Acting
Walter Slezak
- Born
- May 3, 1902
- Died
- April 21, 1983
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.
Filmography
Known for
6.2Emil and the Detectives
1964
6.9The Princess and the Pirate
1944
5.9Treasure Island
1972
7.1People Will Talk
1951
6.8Come September
1961
6.2Riff-Raff
1947
6.0The Fallen Sparrow
1943
6.7Born to Kill
1947
7.4Lifeboat
1944
6.6The Inspector General
1949
6.5The Pirate
1948
6.0Black Beauty
1971
5.9The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
6.2Cornered
1945
6.0Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
6.0Sinbad the Sailor
1947
6.7Step Lively
1944
6.3Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942