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Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Acting

Born: May 3, 1902Vienna, 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.

Known For
Filmography

The Mysterious House of Dr. C.

Dr. Coppelius

1976
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Squire Trelawney

1972
Black Beauty

Black Beauty

Hackenschmidt

1971
The Juggler of Notre Dame

The Juggler of Notre Dame

The Innkeeper

1970
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now

A Hundred-Odd Years from Now

1969
Dr. Coppelius

Dr. Coppelius

Dr. Coppelius

1968
Heidi

Heidi

Father Richter

1968
The Legend of Robin Hood

The Legend of Robin Hood

Friar Tuck

1968
The Caper of the Golden Bulls

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

Antonio Gonzales

1967
Congress of Love

Congress of Love

Der 'Ewige Wiener'

1966
A Very Special Favor

A Very Special Favor

Etienne

1965
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

Malouf

1965
Emil and the Detectives

Emil and the Detectives

Baron

1964
Wonderful Life

Wonderful Life

Lloyd Davis

1964
A Cry of Angels

A Cry of Angels

1963
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Stossel

1962
Come September

Come September

Maurice Clavell

1961
The Miracle

The Miracle

Flaco

1959
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

Gepetto

1957
Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Papa Martelli

1957
The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"

1954
White Witch Doctor

White Witch Doctor

Huysman

1953
Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam

August Tantinnin

1953
Confidentially Connie

Confidentially Connie

Emil Spangenberg

1953
People Will Talk

People Will Talk

Prof. Barker

1951
Bedtime for Bonzo

Bedtime for Bonzo

Professor Hans Neumann

1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Sgt. Axmann

1950
Spy Hunt

Spy Hunt

Doctor Stahl

1950
The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man

Dr. Byron Dokstedder

1950
The Inspector General

The Inspector General

Yakov

1949
The Pirate

The Pirate

Don Pedro Vargas

1948
Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff

Eric Molinar

1947
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

Matthew Arnett

1947
Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor

Melik

1947
Cornered

Cornered

Melchior Incza

1945
The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main

Don Juan Alvarado

1945
Salome, Where She Danced

Salome, Where She Danced

Dimitrioff

1945
The Princess and the Pirate

The Princess and the Pirate

La Roche

1944
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

Vitrey, The Mayor

1944
Step Lively

Step Lively

Joe Gribble

1944
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

Willi

1944
The Fallen Sparrow

The Fallen Sparrow

Dr. Christian Skaas

1943
This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

Major Erich von Keller

1943
Once Upon a Honeymoon

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Baron Franz Von Luber

1942
Spione im Savoy-Hotel

Spione im Savoy-Hotel

Kurt

1932

Eros in Ketten

1929

Osudné noci

1929
Almenrausch und Edelweiss

Almenrausch und Edelweiss

Mentel

1928

Ledige Mütter

1928

The Long Intermission

Ottokar

1927

Liebe geht seltsame Wege

1927

Die Lorelei

1927
The Right to Live

The Right to Live

1927
Addio giovinezza!

Addio giovinezza!

1927

Ehegeheimnisse

1926
Junges Blut

Junges Blut

Oberprimaner

1926

Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen

Walter Thiermann

1926
Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein

Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein

1926
O alte Burschenherrlichkeit

O alte Burschenherrlichkeit

1925
Mein Leopold

Mein Leopold

1924
Michael

Michael

Michael

1924
Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah

Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa

1922