As Actor
Treasure Island
1972
5.6
Walter Slezak
Acting
Birth Date
May 3, 1902
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria
Date of Death
April 21, 1983
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Black Beauty
1971
5.9
As Actor
Heidi
1968
6.1
As Actor
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967
5.6
As Actor
Congress of Love
1966
1.0
As Actor
A Very Special Favor
1965
5.7
As Actor
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
1965
5.3
As Actor
Emil and the Detectives
1964
6.1
As Actor
Wonderful Life
1964
4.3
As Actor
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
5.8
As Actor
Come September
1961
6.8
As Actor
The Miracle
1959
6.7
As Actor
White Witch Doctor
1953
6.3
As Actor
Confidentially Connie
1953
5.3
As Actor
People Will Talk
1951
7.1
As Actor
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
6.1
As Actor
Spy Hunt
1950
6.0
As Actor
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
6.3
As Actor
The Inspector General
1949
6.5
As Actor
Born to Kill
1947
6.7