Walter Slezak
Birthday: 1902-05-03 | Place of Birth: Vienna, AustriaWalter 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
Acting
Role
as Squire Trelawney
as Hackenschmidt
as Dr. Coppelius
as Antonio Gonzales
as Etienne
as Baron
as Lloyd Davis
as Stossel
as Maurice Clavell
as Papa Martelli
as August Tantinnin
as Emil Spangenberg
as Prof. Barker
as Dr. Byron Dokstedder
as Sgt. Axmann
as Yakov
as Don Pedro Vargas
as Eric Molinar
as Matthew Arnett
as Melik
as Don Juan Alvarado
as Melchior Incza
as Joe Gribble
as La Roche
as Willy
as Dr. Christian Skaas
as Major Erich von Keller
as Baron Franz Von Luber
