Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Acting

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

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The Love Boat ★ 6.3 The Love Boat 1977 The Mysterious House of Dr. C. The Mysterious House of Dr. C. 1976 Treasure Island ★ 5.9 Treasure Island 1972 Assignment: Vienna ★ 9.0 Assignment: Vienna 1972 Black Beauty ★ 6.0 Black Beauty 1971 The Juggler of Notre Dame ★ 7.5 The Juggler of Notre Dame 1970 A Hundred-Odd Years from Now A Hundred-Odd Years from Now 1969 Dr. Coppelius ★ 7.5 Dr. Coppelius 1968 Heidi ★ 6.3 Heidi 1968 The Legend of Robin Hood The Legend of Robin Hood 1968 The Caper of the Golden Bulls ★ 6.3 The Caper of the Golden Bulls 1967 Congress of Love ★ 4.0 Congress of Love 1966 Batman ★ 7.3 Batman 1966 A Very Special Favor ★ 5.9 A Very Special Favor 1965 Twenty-Four Hours to Kill ★ 6.1 Twenty-Four Hours to Kill 1965 Emil and the Detectives ★ 6.2 Emil and the Detectives 1964 Wonderful Life ★ 4.9 Wonderful Life 1964 A Cry of Angels A Cry of Angels 1963 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm ★ 5.9 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962 Dr. Kildare ★ 5.7 Dr. Kildare 1961 Cain's Hundred ★ 5.3 Cain's Hundred 1961 Come September ★ 6.8 Come September 1961 Outlaws ★ 6.7 Outlaws 1960 The Chevy Mystery Show ★ 6.8 The Chevy Mystery Show 1960 The Miracle ★ 6.7 The Miracle 1959 Startime ★ 6.8 Startime 1959 Rawhide ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959 77 Sunset Strip ★ 7.1 77 Sunset Strip 1958 Pinocchio ★ 8.0 Pinocchio 1957 Alcoa Theatre ★ 7.0 Alcoa Theatre 1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms ★ 5.6 Ten Thousand Bedrooms 1957 Telephone Time ★ 6.5 Telephone Time 1956 The 20th Century Fox Hour ★ 6.0 The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955 The Steel Cage ★ 7.0 The Steel Cage 1954 Letter to Loretta ★ 6.6 Letter to Loretta 1953 White Witch Doctor ★ 6.5 White Witch Doctor 1953 Call Me Madam ★ 6.2 Call Me Madam 1953 Confidentially Connie ★ 5.8 Confidentially Connie 1953 Hallmark Hall of Fame ★ 8.8 Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 People Will Talk ★ 7.1 People Will Talk 1951 Bedtime for Bonzo ★ 6.1 Bedtime for Bonzo 1951 Danger ★ 7.7 Danger 1950 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion ★ 6.1 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion 1950 Spy Hunt ★ 6.1 Spy Hunt 1950 The Yellow Cab Man ★ 6.9 The Yellow Cab Man 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ★ 6.0 Robert Montgomery Presents 1950 The Inspector General ★ 6.6 The Inspector General 1949 Suspense ★ 5.1 Suspense 1949 Studio One ★ 5.4 Studio One 1948 The Pirate ★ 6.5 The Pirate 1948 Riff-Raff ★ 6.2 Riff-Raff 1947 Born to Kill ★ 6.7 Born to Kill 1947 Sinbad the Sailor ★ 6.0 Sinbad the Sailor 1947 Cornered ★ 6.2 Cornered 1945 The Spanish Main ★ 6.5 The Spanish Main 1945 Salome, Where She Danced ★ 4.1 Salome, Where She Danced 1945 The Princess and the Pirate ★ 6.9 The Princess and the Pirate 1944 Till We Meet Again ★ 7.0 Till We Meet Again 1944 Step Lively ★ 6.7 Step Lively 1944 Lifeboat ★ 7.4 Lifeboat 1944 The Fallen Sparrow ★ 6.0 The Fallen Sparrow 1943 This Land Is Mine ★ 7.2 This Land Is Mine 1943 Once Upon a Honeymoon ★ 6.3 Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942 Spione im Savoy-Hotel ★ 7.5 Spione im Savoy-Hotel 1932 Eros in Ketten Eros in Ketten 1929 Osudné noci Osudné noci 1929 Almenrausch und Edelweiss ★ 9.0 Almenrausch und Edelweiss 1928 Ledige Mütter ★ 7.0 Ledige Mütter 1928 The Long Intermission ★ 10.0 The Long Intermission 1927 Liebe geht seltsame Wege ★ 8.0 Liebe geht seltsame Wege 1927 Die Lorelei ★ 9.0 Die Lorelei 1927 The Right to Live The Right to Live 1927 Addio giovinezza! ★ 8.0 Addio giovinezza! 1927 Ehegeheimnisse ★ 10.0 Ehegeheimnisse 1926 Junges Blut ★ 10.0 Junges Blut 1926 Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen ★ 6.0 Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen 1926 Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein ★ 6.0 Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein 1926 O alte Burschenherrlichkeit ★ 8.0 O alte Burschenherrlichkeit 1925 Mein Leopold ★ 10.0 Mein Leopold 1924