Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Acting
Born 1902-05-03 - Died 1983-04-21Vienna, 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.

Movies (62)

Come September
6.8

Come September

1961Movie6.8
The Princess and the Pirate
6.9

The Princess and the Pirate

1944Movie6.9
Treasure Island
5.9

Treasure Island

1972Movie5.9
The Pirate
6.5

The Pirate

1948Movie6.5
Sinbad the Sailor
6.0

Sinbad the Sailor

1947Movie6.0
Lifeboat
7.4

Lifeboat

1944Movie7.4
Confidentially Connie
5.8

Confidentially Connie

1953Movie5.8
The Inspector General
6.6

The Inspector General

1949Movie6.6
The Spanish Main
6.4

The Spanish Main

1945Movie6.4
A Very Special Favor
5.8

A Very Special Favor

1965Movie5.8
Bedtime for Bonzo
6.0

Bedtime for Bonzo

1951Movie6.0
Riff-Raff
6.2

Riff-Raff

1947Movie6.2
Till We Meet Again
7.0

Till We Meet Again

1944Movie7.0
Heidi
6.3

Heidi

1968Movie6.3
The Miracle
6.7

The Miracle

1959Movie6.7
White Witch Doctor
6.5

White Witch Doctor

1953Movie6.5
Call Me Madam
6.2

Call Me Madam

1953Movie6.2
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
5.9

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962Movie5.9
Addio giovinezza!
8.0

Addio giovinezza!

1927Movie8.0
People Will Talk
7.1

People Will Talk

1951Movie7.1
Cornered
6.2

Cornered

1945Movie6.2
Born to Kill
6.7

Born to Kill

1947Movie6.7
Step Lively
6.7

Step Lively

1944Movie6.7
Mein Leopold
10.0

Mein Leopold

1924Movie10.0
Sodom and Gomorrah
6.1

Sodom and Gomorrah

1922Movie6.1
Emil and the Detectives
6.2

Emil and the Detectives

1964Movie6.2
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
5.6

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957Movie5.6
Ehegeheimnisse
10.0

Ehegeheimnisse

1926Movie10.0
Michael
6.3

Michael

1924Movie6.3
Once Upon a Honeymoon
6.3

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942Movie6.3
This Land Is Mine
7.1

This Land Is Mine

1943Movie7.1
Salome, Where She Danced
4.1

Salome, Where She Danced

1945Movie4.1
Junges Blut
10.0

Junges Blut

1926Movie10.0
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
6.1

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950Movie6.1
The Fallen Sparrow
6.0

The Fallen Sparrow

1943Movie6.0
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
6.3

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967Movie6.3
Black Beauty
6.0

Black Beauty

1971Movie6.0
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
6.1

Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

1965Movie6.1
Spy Hunt
6.3

Spy Hunt

1950Movie6.3
The Right to Live

The Right to Live

1927Movie
The Legend of Robin Hood

The Legend of Robin Hood

1968Movie
The Steel Cage
7.0

The Steel Cage

1954Movie7.0
Wonderful Life
4.9

Wonderful Life

1964Movie4.9
Pinocchio
8.0

Pinocchio

1957Movie8.0
The Ways of Love Are Strange
8.0

The Ways of Love Are Strange

1927Movie8.0
The Yellow Cab Man
6.9

The Yellow Cab Man

1950Movie6.9
O alte Burschenherrlichkeit
8.0

O alte Burschenherrlichkeit

1925Movie8.0
A Cry of Angels

A Cry of Angels

1963Movie
The Long Intermission
10.0

The Long Intermission

1927Movie10.0
Die Lorelei
9.0

Die Lorelei

1927Movie9.0
The Juggler of Notre Dame
7.5

The Juggler of Notre Dame

1970Movie7.5
Congress of Love
4.0

Congress of Love

1966Movie4.0
Eros in Ketten

Eros in Ketten

1929Movie
Osudné noci

Osudné noci

1929Movie
Ledige Mütter
7.0

Ledige Mütter

1928Movie7.0
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
7.5

Spione im Savoy-Hotel

1932Movie7.5
Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein
6.0

Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein

1926Movie6.0
Dr. Coppelius
7.5

Dr. Coppelius

1968Movie7.5
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now

A Hundred-Odd Years from Now

1969Movie
Almenrausch und Edelweiss
9.0

Almenrausch und Edelweiss

1928Movie9.0
Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen
6.0

Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen

1926Movie6.0
The Mysterious House of Dr. C.

The Mysterious House of Dr. C.

1976Movie

TV Shows (35)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
The Love Boat
6.3

The Love Boat

1977Series6.3
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series5.8
The Merv Griffin Show
6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962Series6.8
Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961Series5.7
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950Series6.0
Batman
7.3

Batman

1966Series7.3
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Omnibus
7.0

Omnibus

1952Series7.0
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
What's My Line?
7.0

What's My Line?

1950Series7.0
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957Series7.5
Telephone Time
6.5

Telephone Time

1956Series6.5
Suspense
5.1

Suspense

1949Series5.1
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948Series6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968Series6.8
77 Sunset Strip
7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958Series7.2
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955Series6.0
Danger
7.7

Danger

1950Series7.7
Outlaws
6.7

Outlaws

1960Series6.7
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956Series6.4
MGM Parade
7.5

MGM Parade

1955Series7.5
Alcoa Theatre
7.0

Alcoa Theatre

1957Series7.0
Startime
6.8

Startime

1959Series6.8
Cain's Hundred
5.2

Cain's Hundred

1961Series5.2
The Chevy Mystery Show
6.8

The Chevy Mystery Show

1960Series6.8
The Name's the Same

The Name's the Same

1951Series
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
8.0

The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries

1960Series8.0
Letter to Loretta
6.6

Letter to Loretta

1953Series6.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
Assignment: Vienna
9.0

Assignment: Vienna

1972Series9.0
The Big Party

The Big Party

1959Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
Filmgeschichte(n) aus Österreich

Filmgeschichte(n) aus Österreich

1970Series