Walter Slezak
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.
Filmography
The Mysterious House of Dr. C.
as Dr. Coppelius
The Mysterious House of Dr. C.
as Dr. Coppelius
Treasure Island
as Squire Trelawney
Treasure Island
as Squire Trelawney
Black Beauty
as Hackenschmidt
Black Beauty
as Hackenschmidt
The Juggler of Notre Dame
as The Innkeeper
The Juggler of Notre Dame
as The Innkeeper
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now
Dr. Coppelius
as Dr. Coppelius
Dr. Coppelius
as Dr. Coppelius
Congress of Love
as Der 'Ewige Wiener'
Congress of Love
as Der 'Ewige Wiener'
A Very Special Favor
as Etienne
A Very Special Favor
as Etienne
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
as Malouf
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
as Malouf
Emil and the Detectives
as Baron
Emil and the Detectives
as Baron
Wonderful Life
as Lloyd Davis
Wonderful Life
as Lloyd Davis
A Cry of Angels
A Cry of Angels
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Stossel
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Stossel
Come September
as Maurice Clavell
Come September
as Maurice Clavell
The Miracle
as Flaco
The Miracle
as Flaco
Pinocchio
as Gepetto
Pinocchio
as Gepetto
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Papa Martelli
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Papa Martelli
The Steel Cage
as Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"
The Steel Cage
as Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"
White Witch Doctor
as Huysman
White Witch Doctor
as Huysman
Call Me Madam
as August Tantinnin
Call Me Madam
as August Tantinnin
Confidentially Connie
as Emil Spangenberg
Confidentially Connie
as Emil Spangenberg
People Will Talk
as Barker
People Will Talk
as Barker
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Professor Hans Neumann
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Professor Hans Neumann
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Sgt. Axmann
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Sgt. Axmann
Spy Hunt
as Doctor Stahl
Spy Hunt
as Doctor Stahl
The Yellow Cab Man
as Dr. Byron Dokstedder
The Yellow Cab Man
as Dr. Byron Dokstedder
The Inspector General
as Yakov
The Inspector General
as Yakov
The Pirate
as Don Pedro Vargas
The Pirate
as Don Pedro Vargas
Riff-Raff
as Eric Molinar
Riff-Raff
as Eric Molinar
Born to Kill
as Matthew Arnett
Born to Kill
as Matthew Arnett
Sinbad the Sailor
as Melik
Sinbad the Sailor
as Melik
Cornered
as Melchior Incza
Cornered
as Melchior Incza
The Spanish Main
as Don Juan Alvarado
The Spanish Main
as Don Juan Alvarado
Salome, Where She Danced
as Dimitrioff
Salome, Where She Danced
as Dimitrioff
The Princess and the Pirate
as La Roche
The Princess and the Pirate
as La Roche
Till We Meet Again
as Vitrey, The Mayor
Till We Meet Again
as Vitrey, The Mayor
Step Lively
as Joe Gribble
Step Lively
as Joe Gribble
Lifeboat
as Willi
Lifeboat
as Willi
The Fallen Sparrow
as Dr. Christian Skaas
The Fallen Sparrow
as Dr. Christian Skaas
This Land Is Mine
as Major Erich von Keller
This Land Is Mine
as Major Erich von Keller
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Baron Franz Von Luber
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Baron Franz Von Luber
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
as Kurt
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
as Kurt
Eros in Ketten
Eros in Ketten
Osudné noci
Osudné noci
Almenrausch und Edelweiss
as Mentel
Almenrausch und Edelweiss
as Mentel
Ledige Mütter
Ledige Mütter
The Long Intermission
as Ottokar
The Long Intermission
as Ottokar
The Ways of Love Are Strange
The Ways of Love Are Strange
Die Lorelei
Die Lorelei
The Right to Live
The Right to Live
Addio giovinezza!
Addio giovinezza!
Junges Blut
as Oberprimaner
Junges Blut
as Oberprimaner
O alte Burschenherrlichkeit
O alte Burschenherrlichkeit
Mein Leopold
Mein Leopold
Michael
as Michael
Michael
as Michael
Sodom and Gomorrah
as Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa
Sodom and Gomorrah
as Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa