Walter Slezak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Slezak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Slezak

actor

Date of Birth: 03-May-1902

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 21-Apr-1983

Profession: stage actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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About Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak (German pronunciation: [?valt? 'sl?zak]; 3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an Austrian-born character actor and singer who appeared in German films before migrating to the US in 1930 and featuring in numerous Hollywood productions.Slezak often portrayed villains or thugs, most notably the German U-boat captain in Alfred Hitchcock's film Lifeboat (1944), but occasionally he got to play lighter roles, as in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) and as a wandering gypsy in The Inspector General (1949).
He also played a cheerfully corrupt and philosophical private detective in the film noir Born to Kill (1947) and appeared as Squire Trelawney in Treasure Island (1972).

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Author:

Alexander Binder (1888–1929)
Alternative names	Atelier Binder
Description	German photographer
Date of birth/death	1888	25 February 1929
Location of birth/death	Alexandria	Berlin
Work period	1913–1929
Work location	Berlin, Germany
Authority control	: Q97094 VIAF: 24868919 ISNI: 0000 0004 4709 6732 GND: 1075649056 BNF: 14844050f

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This image is a movie star postcard published by Ross Verlag in Berlin.
This is image nr. 3072/3 from their series. It was published ca. 1928–1929.

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