Walter Slezak
Born May 03, 1902 (Age: 123)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
The Juggler of Notre Dame
1970
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as The Innkeeper
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Age: 67
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now
1969
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as
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Age: 66
The Legend of Robin Hood
1968
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as Friar Tuck
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Age: 65
Emil and the Detectives
1964
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as Baron
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Age: 62
A Cry of Angels
1963
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as
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Age: 61
Come September
1961
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as Maurice Clavell
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Age: 59
The Miracle
1959
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as Flaco
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Age: 57
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
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as Baron Franz Von Luber
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Age: 40
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
1932
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as Kurt
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Age: 30