Walter Slezak

    Walter Slezak

    May 3, 1902 (122 years old) in Vienna, Austria

    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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    Tony AwardsTony Awards
    The Mike Douglas ShowThe Mike Douglas Show
    The Mike Douglas ShowThe Mike Douglas Show
    Dr. KildareDr. Kildare

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