Walter Slezak
Known For
Acting
Born
1902-05-03 in Vienna, Austria
Died
1983-04-21
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Love Boat
as Marcel Locksmith
Batman
as The Clock King
What's My Line?
as Self
Studio One
Studio One
as Lev Simon
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Max Jurgens
Rawhide
as Lazio Tzgorni
77 Sunset Strip
as Oskar Pauker
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Krisons Ringo
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
Omnibus
Cain's Hundred
as Arnie Grote
MGM Parade
as self