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Walter Slezak

03 May, 1902 in 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.

Also Known As:

Уолтер Слезак

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Lifeboat
74% (1944)
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Cornered
60% (1945)
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Step Lively
60% (1944)
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Mein Leopold
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Michael
63% (1924)
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The Miracle
67% (1959)
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Heidi
61% (1968)
Addio giovinezza!
60% (1927)
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Junges Blut
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Die Lorelei
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A Cry of Angels
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Eros in Ketten
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Osudné noci
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