Actor info
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Name :
Walter Slezak
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Born :
May 3, 1902 in Vienna, Austria (80 years at death)
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Died :
April 21, 1983
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
62 films (1922–1976)
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Also known as :
Уолтер Слезак
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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.
Notable films
- Treasure Island (1972) as Squire Trelawney
- Come September (1961) as Maurice Clavell
- The Miracle (1959) as Flaco
- The Pirate (1948) as Don Pedro Vargas
- Lifeboat (1944) as Willi
