Walter Slezak
Acting
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.
Known for
The Pirate
1948
Treasure Island
1972
Riff-Raff
1947
Heidi
1968
Step Lively
1944
My Leopold
1924
Lifeboat
1944
Come September
1961
People Will Talk
1951
