Austrian-born actor (1902–1983)
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Born (1902-05-03)3 May 1902
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died 21 April 1983(1983-04-21) (aged 80)
Flower Hill, New York, U.S.
Flower Hill, New York, U.S.
Resting place Rottach-Egern, Germany
Born (1902-05-03)3 May 1902
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died 21 April 1983(1983-04-21) (aged 80)
Flower Hill, New York, U.S.
Flower Hill, New York, U.S.
Resting place Rottach-Egern, Germany
Wikipedia
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December 17, 2025 - 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.
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Tall, portly Viennese character actor Walter Slezak simultaneously pursued two different careers after his arrival in America in 1930: one, as a star of musical comedy on the stage, and another, as a portrayer of villains, impish rogues or pompous ...
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Walter Slezak | Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
December 2, 2020 - Walter was born in May 1902 in Vienna, Austria, to a musical family, the son of Elisabeth (Wertheim) and famous opera star Leo Slezak. He had Czech, Austrian, and Jewish ancestry.
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Actor. He was a versatile character performer who appeared in numerous Hollywood films most notably as the German U-boat captain in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944). He made his big screen debut in the Austrian film Sodom and Gomorrah (1922) ...
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Tall, portly Viennese character actor Walter Slezak simultaneously pursued two different careers after his arrival in America in 1930: one, as a star of musical comedy on the stage, and another, as a portrayer of villains, impish rogues or pompous ...
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Walter Slezak: Movies, TV, and Bio
Walter was born in May 1902 in Vienna, Austria, to a musical family, the son of Elisabeth (Wertheim) and famous opera star Leo Slezak. He had Czech, Austrian, and Jewish ancestry.
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February 25, 2015 - Austrian character actor Walter Slezak (b. Vienna, Austria, May 3, 1902; d. Flower Hill, NY, April 21, 1983), in his Hollywood years, for the most part portrayed heavies, villains, and suspicious foreigners like the German U-boat commander in ...
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Walter Slezak Biography | Fandango
Romantic lead and then (due to his increasing weight) character player, discovered by Michael Curtiz in Hungary in 1922. Slezak began appearing in German films that year and moved to the US, initially as a stage actor, in 1930.
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Education and Training Chemistry, Medicine, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, c. 1920-1922 Teachers and Influences Walter had been trained on the piano by his father, Leo Slezak, who was a celebrated operatic tenor for the Vienna Opera House.
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Slezak also appeared in numerous radio and television productions. In 1959, at New York's Metropolitan Opera, Walter Slezak made his operatic debut as Szupan in Johann Strauss' The Gypsy Baron - exactly 50 years after his father's Metropolitan debut in Verdi's Otello.
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WALTER SLEZAK, ACTOR, IS A SUICIDE AT 80 ON L.I. - The New York Times
April 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, committed suicide early yesterday at his home in Flower Hill, L.I.
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Walter Slezak - Trivia, Family, Bio | Famous Birthdays
His father, Leo Slezak, was an Austrian opera singer. In 1943, Walter Slezak married Johanna Van Rijn, with whom he had two daughters, including Emmy Award-winning actress Erika Slezak, and a son.
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b. 3 May 1902, Vienna, Austria-Hungary, d. 21 April 1983, Flower Hill, New York, USA. The son of famous opera singer Leo Slezak, Walter was spotted by film director Miháli Kertész (later known as Michael…
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Walter was born in May 1902 in Vienna, Austria, to a musical family, the son of Elisabeth (Wertheim) and famous opera star Leo Slezak. He had Czech, Austrian, and Jewish ancestry.
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Walter Slezak - Turner Classic Movies
Romantic lead and then (due to his increasing weight) character player, discovered by Michael Curtiz in Hungary in 1922. Slezak began appearing in German films that year and moved to the US, initially as a stage actor, in 1930.
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Walter Slezak
Born: 3-May-1902 Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Died: 21-Apr-1983 Location of death: Flower Hill, NY Cause of death: Suicide Remains: Buried, Egern Friedhof, Munich, Germany · Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor
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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, ...
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Walter Slezak - Actor
Romantic lead and then (due to his increasing weight) character player, discovered by Michael Curtiz in Hungary in 1922. Slezak began appearing in German films that year and moved to the US, initially as a stage actor, in 1930.
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Walter Slezak Wiki, Bio, Net Worth, Family, Age, Facts - Biography Portal
June 16, 2025 - Walter Slezak was an Austrian-born American character actor and singer. He appeared in more than 100 films often portraying villains. He was born in Vienna