Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

b. 1902 — d. 1983 (aged 81) 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 engineer 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

Lifeboat
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★ 7.6
Lifeboat
1944
Cornered
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★ 6.7
Cornered
1945
Sinbad, the Sailor
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★ 6.1
Sinbad, the Sailor
1947
The Inspector General
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★ 6.7
The Inspector General
1949

Filmography

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★ 5.3
The Mysterious House of Dr. C.
1979 Actor
Dr. Coppelius
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Leo Slezak
1973 Self
Treasure Island
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★ 5.8
Treasure Island
1972 Actor
Squire Trelawney
Black Beauty
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★ 5.4
Black Beauty
1971 Actor
Hackenschmidt
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Once Upon a Winter's Eve
1971 Actor
The Juggler of Notre Dame
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★ 6.8
The Juggler of Notre Dame
1970 Actor
The Innkeeper
Heidi
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★ 6.6
Heidi
1968 Actor
Father Richter
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★ 7.4
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968 Actor
Friar Tuck
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★ 5.3
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now
1968 Actor
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
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★ 6.2
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967 Actor
Antonio Gonzalez
Dr. Coppelius
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★ 6.1
Dr. Coppelius
1966 Actor
Dr. Coppelius
Congress of Love
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★ 5.4
Congress of Love
1966 Actor
Wax museum guide
A Very Special Favor
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★ 6.3
A Very Special Favor
1965 Actor
Etienne, Restaurant Proprietor
24 Hours to Kill
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★ 5.0
24 Hours to Kill
1965 Actor
The Firm: Malouf
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★ 7.8
The Man Who Bought Paradise
1965 Actor
Captain Meers
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Mein lieber Schwan
1965 Self Writer
Emil and the Detectives
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★ 6.2
Emil and the Detectives
1964 Actor
Baron
Swingers' Paradise
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★ 5.3
Swingers' Paradise
1964 Actor
Lloyd Davis
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Made in America
1964 Self Actor
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A Cry of Angels
1963 Actor
George Frideric Handel
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
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★ 6.5
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962 Actor
Stossel
Come September
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★ 6.9
Come September
1961 Actor
Maurice Clavell
The Chevy Mystery Show
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★ 7.5
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960 Self Actor
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New Comedy Showcase
1960 Actor
Count Von Slezak
The Miracle
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★ 5.9
The Miracle
1959 Actor
Flaco
A Doll's House
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★ 7.2
A Doll's House
1959 Actor
Presenter
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
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★ 5.6
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957 Actor
Papa Vittorio Martelli
Pinocchio
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★ 7.2
Pinocchio
1957 Actor
Gepetto
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High Low Quiz
1957 Self
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Was sieht man Neues?
1957 Self
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The Good Fairy
1956 Actor
Max Sporum
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The Amazing Dunninger
1955 Self
The Steel Cage
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★ 6.1
The Steel Cage
1954 Actor
Louis - Prison Chef (segment \The Chef\)
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This Is Show Business
1954 Self
Call Me Madam
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★ 6.8
Call Me Madam
1953 Actor
August Tantinnin
White Witch Doctor
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★ 6.1
White Witch Doctor
1953 Actor
Huysman
Confidentially Connie
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★ 5.7
Confidentially Connie
1953 Actor
Emil Spangenberg
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Easter Parade in New York
1953 Self
People Will Talk
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★ 7.3
People Will Talk
1951 Actor
Prof. Barker
Bedtime for Bonzo
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★ 5.5
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951 Actor
Prof. Hans Neumann
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
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★ 6.3
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950 Actor
Sgt. Axmann
The Yellow Cab Man
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★ 6.4
The Yellow Cab Man
1950 Actor
Dr. Byron Dokstedder
Spy Hunt
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★ 6.3
Spy Hunt
1950 Actor
Doctor Stahl
Danger
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★ 7.1
Danger
1950 Actor
Boaz
The Inspector General
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★ 6.7
The Inspector General
1949 Actor
Yakov
The Pirate
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★ 6.8
The Pirate
1948 Actor
Don Pedro Vargas
Born to Kill
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★ 7.2
Born to Kill
1947 Actor
Albert Arnett
Sinbad, the Sailor
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★ 6.1
Sinbad, the Sailor
1947 Actor
Melik
Riffraff
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★ 6.8
Riffraff
1947 Actor
Eric Molinar
Cornered
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★ 6.7
Cornered
1945 Actor
Melchior Incza
The Spanish Main
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★ 6.3
The Spanish Main
1945 Actor
Don Juan Alvarado
Salome, Where She Danced
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★ 5.4
Salome, Where She Danced
1945 Actor
Dimitrioff
Lifeboat
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★ 7.6
Lifeboat
1944 Actor
Willi
The Princess and the Pirate
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★ 6.8
The Princess and the Pirate
1944 Actor
La Roche
Step Lively
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★ 6.0
Step Lively
1944 Actor
Joe Gribble
Till We Meet Again
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★ 6.9
Till We Meet Again
1944 Actor
Vitrey - The Mayor
This Land Is Mine
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★ 7.6
This Land Is Mine
1943 Actor
Major Erich von Keller
The Fallen Sparrow
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★ 6.6
The Fallen Sparrow
1943 Actor
Dr. Christian Skaas
Once Upon a Honeymoon
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★ 6.4
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942 Actor
Baron Franz Von Luber
The Gala Performance
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★ 5.6
The Gala Performance
1932 Actor
Kurt
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Eros in Ketten
1929 Actor
Heinz Ewer
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Osudné noci
1929 Actor
Bellini
Almenrausch und Edelweiss
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Almenrausch und Edelweiss
1928 Actor
Mentel, beider Sohn
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Das Hannerl von Rolandsbogen
1928 Actor
Addio giovinezza!
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★ 5.9
Addio giovinezza!
1927 Actor
Mario
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Die Lorelei
1927 Actor
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Der Fahnenträger von Sedan
1927 Actor
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Liebe geht seltsame Wege
1927 Actor
Florizel, 'Flo-Flo'
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Die große Pause
1927 Actor
Ottokar, ihr Sohn
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Das Recht zu leben
1927 Actor
Junges Blut
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Junges Blut
1926 Actor
Oberprimaner
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Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen
1926 Actor
Walter Thiermann - Ing. bei Großmann
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Marccos tollste Wette
1926 Actor
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Der Seekadett
1926 Actor
Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein
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Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein
1926 Actor
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Wie bleibe ich jung und schön - Ehegeheimnisse
1926 Actor
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Sumpf und Moral
1925 Actor
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O alte Burschenherrlichkeit
1925 Actor
Michael
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★ 7.1
Michael
1924 Actor
Eugène Michael
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My Leopold
1924 Actor
Leopold, sein Sohn
Sodom and Gomorrah
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★ 5.9
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922 Actor
Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa
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