Walter Slezak

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

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Black Beauty

1971 ⭐ 6.0

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The Juggler of Notre Dame

1970 ⭐ 7.5

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Dr. Coppelius

1968 ⭐ 7.5

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Heidi

1968 ⭐ 6.3

Career timeline

1972

Treasure Island

Squire Trelawney · 1972

⭐ 5.9

1971

Black Beauty

Hackenschmidt · 1971

⭐ 6.0

1970

The Juggler of Notre Dame Notable

The Innkeeper · 1970

⭐ 7.5

1969

A Hundred-Odd Years from Now

1969

1968

Dr. Coppelius Notable

Dr. Coppelius · 1968

⭐ 7.5

Heidi

Father Richter · 1968

⭐ 6.3

The Legend of Robin Hood

Friar Tuck · 1968

1967

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

Antonio Gonzales · 1967

⭐ 6.3

1966

Congress of Love

Der 'Ewige Wiener' · 1966

⭐ 4.0

1965

A Very Special Favor

Etienne · 1965

⭐ 5.9

Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

Malouf · 1965

⭐ 6.1

1964

Emil and the Detectives

Baron · 1964

⭐ 6.2

Wonderful Life

Lloyd Davis · 1964

⭐ 4.9

1963

A Cry of Angels

1963

1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Stossel · 1962

⭐ 5.9

1961

Come September

Maurice Clavell · 1961

⭐ 6.8

1959

The Miracle

Flaco · 1959

⭐ 6.7

1957

Pinocchio Notable

Gepetto · 1957

⭐ 8.0

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Papa Martelli · 1957

⭐ 5.6

1954

The Steel Cage Notable

Louis, the Prison Chef, segmen · 1954

⭐ 7.0

1953

White Witch Doctor

Huysman · 1953

⭐ 6.5

Call Me Madam

August Tantinnin · 1953

⭐ 6.2

Confidentially Connie

Emil Spangenberg · 1953

⭐ 5.8

1951

People Will Talk Notable

Prof. Barker · 1951

⭐ 7.1

Bedtime for Bonzo

Professor Hans Neumann · 1951

⭐ 6.1

1950

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Sgt. Axmann · 1950

⭐ 6.1

Spy Hunt

Doctor Stahl · 1950

⭐ 6.1

The Yellow Cab Man

Dr. Byron Dokstedder · 1950

⭐ 6.9

1949

The Inspector General

Yakov · 1949

⭐ 6.6

1948

The Pirate

Don Pedro Vargas · 1948

⭐ 6.5

Frequently appears with

Mark Lester

Joe Evans

Peter Lee Lawrence

Gervaise

Uschi Glas

Marie Hackenschmidt

Patrick Mower

Sam Greener

Jessica Benton

Rozanne

Barry Dennen

The Juggler

Full filmography

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Treasure Island

1972 ⭐ 5.9

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Black Beauty

1971 ⭐ 6.0

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The Juggler of Notre Dame

1970 ⭐ 7.5

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A Hundred-Odd Years from Now

1969

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Dr. Coppelius

1968 ⭐ 7.5

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Heidi

1968 ⭐ 6.3

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The Legend of Robin Hood

1968

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The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967 ⭐ 6.3

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Congress of Love

1966 ⭐ 4.0

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A Very Special Favor

1965 ⭐ 5.9

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Twenty-Four Hours to Kill

1965 ⭐ 6.1

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Emil and the Detectives

1964 ⭐ 6.2

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Wonderful Life

1964 ⭐ 4.9

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A Cry of Angels

1963

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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962 ⭐ 5.9

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Come September

1961 ⭐ 6.8

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The Miracle

1959 ⭐ 6.7

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Pinocchio

1957 ⭐ 8.0

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Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957 ⭐ 5.6

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The Steel Cage

1954 ⭐ 7.0