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.
Emil and the Detectives
(Baron)
The Princess and the Pirate
(La Roche)
Treasure Island
(Squire Trelawney)
People Will Talk
(Prof. Barker)
Come September
(Maurice Clavell)
Riff-Raff
(Eric Molinar)
The Fallen Sparrow
(Dr. Christian Skaas)
Born to Kill
(Matthew Arnett)
Lifeboat
(Willi)
The Inspector General
(Yakov)
The Pirate
(Don Pedro Vargas)
Black Beauty
(Hackenschmidt)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
(Stossel)
Cornered
(Melchior Incza)
Bedtime for Bonzo
(Professor Hans Neumann)
Sinbad the Sailor
(Melik)
Step Lively
(Joe Gribble)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
(Baron Franz Von Luber)
This Land Is Mine
(Major Erich von Keller)
Call Me Madam
(August Tantinnin)
Mein Leopold
Michael
(Michael)
The Juggler of Notre Dame
(The Innkeeper)
The Spanish Main
(Don Juan Alvarado)
The Yellow Cab Man
(Dr. Byron Dokstedder)
Dr. Coppelius
(Dr. Coppelius)
The Steel Cage
(Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef")
Till We Meet Again
(Vitrey, The Mayor)
White Witch Doctor
(Huysman)
The Miracle
(Flaco)
A Hundred-Odd Years from Now
Wonderful Life
(Lloyd Davis)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
(Papa Martelli)
A Very Special Favor
(Etienne)
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
(Malouf)
Congress of Love
(Der 'Ewige Wiener')
Heidi
(Father Richter)
Spy Hunt
(Doctor Stahl)
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
(Antonio Gonzales)
Spione im Savoy-Hotel
(Kurt)
Confidentially Connie
(Emil Spangenberg)
Addio giovinezza!
Sodom and Gomorrah
(Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa)
The Mysterious House of Dr. C.
(Dr. Coppelius)
Salome, Where She Danced
(Dimitrioff)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
(Sgt. Axmann)
Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein
Pinocchio
(Gepetto)
Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen
(Walter Thiermann)
O alte Burschenherrlichkeit
Junges Blut
(Oberprimaner)
The Long Intermission
(Ottokar)
Almenrausch und Edelweiss
(Mentel)
Die Lorelei
The Right to Live
Ehegeheimnisse
Ledige Mütter
A Cry of Angels
Liebe geht seltsame Wege
Eros in Ketten
Osudné noci
Cain's Hundred
(Arnie Grote)
Batman
(The Clock King)
The Merv Griffin Show
(Self)
Omnibus
Studio One
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Mr. Reallybig)
Outlaws
Rawhide
(Lazio Tzgorni)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
(Self)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(Emil Markheim)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(Self)
Suspense
(Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley)
Robert Montgomery Presents
(Krisons Ringo)
The Name's the Same
Filmgeschichte(n) aus Österreich
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Dr. Kildare
(Dr. Max Jurgens)
Telephone Time
The Chevy Mystery Show
(Host)
Letter to Loretta
(Emil Kronsteidt)
77 Sunset Strip
(Oskar Pauker)
Assignment: Vienna
(Tandler)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
Studio One
(Lev Simon)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(George Frederic Handel)
The Big Party
(Self)
Suspense
(Frank Cadwallader)
Suspense
The Love Boat
(Marcel Locksmith)
What's My Line?
(Self - Panelist)
Tony Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self - Co-Host)