Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1902-05-03
- Day of Death1983-04-21 (80 years)
- Place of BirthVienna, Austria
- Also Known AsУолтер Слезак
Walter Slezak
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1977
The Love Boat
As: Marcel Locksmith
- 1972
Treasure Island
As: Squire Trelawney
- 1972
Assignment: Vienna
As: Tandler
- 1971
Black Beauty
As: Hackenschmidt
- 1970
The Juggler of Notre Dame
As: The Innkeeper
- 1968
Heidi
As: Father Richter
- 1968
The Legend of Robin Hood
As: Friar Tuck
- 1967
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
As: Antonio Gonzales
1966Congress of Love
As: Der 'Ewige Wiener'
1966Batman
As: The Clock King
1965A Very Special Favor
As: Etienne
1965Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
As: Malouf
1964Emil and the Detectives
As: Baron
1964Wonderful Life
As: Lloyd Davis
1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
As: Stossel
1961Dr. Kildare
As: Dr. Max Jurgens
1961Cain's Hundred
As: Arnie Grote
- 1961
Come September
As: Maurice Clavell
1959The Miracle
As: Flaco
1959Rawhide
As: Lazio Tzgorni
195877 Sunset Strip
As: Oskar Pauker
1957Pinocchio
As: Gepetto
1957Ten Thousand Bedrooms
As: Papa Martelli
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
As: Emil Markheim
1954The Steel Cage
As: Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"
1953Letter to Loretta
As: Emil Kronsteidt
1953White Witch Doctor
As: Huysman
1953Call Me Madam
As: August Tantinnin
1953Confidentially Connie
As: Emil Spangenberg
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Mr. Reallybig
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: George Frederic Handel
- 1951
People Will Talk
As: Prof. Barker
1951Bedtime for Bonzo
As: Professor Hans Neumann
1950Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
As: Sgt. Axmann
1950Spy Hunt
As: Doctor Stahl
1950The Yellow Cab Man
As: Dr. Byron Dokstedder
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
As: Krisons Ringo
1949The Inspector General
As: Yakov
1949Suspense
As: Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley
- 1949
Suspense
As: Frank Cadwallader
1948Studio One
As: Lev Simon
- 1948
The Pirate
As: Don Pedro Vargas
1947Riff-Raff
As: Eric Molinar
- 1947
Born to Kill
As: Matthew Arnett
1947Sinbad the Sailor
As: Melik
1945Cornered
As: Melchior Incza
1945The Spanish Main
As: Don Juan Alvarado
1945Salome, Where She Danced
As: Dimitrioff
1944The Princess and the Pirate
As: La Roche
1944Till We Meet Again
As: Vitrey, The Mayor
1944Step Lively
As: Joe Gribble
- 1944
Lifeboat
As: Willi
1943The Fallen Sparrow
As: Dr. Christian Skaas
1943This Land Is Mine
As: Major Erich von Keller
1942Once Upon a Honeymoon
As: Baron Franz Von Luber
1932Spione im Savoy-Hotel
As: Kurt
1928Almenrausch und Edelweiss
As: Mentel
1926Junges Blut
As: Oberprimaner
1924Michael
As: Michael
1922Sodom and Gomorrah
As: Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa