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Portrait of Walter Slezak

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Walter Slezak

  • Born May 3, 1902
  • Vienna, Austria
  • Died April 21, 1983, aged 80

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 …

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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.

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The Clock King

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Willi

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Marcel Locksmith

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Don Pedro Vargas

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Barker

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Matthew Arnett

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Maurice Clavell

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Major Erich von Keller

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Yakov

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Eugene Michael

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Baron Franz Von Luber

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Melik

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Lazio Tzgorni

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Melchior Incza

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Squire Trelawney

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Sgt. Axmann

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Stossel

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Don Juan Alvarado

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Baron

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Hackenschmidt

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Dr. Christian Skaas

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La Roche

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Oskar Pauker

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August Tantinnin

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Eric Molinar

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Professor Hans Neumann

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Dr. Max Jurgens

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Father Richter

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Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa

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Lev Simon / Adrian Van Dyke

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Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley / Frank Cadwallader

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Etienne

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Doctor Stahl

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Huysman

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Emil Markheim

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Joe Gribble

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Flaco

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Malouf

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Mr. Reallybig / George Frederic Handel

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Krisons Ringo

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Papa Martelli

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Lloyd Davis

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Finch

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Emil Kronsteidt

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Dimitrioff

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Antonio Gonzales

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Dr. Byron Dokstedder

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Arnie Grote

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Emil Spangenberg

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Joseph

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Henri Charpentier

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Host

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Vitrey, The Mayor

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Der 'Ewige Wiener'

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Dr. Coppelius

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Kurt

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The Innkeeper

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Mentel

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Tandler

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Oberprimaner

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Gepetto

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Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"

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Max Sporum

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Friar Tuck

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Self (uncredited)

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