Actor
1902 - 1983
Walter Slezak
Vienna, Austria
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... Read full bio →
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18 roles
Character
Willy
Lifeboat
1944
Treasure Island
1972
Black Beauty
1971
Heidi
1968
24 Hours to Kill
1965
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
Come September
1961
The Miracle
1959
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
White Witch Doctor
1953
Call Me Madam
1953
People Will Talk
1951
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
Spy Hunt
1950
The Inspector General
1949
The Pirate
1948
Sinbad, the Sailor
1947
Riffraff
1947
Born to Kill
1947
The Spanish Main
1945
Salome Where She Danced
1945
Cornered
1945
Lifeboat
1944
This Land Is Mine
1943
The Fallen Sparrow
1943
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
Michael
1924
Sodom und Gomorrha
1922
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