Walter Slezak
ActingBorn: May 3, 1902 in 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 p...
All Credits96 Titles
Film
62 Titles
7.4
FILM
Lifeboat1944
6.8
FILM
Come September1961
5.9
FILM
Treasure Island1972
6.3
FILM
Heidi1968
6.0
FILM
Sinbad the Sailor1947
7.1
FILM
People Will Talk1951
6.5
FILM
The Pirate1948
6.3
FILM
Michael1924
6.6
FILM
The Inspector General1949
5.9
FILM
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm1962
6.7
FILM
Born to Kill1947
7.2
FILM
This Land Is Mine1943
6.1
FILM
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion1950
6.2
FILM
Emil and the Detectives1964
6.7
FILM
The Miracle1959
6.5
FILM
The Spanish Main1945
Series
34 Titles
7.5
SERIES
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962–
6.3
SERIES
The Love Boat1977–
7.3
SERIES
Batman1966–
5.8
SERIES
The Mike Douglas Show1961–
6.0
SERIES
Robert Montgomery Presents1950–
5.7
SERIES
Dr. Kildare1961–
SERIES
Tony Awards1956–
7.2
SERIES
Rawhide1959–
6.6
SERIES
The Merv Griffin Show1962–
5.4
SERIES
Studio One1948–
6.3
SERIES
Omnibus1952–
6.8
SERIES
The Ed Sullivan Show1948–
7.1
SERIES
77 Sunset Strip1958–
7.0
SERIES
What's My Line?1950–
6.0
SERIES
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955–
5.1
SERIES
Suspense1949–