Walter Slezak

Actor

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.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor

Place of Birth Vienna, Austria

Birthday 1902-05-03

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Filmography by Year

1

1976

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1972

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1971

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1969

2

1968

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1967

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1966

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1965

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1964

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1963

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1962

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1961

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1960

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1959

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1957

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1954

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1953

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1951

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1950

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1949

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1947

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1945

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1944

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1943

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1942

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1932

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1929

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1928

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1927

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1926

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1925

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1924

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1922

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