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...
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...
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The Mysterious House of Dr. C.
as Dr. Coppelius
Treasure Island
as Squire Trelawney
Black Beauty
as Hackenschmidt
The Juggler of Notre Dame
as The Innkeeper
Dr. Coppelius
as Dr. Coppelius
Heidi
as Father Richter
The Legend of Robin Hood
as Friar Tuck
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
as Antonio Gonzales
Congress of Love
as Der 'Ewige Wiener'
A Very Special Favor
as Etienne
Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
as Malouf
Emil and the Detectives
as Baron
Wonderful Life
as Lloyd Davis
Come September
as Maurice Clavell
The Miracle
as Flaco
Pinocchio
as Gepetto
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Papa Martelli
The Steel Cage
as Louis, the Prison Chef, segment "The Chef"
White Witch Doctor
as Huysman
Call Me Madam
as August Tantinnin
Confidentially Connie
as Emil Spangenberg
People Will Talk
as Prof. Barker
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Professor Hans Neumann
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Sgt. Axmann
Spy Hunt
as Doctor Stahl
The Yellow Cab Man
as Dr. Byron Dokstedder
The Inspector General
as Yakov