Walter Slezak
Acting
Born: 1902-05-03 · Vienna, Austria
Died: 1983-04-21
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 ver
🎬 Movies (20)
The Mysterious House of Dr. C.
1976
Dr. Coppelius
Treasure Island
1972
Squire Trelawney
Black Beauty
1971
Hackenschmidt
The Juggler of Notre Dame
1970
The Innkeeper
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now
1969
Dr. Coppelius
1968
Dr. Coppelius
Heidi
1968
Father Richter
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968
Friar Tuck
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967
Antonio Gonzales
Congress of Love
1966
Der 'Ewige Wiener'
A Very Special Favor
1965
Etienne
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
1965
Malouf
Emil and the Detectives
1964
Baron
Wonderful Life
1964
Lloyd Davis
A Cry of Angels
1963
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
Stossel
Come September
1961
Maurice Clavell
The Miracle
1959
Flaco
Pinocchio
1957
Gepetto
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
Papa Martelli
📺 TV Shows (20)
The Love Boat
1977
Marcel Locksmith
Assignment: Vienna
1972
Tandler
Filmgeschichte(n) aus Österreich
1970
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Self (uncredited)
Batman
1966
The Clock King
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
Dr. Kildare
1961
Dr. Max Jurgens
Cain's Hundred
1961
Arnie Grote
Outlaws
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
Host
The Big Party
1959
Self
Startime
1959
Joseph
Rawhide
1959
Lazio Tzgorni
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Oskar Pauker
Alcoa Theatre
1957
Finch
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Self