Walter Slezak

Acting

Walter Slezak

Born May 3, 1902Vienna, Austria95 credits

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 Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Marcel LocksmithTV
Treasure Island
1972Treasure Island
as Squire TrelawneyMovie
Black Beauty
1971Black Beauty
as HackenschmidtMovie
The Juggler of Notre Dame
1970The Juggler of Notre Dame
as The InnkeeperMovie
Dr. Coppelius
1968Dr. Coppelius
as Dr. CoppeliusMovie
Heidi
1968Heidi
as Father RichterMovie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)TV
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967The Caper of the Golden Bulls
as Antonio GonzalesMovie
Congress of Love
1966Congress of Love
as Der 'Ewige Wiener'Movie
Batman
1966Batman
as The Clock KingTV
Wonderful Life
1964Wonderful Life
as Lloyd DavisMovie
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Max JurgensTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundred
as Arnie GroteTV
Come September
1961Come September
as Maurice ClavellMovie
The Miracle
1959The Miracle
as FlacoMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhide
as Lazio TzgorniTV
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset Strip
as Oskar PaukerTV
Pinocchio
1957Pinocchio
as GepettoMovie
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Papa MartelliMovie
Telephone Time
1956Telephone Time
as Henri CharpentierTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
The Steel Cage
1954The Steel Cage
as Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"Movie
Letter to Loretta
1953Letter to Loretta
as Emil KronsteidtTV
White Witch Doctor
1953White Witch Doctor
as HuysmanMovie
Call Me Madam
1953Call Me Madam
as August TantinninMovie
Confidentially Connie
1953Confidentially Connie
as Emil SpangenbergMovie
Omnibus
1952Omnibus
as Major Paul PetkoffTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mr. ReallybigTV
People Will Talk
1951People Will Talk
as Prof. BarkerMovie
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951Bedtime for Bonzo
as Professor Hans NeumannMovie
Spy Hunt
1950Spy Hunt
as Doctor StahlMovie
The Yellow Cab Man
1950The Yellow Cab Man
as Dr. Byron DokstedderMovie
Suspense
1949Suspense
as Dr. Potterton / Richard MorleyTV
The Pirate
1948The Pirate
as Don Pedro VargasMovie
Riff-Raff
1947Riff-Raff
as Eric MolinarMovie
Born to Kill
1947Born to Kill
as Matthew ArnettMovie
Cornered
1945Cornered
as Melchior InczaMovie
The Spanish Main
1945The Spanish Main
as Don Juan AlvaradoMovie
Till We Meet Again
1944Till We Meet Again
as Vitrey, The MayorMovie
Step Lively
1944Step Lively
as Joe GribbleMovie
Lifeboat
1944Lifeboat
as WilliMovie
The Fallen Sparrow
1943The Fallen Sparrow
as Dr. Christian SkaasMovie
This Land Is Mine
1943This Land Is Mine
as Major Erich von KellerMovie
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Baron Franz Von LuberMovie
Junges Blut
1926Junges Blut
as OberprimanerMovie
Michael
1924Michael
as MichaelMovie
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922Sodom and Gomorrah
as Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von GaliläaMovie