Walter Slezak

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Personal Info

Known for

Acting

From

Vienna, Austria

Born

5/3/1902

Age

123

Credit(s)

61

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 al ...Show More