Walter Slezak
Actor
80 years (May 3, 1902 – Apr 21, 1983)Vienna, Austria
Walter Slezak is the sort of actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. Drama keeps coming back on the credit list. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 104 years. 'Lifeboat' is where the largest audience met him. 'The Pirate' is another title that gets mentioned.
Walter Slezak
Actor
Walter Slezak is the sort of actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. Drama keeps coming back on the credit list. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 104 years. 'Lifeboat' is where the largest audience met him. 'The Pirate' is another title that gets mentioned.
43 Movies
Plays Don Pedro Vargas
The Pirate
1948
Plays Willi
Lifeboat
1944
Plays Squire Trelawney
Treasure Island
1972
Plays Melik
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
Plays Sgt. Axmann
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
Plays Maurice Clavell
Come September
1961
Plays Baron
Emil and the Detectives
1964
Plays Eric Molinar
Riff-Raff
1947
Plays Stossel
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
Plays Emil Spangenberg
Confidentially Connie
1953
Plays Major Erich von Keller
This Land Is Mine
1943
Plays La Roche
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
Plays Baron Franz Von Luber
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
Plays Vitrey, The Mayor
Till We Meet Again
1944
Plays Dimitrioff
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
Plays Eugene Michael
Michael
1924
Plays Yakov
The Inspector General
1949
Plays Joe Gribble
Step Lively
1944
Plays Antonio Gonzales
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967
Plays Professor Hans Neumann
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
Plays Huysman
White Witch Doctor
1953
Plays Dr. Christian Skaas
The Fallen Sparrow
1943
Plays Melchior Incza
Cornered
1945
Plays Matthew Arnett
Born to Kill
1947
Plays Don Juan Alvarado
The Spanish Main
1945
Plays Flaco
The Miracle
1959
Plays Hackenschmidt
Black Beauty
1971
Plays Papa Martelli
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
Plays Dr. Byron Dokstedder
The Yellow Cab Man
1950
Plays Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922
Plays Malouf
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
1965
Plays Barker
People Will Talk
1951
Plays August Tantinnin
Call Me Madam
1953
Plays Lloyd Davis
Wonderful Life
1964
Plays Doctor Stahl
Spy Hunt
1950
Plays Oberprimaner
Junges Blut
1926
17 TV Shows
Plays Host
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
Plays Frank Cadwallader
Suspense
1949
Plays Oskar Pauker
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Plays Lev Simon
Studio One
1948
Plays self
MGM Parade
1955
Plays The Clock King
Batman
1966
Plays Mr. Reallybig
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Marcel Locksmith
The Love Boat
1977
Plays Tandler
Assignment: Vienna
1972
Plays Arnie Grote
Cain's Hundred
1961
Plays Emil Markheim
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Plays Krisons Ringo
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Plays Dr. Max Jurgens
Dr. Kildare
1961
Plays Emil Kronsteidt
Letter to Loretta
1953
Plays Finch
Alcoa Theatre
1957
Plays Henri Charpentier
Telephone Time
1956
Plays Joseph
Startime
1959
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Treasure Island
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The Love Boat
Marcel Locksmith
1980Season 4
Treasure Island
Squire Trelawney
1972
Assignment: Vienna
Tandler
1972Season 1
Black Beauty
Hackenschmidt
1971
The Juggler of Notre Dame
The Innkeeper
1970
Dr. Coppelius
Dr. Coppelius
1968
The Legend of Robin Hood
Friar Tuck
1968
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
Antonio Gonzales
1967
Batman
The Clock King
1966Season 2
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Walter Slezak still alive?
Walter Slezak passed away on April 21, 1983 at age 80.
What are the most famous roles of Walter Slezak?
Walter Slezak is best known for roles in Lifeboat, The Pirate, People Will Talk.
How many movies has Walter Slezak been in?
Over a 61-year career (since 1922), Walter Slezak has appeared in 43 movies and 15 TV shows.
What was Walter Slezak's first movie?
The career of Walter Slezak began with Sodom and Gomorrah (1922).
What is Walter Slezak's most recent movie or series?
Walter Slezak's most recent release is The Love Boat, which premiered on September 24, 1977.
What TV shows has Walter Slezak appeared in?
On television, Walter Slezak has appeared in Batman, The Love Boat, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Rawhide.
Walter Slezak
1902-05-03 · Vienna, Austria
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.