Walter Slezak
Known for
Acting
Life
1902 – 1983 (aged 80)
Born in
Vienna, Austria
Credits
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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
Batman
12 Jan 1966
Lifeboat
28 Jan 1944
The Love Boat
24 Sep 1977
The Pirate
11 Jun 1948
People Will Talk
29 Aug 1951
Born to Kill
30 Apr 1947
Come September
09 Aug 1961
This Land Is Mine
07 May 1943
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Filmography
1977
- The Love Boatas Marcel Locksmith2 episodes
1976
- The Mysterious House of Dr. C.as Dr. Coppelius
1972
- Treasure Islandas Squire Trelawney
- Assignment: Viennaas Tandler1 episode
1971
- Black Beautyas Hackenschmidt
1970
- The Juggler of Notre Dameas The Innkeeper
1968
- Dr. Coppeliusas Dr. Coppelius
- Heidias Father Richter
- The Legend of Robin Hoodas Friar Tuck
1967
- The Caper of the Golden Bullsas Antonio Gonzales
1966
- Congress of Loveas Der 'Ewige Wiener'
- Batmanas The Clock King2 episodes
1965
- A Very Special Favoras Etienne
- Twenty-Four Hours to Killas Malouf
1964
- Emil and the Detectivesas Baron
- Wonderful Lifeas Lloyd Davis
1963
1962
1961
- Dr. Kildareas Dr. Max Jurgens1 episode
- Cain's Hundredas Arnie Grote1 episode
- Come Septemberas Maurice Clavell
1960
- Outlaws1 episode
- The Chevy Mystery Showas Host18 episodes
- The Dow Hour of Great Mysteriesas Count Fosco1 episode
1959
- The Miracleas Flaco
- Startimeas Joseph1 episode
- Rawhideas Lazio Tzgorni1 episode
1958
- 77 Sunset Stripas Oskar Pauker4 episodes
1957
- Pinocchioas Gepetto
- Alcoa Theatreas Finch1 episode
- Ten Thousand Bedroomsas Papa Martelli
1956
- Telephone Timeas Henri Charpentier1 episode
1955
- The 20th Century Fox Houras Emil Markheim1 episode
1954
- The Steel Cageas Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"
1953
- Letter to Lorettaas Emil Kronsteidt1 episode
- White Witch Doctoras Huysman
- Call Me Madamas August Tantinnin
- Confidentially Connieas Emil Spangenberg
1952
- Omnibusas Toine1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas George Frederic Handel1 episode
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 episode
- People Will Talkas Barker
- Bedtime for Bonzoas Professor Hans Neumann
1950
- Danger7 episodes
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legionas Sgt. Axmann
- Spy Huntas Doctor Stahl
- The Yellow Cab Manas Dr. Byron Dokstedder
- Robert Montgomery Presentsas Krisons Ringo1 episode
1949
- The Inspector Generalas Yakov
- Suspense3 episodes
1948
- Studio Oneas Adrian Van Dyke1 episode
- The Pirateas Don Pedro Vargas
1947
- Riff-Raffas Eric Molinar
- Born to Killas Matthew Arnett
- Sinbad the Sailoras Melik
1945
- Corneredas Melchior Incza
- The Spanish Mainas Don Juan Alvarado
- Salome, Where She Dancedas Dimitrioff
1944
- The Princess and the Pirateas La Roche
- Till We Meet Againas Vitrey, The Mayor
- Step Livelyas Joe Gribble
- Lifeboatas Willi
1943
- The Fallen Sparrowas Dr. Christian Skaas
- This Land Is Mineas Major Erich von Keller
1942
- Once Upon a Honeymoonas Baron Franz Von Luber
1932
- Spione im Savoy-Hotelas Kurt
1928
1927
1926
- Ehegeheimnisse
- Junges Blutas Oberprimaner
- Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagenas Walter Thiermann
- Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein
1924
- Mein Leopold
- Michaelas Michael
1922
- Sodom and Gomorrahas Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum