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Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Known for: Acting

Born 03/05/1902
Died 1983-04-21
Place of birth Vienna, Austria

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.

Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1961

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Marcel Locksmith

1977

Batman Series ★ 7,3

Batman

The Clock King

1966

Tony Awards Series

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

1956

Robert Montgomery Presents Series ★ 6,0

Robert Montgomery Presents

Krisons Ringo

1950

The Merv Griffin Show Series ★ 6,6

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,0

What's My Line?

Self

1950

Dr. Kildare Series ★ 5,7

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Max Jurgens

1961

Studio One Series ★ 5,4

Studio One

1948

Studio One Series ★ 5,4

Studio One

Lev Simon

1948

Studio One Series ★ 5,4

Studio One

Adrian Van Dyke

1948

Rawhide Series ★ 7,2

Rawhide

Lazio Tzgorni

1959

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Omnibus Series ★ 6,3

Omnibus

Major Paul Petkoff

1952

Omnibus Series ★ 6,3

Omnibus

Toine

1952

77 Sunset Strip Series ★ 7,1

77 Sunset Strip

Oskar Pauker

1958

Series ★ 7,5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

1957

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Series ★ 6,7

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self (uncredited)

1968

Telephone Time Series ★ 6,5

Telephone Time

Henri Charpentier

1956

Suspense Series ★ 5,1

Suspense

Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley

1949

Suspense Series ★ 5,1

Suspense

Frank Cadwallader

1949

Suspense Series ★ 5,1

Suspense

1949

The 20th Century Fox Hour Series ★ 6,0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Emil Markheim

1955

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Series ★ 6,4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

1956

Alcoa Theatre Series ★ 7,0

Alcoa Theatre

Finch

1957

Series ★ 7,7

Danger

1950

Startime Series ★ 6,8

Startime

Joseph

1959

Cain's Hundred Series ★ 5,3

Cain's Hundred

Arnie Grote

1961

Outlaws Series ★ 6,7

Outlaws

1960

MGM Parade Series ★ 9,0

MGM Parade

self

1955

Letter to Loretta Series ★ 6,6

Letter to Loretta

Emil Kronsteidt

1953

Series ★ 6,8

The Chevy Mystery Show

Host

1960

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Mr. Reallybig

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

George Frederic Handel

1951

The Pirate Film ★ 6,5

The Pirate

Don Pedro Vargas

1948

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Series ★ 7,2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Come September Film ★ 6,8

Come September

Maurice Clavell

1961

Lifeboat Film ★ 7,4

Lifeboat

Willi

1944

Series

The Big Party

Self

1959

Treasure Island Film ★ 5,9

Treasure Island

Squire Trelawney

1972

Series

The Name's the Same

Self

1951

Step Lively Film ★ 6,7

Step Lively

Joe Gribble

1944

Cornered Film ★ 6,2

Cornered

Melchior Incza

1945

Assignment: Vienna Series ★ 9,0

Assignment: Vienna

Tandler

1972

Sinbad the Sailor Film ★ 6,0

Sinbad the Sailor

Melik

1947

This Land Is Mine Film ★ 7,2

This Land Is Mine

Major Erich von Keller

1943

Heidi Film ★ 6,3

Heidi

Father Richter

1968

Michael Film ★ 6,3

Michael

Michael

1924

The Princess and the Pirate Film ★ 6,9

The Princess and the Pirate

La Roche

1944

People Will Talk Film ★ 7,1

People Will Talk

Prof. Barker

1951

The Miracle Film ★ 6,7

The Miracle

Flaco

1959

Sodom and Gomorrah Film ★ 6,1

Sodom and Gomorrah

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

1922

The Inspector General Film ★ 6,6

The Inspector General

Yakov

1949

The Fallen Sparrow Film ★ 6,0

The Fallen Sparrow

Dr. Christian Skaas

1943

Riff-Raff Film ★ 6,2

Riff-Raff

Eric Molinar

1947

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Film ★ 5,9

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Stossel

1962

The Caper of the Golden Bulls Film ★ 6,3

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

Antonio Gonzales

1967

The Steel Cage Film ★ 7,0

The Steel Cage

Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"

1954

Salome, Where She Danced Film ★ 4,1

Salome, Where She Danced

Dimitrioff

1945

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion Film ★ 6,1

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Sgt. Axmann

1950

Born to Kill Film ★ 6,7

Born to Kill

Matthew Arnett

1947

Series

Filmgeschichte(n) aus Österreich

Self

1970

The Spanish Main Film ★ 6,5

The Spanish Main

Don Juan Alvarado

1945

Once Upon a Honeymoon Film ★ 6,3

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Baron Franz Von Luber

1942

Bedtime for Bonzo Film ★ 6,1

Bedtime for Bonzo

Professor Hans Neumann

1951

Black Beauty Film ★ 6,0

Black Beauty

Hackenschmidt

1971

A Very Special Favor Film ★ 5,9

A Very Special Favor

Etienne

1965

Ten Thousand Bedrooms Film ★ 5,6

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Papa Martelli

1957

Emil and the Detectives Film ★ 6,2

Emil and the Detectives

Baron

1964

The Yellow Cab Man Film ★ 6,9

The Yellow Cab Man

Dr. Byron Dokstedder

1950

Wonderful Life Film ★ 4,9

Wonderful Life

Lloyd Davis

1964

Film ★ 7,0

Ledige Mütter

1928

Call Me Madam Film ★ 6,2

Call Me Madam

August Tantinnin

1953

Twenty-Four Hours to Kill Film ★ 6,1

Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

Malouf

1965

White Witch Doctor Film ★ 6,5

White Witch Doctor

Huysman

1953

Till We Meet Again Film ★ 7,0

Till We Meet Again

Vitrey, The Mayor

1944

Film ★ 8,0

Liebe geht seltsame Wege

1927

Film

Osudné noci

1929

Confidentially Connie Film ★ 5,8

Confidentially Connie

Emil Spangenberg

1953

Film ★ 10,0

The Long Intermission

Ottokar

1927

Film ★ 9,0

Die Lorelei

1927

Film ★ 10,0

Ehegeheimnisse

1926

The Juggler of Notre Dame Film ★ 7,5

The Juggler of Notre Dame

The Innkeeper

1970

O alte Burschenherrlichkeit Film ★ 8,0

O alte Burschenherrlichkeit

1925

Spy Hunt Film ★ 6,1

Spy Hunt

Doctor Stahl

1950

Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein Film ★ 6,0

Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein

1926

The Legend of Robin Hood Film

The Legend of Robin Hood

Friar Tuck

1968

Pinocchio Film ★ 8,0

Pinocchio

Gepetto

1957

Film

Eros in Ketten

1929

Film

The Mysterious House of Dr. C.

Dr. Coppelius

1976

The Right to Live Film

The Right to Live

1927

Congress of Love Film ★ 4,0

Congress of Love

Der 'Ewige Wiener'

1966

A Hundred-Odd Years from Now Film

A Hundred-Odd Years from Now

1969

A Cry of Angels Film

A Cry of Angels

1963

Spione im Savoy-Hotel Film ★ 7,5

Spione im Savoy-Hotel

Kurt

1932

Mein Leopold Film ★ 10,0

Mein Leopold

1924

Addio giovinezza! Film ★ 8,0

Addio giovinezza!

1927

Film ★ 6,0

Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen

Walter Thiermann

1926

Almenrausch und Edelweiss Film ★ 9,0

Almenrausch und Edelweiss

Mentel

1928

Dr. Coppelius Film ★ 7,5

Dr. Coppelius

Dr. Coppelius

1968

Junges Blut Film ★ 10,0

Junges Blut

Oberprimaner

1926