Walter Slezak

December 17, 2025 - On 21 April 1983, Slezak died from a self-inflicted gunshot. He was reportedly despondent over the state of his health, most notably heart trouble, a recent prostate operation, and a shoulder injury requiring several treatments a week. He was buried in the grave of his parents in the cemetery of St.

In 1977, Slezak wrote a unique "recipe-plus-travelogue" book called Mein Magen geht fremd [My Stomach Goes Abroad]. Walter Slezak died on April 22, 1983.

April 23, 1983 - Walter Slezak, the character actor ... the stage musical ''Fanny,'' for which he won a Tony award, committed suicide early yesterday at his home in Flower Hill, L.I....

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

December 2, 2020 - Walter Slezak. Actor: Lifeboat. 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 buffoons on screen.

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October 25, 2025 - Quite recently I watched an old 1980 Love Boat episode that shocked me by containing a performance by Walter Slezak (1902-1983). Those who remember him from Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat (1944)…

Thirty years ago today, Walter Slezak, who played Clock King during S2, sadly took his own life because of increasing health problems.

Walter Slezak (1902 - 1983) Lifeboat (1944) [Willy]: Drowned when the others push him overboard; we only see the others' backs when they gang up on him. Cornered (1945) [Melchior Incza]: Shot repeatedly in the chest and head by Luther Adler, ...

Also look at Walter Slezak forum discussion - source of news, rumors and life moments. Born - May 3, 1902 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria] Died - April 21, 1983 in Flower Hill, New York, USA (suicide) Birth Name - Walter Leo Slezak Height ...

Walter Slezak. Actor: Lifeboat. 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 buffoons on screen.

He was also an accomplished cook, chess player, airplane pilot, painter, and sculptor. After battling multiple illnesses and ailments, Slezak took his own life. Photo of Walter Slezak.

January 21, 2016 - Walter Slezak passed away on September 9, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Funeral Home Services for Walter are being provided by Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.. The obituary was featured in Pittsburgh Tribune Review on January 21, 2016.

He was the son of Elisabeth (Wertheim) and Leo Slezak, operatic tenor (Aug. 18, 1873-June 1, 1946), later a comedian in Austrian films. Leo was a famous Lohengrin, and is credited with this story: during one production of the opera "Lohengrin," ...

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, ...

Lifeboat (1944) -- (Movie Clip) She Loves To Dance Injured William Bendix learns from bi-lingual Tallulah Bankhead that the captured German Walter Slezak is qualified to amputate his leg, elected skipper John Hodiak joining in the ensuing discourse, in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, 1944.

March 14, 2024 - Walter Slezak (b. May 3, 1902 – d.April 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor who portrayed the Clock King on the series Batman. Pictured: Slezak as the Clock King from the Batman episode "The Clock King's Crazy Crimes" Images of Walter Slezak Walter ...

Despondent over a series of debilitating medical problems, Slezak took his own life in April 1983. Tall, portly Viennese character actor Walter Slezak simultaneously pursued two different careers after his arrival in America in 1930: one, as ...