Walter Slezak
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 v
ersion of Treasure Island.
Born
May 03, 1902
Vienna, Austria
Died
Apr 21, 1983
Known For
Acting
Movies
62 acting
0 crew
Popularity
0.6
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922
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as Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa
★ 5.8
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