Walter Slezak
Acting
Born May 3, 1902 · Vienna, Austria
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 · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Tony Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
Robert Montgomery Presents
What's My Line?
Batman
Rawhide
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Studio One
Dr. Kildare
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Suspense
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Telephone Time
Omnibus
77 Sunset Strip
Danger
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Alcoa Theatre
MGM Parade
Outlaws
Cain's Hundred
Startime
The Chevy Mystery Show
Letter to Loretta
The Name's the Same
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
The Pirate
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Treasure Island
The Big Party
Assignment: Vienna
Junges Blut
A Very Special Favor
Sinbad the Sailor
Mein Leopold