Walter Slezak
Acting 1902-05-03 Vienna, Austria
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…
Known For
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The Pirate
1948
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Treasure Island
1972
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Lifeboat
1944
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Come September
1961
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Sinbad the Sailor
1947
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People Will Talk
1951
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Emil and the Detectives
1964
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Born to Kill
1947
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This Land Is Mine
1943
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The Inspector General
1949
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Black Beauty
1971
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Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
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Riff-Raff
1947
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The Princess and the Pirate
1944
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Step Lively
1944
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Cornered
1945
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
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The Fallen Sparrow
1943
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Call Me Madam
1953
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Bedtime for Bonzo
1951