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
The Spanish Main
as Don Juan Alvarado
Come September
as Maurice Clavell
Heidi
as Father Richter
The Pirate
as Don Pedro Vargas
The Princess and the Pirate
as La Roche
People Will Talk
as Prof. Barker
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Stossel
This Land Is Mine
as Major Erich von Keller
Sinbad the Sailor
as Melik
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Love Boat
as Marcel Locksmith
Batman
as The Clock King
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Max Jurgens
Rawhide
as Lazio Tzgorni
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
