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Walter Slezak

Born 1902-05-03

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.

Known for

Lifeboat 1944 · 7.6 The Pirate 1948 · 6.9 Come September 1961 · 6.9 This Land Is Mine 1943 · 7.5 The Inspector General 1949 · 6.7 Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion 1950 · 6.3 Sinbad, the Sailor 1947 · 6.1 The Spanish Main 1945 · 6.3 Bedtime for Bonzo 1951 · 5.5 Spy Hunt 1950 · 6.3 Sodom and Gomorrah 1922 · 5.9 The Caper of the Golden Bulls 1967 · 6.1