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Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
03 May, 1902 (124 years old)

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

Emil and the Detectives
1964

Emil and the Detectives

Action Movie
The Pirate
1948

The Pirate

Music Movie
Born to Kill
1947

Born to Kill

Crime Movie
Lifeboat
1944

Lifeboat

War Movie
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Comedy Movie
Michael
1924

Michael

Drama Movie
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