Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 3, 1902
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria
Also Known As
- Уолтер 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 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 - Movies
Lifeboat
as Willi
Come September
as Maurice Clavell
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Sgt. Axmann
Sinbad the Sailor
as Melik
The Princess and the Pirate
as La Roche
The Pirate
as Don Pedro Vargas
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Papa Martelli
Born to Kill
as Matthew Arnett
The Inspector General
as Yakov
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Stossel
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Love Boat
as Marcel Locksmith
Batman
as The Clock King
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Max Jurgens
What's My Line?
as Self
Rawhide
as Lazio Tzgorni
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Krisons Ringo