Walter Slezak

Acting·May 3, 1902·Vienna, Austria

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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.

Film	Credit
TThe Mysterious House of Dr. C.1976 · Dr. Coppelius	Dr. Coppelius
Treasure Island1972 · Squire Trelawney	Squire Trelawney
Black Beauty1971 · Hackenschmidt	Hackenschmidt
The Juggler of Notre Dame1970 · The Innkeeper	The Innkeeper
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now1969 · Actor	Actor
Dr. Coppelius1968 · Dr. Coppelius	Dr. Coppelius
Heidi1968 · Father Richter	Father Richter
The Legend of Robin Hood1968 · Friar Tuck	Friar Tuck
The Caper of the Golden Bulls1967 · Antonio Gonzales	Antonio Gonzales
Congress of Love1966 · Der 'Ewige Wiener'	Der 'Ewige Wiener'
A Very Special Favor1965 · Etienne	Etienne
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill1965 · Malouf	Malouf
Emil and the Detectives1964 · Baron	Baron
Wonderful Life1964 · Lloyd Davis	Lloyd Davis
A Cry of Angels1963 · Actor	Actor
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm1962 · Stossel	Stossel
Come September1961 · Maurice Clavell	Maurice Clavell
The Miracle1959 · Flaco	Flaco
Pinocchio1957 · Gepetto	Gepetto
Ten Thousand Bedrooms1957 · Papa Martelli	Papa Martelli
The Steel Cage1954 · Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"	Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"
White Witch Doctor1953 · Huysman	Huysman
Call Me Madam1953 · August Tantinnin	August Tantinnin
Confidentially Connie1953 · Emil Spangenberg	Emil Spangenberg
People Will Talk1951 · Barker	Barker
Bedtime for Bonzo1951 · Professor Hans Neumann	Professor Hans Neumann
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion1950 · Sgt. Axmann	Sgt. Axmann
Spy Hunt1950 · Doctor Stahl	Doctor Stahl
The Yellow Cab Man1950 · Dr. Byron Dokstedder	Dr. Byron Dokstedder
The Inspector General1949 · Yakov	Yakov
The Pirate1948 · Don Pedro Vargas	Don Pedro Vargas
Riff-Raff1947 · Eric Molinar	Eric Molinar
Born to Kill1947 · Matthew Arnett	Matthew Arnett
Sinbad the Sailor1947 · Melik	Melik
Cornered1945 · Melchior Incza	Melchior Incza
The Spanish Main1945 · Don Juan Alvarado	Don Juan Alvarado
Salome, Where She Danced1945 · Dimitrioff	Dimitrioff
The Princess and the Pirate1944 · La Roche	La Roche
Till We Meet Again1944 · Vitrey, The Mayor	Vitrey, The Mayor
Step Lively1944 · Joe Gribble	Joe Gribble
Lifeboat1944 · Willi	Willi
The Fallen Sparrow1943 · Dr. Christian Skaas	Dr. Christian Skaas
This Land Is Mine1943 · Major Erich von Keller	Major Erich von Keller
Once Upon a Honeymoon1942 · Baron Franz Von Luber	Baron Franz Von Luber
Spione im Savoy-Hotel1932 · Kurt	Kurt
EEros in Ketten1929 · Actor	Actor
OOsudné noci1929 · Actor	Actor
Almenrausch und Edelweiss1928 · Mentel	Mentel