Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein

Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein (1926)

O alte Burschenherrlichkeit

O alte Burschenherrlichkeit (1925)

Mein Leopold

Mein Leopold (1924)

Michael

Michael (1924)

as Michael
Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah (1922)

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