Walter Slezak

Birthday

1902-05-03

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.
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Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam

1953 6.7
Call Me Madam

as August Tantinnin

1953
The Pirate

The Pirate

1948 6.9
The Pirate

as Don Pedro Vargas

1948
Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff

1947 6.8
Riff-Raff

as Eric Molinar

1947
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947 7.2
Born to Kill

as Matthew Arnett

1947
Cornered

Cornered

1945 6.6
Cornered

as Melchior Incza

1945
Step Lively

Step Lively

1944 6
Step Lively

as Joe Gribble

1944
This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

1943 7.5
This Land Is Mine

as Major Erich von Keller

1943