Walter Slezak
Acting
Born 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 version of Treasure Island.
Filmography
Treasure Island
Oct 1, 1972
Black Beauty
Apr 1, 1971
The Juggler of Notre Dame
Feb 11, 1970
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now
Jan 1, 1969
Dr. Coppelius
Dec 25, 1968
Heidi
Nov 1, 1968
The Legend of Robin Hood
Feb 18, 1968
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
May 24, 1967
Congress of Love
Mar 18, 1966
A Very Special Favor
Aug 2, 1965
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
Mar 8, 1965
Emil and the Detectives
Dec 18, 1964
Wonderful Life
Jun 3, 1964
A Cry of Angels
Dec 15, 1963
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Aug 7, 1962
Come September
Aug 9, 1961
The Miracle
Nov 12, 1959
Pinocchio
Oct 13, 1957
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Apr 3, 1957
The Steel Cage
Dec 1, 1954
White Witch Doctor
Jul 1, 1953
Call Me Madam
Mar 25, 1953
Confidentially Connie
Mar 12, 1953
People Will Talk
Aug 29, 1951
Bedtime for Bonzo
Apr 5, 1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Aug 5, 1950
Spy Hunt
Jun 8, 1950
The Yellow Cab Man
Mar 25, 1950
The Inspector General
Dec 31, 1949
The Pirate
Jun 11, 1948