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Walter Slezak ( German pronunciation: [ˌvaltɐ ˈslɛzak]; 3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an Austrian-born film and stage actor active between 1922 and 1976. He mainly appeared in German films before migrating to the United States in 1930 and performing in numerous Hollywood productions.
Walter Slezak was a versatile Viennese actor who starred in musicals, comedies and thrillers. He won a Tony Award for Fanny and was nominated for an Oscar for Lifeboat, where he played a Nazi captain.
- January 1, 1
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
- January 1, 1
- Flower Hill, New York, USA
Apr 23, 1983 · Walter Slezak, the character actor whose roles ranged from menacing heavies in such movies as ''Lifeboat'' to endearing vagabonds as in the stage musical ''Fanny,'' for which he won a Tony award,...
Walter Slezak was a Viennese character actor who starred in musicals on stage and villains on screen. He won a Tony Award for 'Fanny' and was nominated for an Oscar for 'Lifeboat'.
- May 3, 1902
- April 21, 1983
Walter Slezak was a portly Austrian character actor who appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as villains or thugs. He also played lighter roles, such as the U-boat captain in Lifeboat, and appeared in TV shows like The Love Boat and The Tonight Show.
Walter Slezak was an Austrian-born film and stage actor active between 1922 and 1976. He mainly appeared in German films before migrating to the United States in 1930 and performing in numerous Hollywood productions.
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Walter Slezak (3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an Austrian television and movie actor who appeared in many movies. Slezak mostly played villains or thugs, most notably the German U-boat captain in Alfred Hitchcock's movie Lifeboat (1944), but occasionally he got to play lighter roles, as in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962).
