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Walter Slezak
Actor

Walter Slezak

3 May 1902Born
21 Apr 1983Died
80Age at death
84Credits

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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 84 credits.

  1. 1977The Love BoatSeries: Marcel Locksmith (2 episodes)
  2. 1976The Mysterious House of Dr. C.Film: Dr. Coppelius
  3. 1972Treasure IslandFilm: Squire Trelawney
  4. 1972Assignment: ViennaSeries: Tandler (1 episode)
  5. 1971Black BeautyFilm: Hackenschmidt
  6. 1970The Juggler of Notre DameFilm: The Innkeeper
  7. 1969A Hundred-Odd Years from NowFilm
  8. 1968Dr. CoppeliusFilm: Dr. Coppelius
  9. 1968HeidiFilm: Father Richter
  10. 1968The Legend of Robin HoodFilm: Friar Tuck
  11. 1967The Caper of the Golden BullsFilm: Antonio Gonzales
  12. 1966Congress of LoveFilm: Der 'Ewige Wiener'
  13. 1966BatmanSeries: The Clock King (2 episodes)
  14. 1965A Very Special FavorFilm: Etienne
  15. 1965Twenty-Four Hours to KillFilm: Malouf
  16. 1964Emil and the DetectivesFilm: Baron
  17. 1964Wonderful LifeFilm: Lloyd Davis
  18. 1963A Cry of AngelsFilm
  19. 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmFilm: Stossel
  20. 1961Dr. KildareSeries: Dr. Max Jurgens (1 episode)
  21. 1961Cain's HundredSeries: Arnie Grote (1 episode)
  22. 1961Come SeptemberFilm: Maurice Clavell
  23. 1960OutlawsSeries (1 episode)
  24. 1960The Chevy Mystery ShowSeries: Host (18 episodes)
  25. 1960The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesSeries: Count Fosco (1 episode)
  26. 1959The MiracleFilm: Flaco
  27. 1959StartimeSeries: Joseph (1 episode)
  28. 1959RawhideSeries: Lazio Tzgorni (1 episode)
  29. 195877 Sunset StripSeries: Oskar Pauker (4 episodes)
  30. 1957PinocchioFilm: Gepetto
  31. 1957Alcoa TheatreSeries: Finch (1 episode)
  32. 1957Ten Thousand BedroomsFilm: Papa Martelli
  33. 1956Telephone TimeSeries: Henri Charpentier (1 episode)
  34. 1956THe Good FairyFilm: Max Sporum
  35. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries: Emil Markheim (1 episode)
  36. 1954The Steel CageFilm: Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"
  37. 1953Letter to LorettaSeries: Emil Kronsteidt (1 episode)
  38. 1953White Witch DoctorFilm: Huysman
  39. 1953Call Me MadamFilm: August Tantinnin
  40. 1953Confidentially ConnieFilm: Emil Spangenberg
  41. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries: Mr. Reallybig, George Frederic Handel (1 episode)
  42. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries (1 episode)
  43. 1951People Will TalkFilm: Barker
  44. 1951Bedtime for BonzoFilm: Professor Hans Neumann
  45. 1950DangerSeries (7 episodes)
  46. 1950Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionFilm: Sgt. Axmann
  47. 1950Spy HuntFilm: Doctor Stahl
  48. 1950The Yellow Cab ManFilm: Dr. Byron Dokstedder
  49. 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries: Krisons Ringo (1 episode)
  50. 1949The Inspector GeneralFilm: Yakov
  51. 1949SuspenseSeries: Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley, Frank Cadwallader (1 episode)
  52. 1948Studio OneSeries: Lev Simon, Adrian Van Dyke (2 episodes)
  53. 1948The PirateFilm: Don Pedro Vargas
  54. 1947Riff-RaffFilm: Eric Molinar
  55. 1947Born to KillFilm: Matthew Arnett
  56. 1947Sinbad the SailorFilm: Melik
  57. 1945CorneredFilm: Melchior Incza
  58. 1945The Spanish MainFilm: Don Juan Alvarado
  59. 1945Salome, Where She DancedFilm: Dimitrioff
  60. 1944The Princess and the PirateFilm: La Roche
  61. 1944Till We Meet AgainFilm: Vitrey, The Mayor
  62. 1944Step LivelyFilm: Joe Gribble
  63. 1944LifeboatFilm: Willi
  64. 1943The Fallen SparrowFilm: Dr. Christian Skaas
  65. 1943This Land Is MineFilm: Major Erich von Keller
  66. 1942Once Upon a HoneymoonFilm: Baron Franz Von Luber
  67. 1932Spione im Savoy-HotelFilm: Kurt
  68. 1929Eros in KettenFilm
  69. 1929Osudné nociFilm
  70. 1928Almenrausch und EdelweissFilm: Mentel
  71. 1928Ledige MütterFilm
  72. 1927The Long IntermissionFilm: Ottokar
  73. 1927The Ways of Love Are StrangeFilm
  74. 1927Die LoreleiFilm
  75. 1927The Right to LiveFilm
  76. 1927Addio giovinezza!Film
  77. 1926EhegeheimnisseFilm
  78. 1926Junges BlutFilm: Oberprimaner
  79. 1926Aus des Rheinlands SchicksalstagenFilm: Walter Thiermann
  80. 1926Grüß mir das blonde Kind am RheinFilm

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