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Walter Slezak

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 3, 1902(80)

Day of Death

April 21, 1983

Place of Birth

Vienna, Austria

Also Known As

Уолтер Слезак
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Walter Slezak

Acting

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.

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Filmography