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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Emil and the Detectives
as Baron
1964
The Princess and the Pirate
as La Roche
1944
Treasure Island
as Squire Trelawney
1972
People Will Talk
as Prof. Barker
1951
Come September
as Maurice Clavell
1961
Riff-Raff
as Eric Molinar
1947
The Fallen Sparrow
as Dr. Christian Skaas
1943
Born to Kill
as Matthew Arnett
1947
Lifeboat
as Willi
1944
The Inspector General
as Yakov
1949
The Pirate
as Don Pedro Vargas
1948
Black Beauty
as Hackenschmidt
1971
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Stossel
1962
Cornered
as Melchior Incza
1945
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Professor Hans Neumann
1951
Sinbad the Sailor
as Melik
1947
Step Lively
as Joe Gribble
1944
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Baron Franz Von Luber
1942
This Land Is Mine
as Major Erich von Keller
1943
Call Me Madam
as August Tantinnin
1953
TV Appearances
Cain's Hundred
as Arnie Grote
1961
Batman
as The Clock King
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Studio One
1948
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mr. Reallybig
1951
Outlaws
1960
Rawhide
as Lazio Tzgorni
1959
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Emil Markheim
1955
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
Suspense
as Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley
1949