Walter Slezak

Biography

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

Batman

as The Clock King

Lifeboat

as Willi

The Love Boat

as Marcel Locksmith

The Pirate

as Don Pedro Vargas

People Will Talk

as Prof. Barker

Born to Kill

as Matthew Arnett

Come September

as Maurice Clavell

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

This Land Is Mine

as Major Erich von Keller

The Inspector General

as Yakov