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Walter Slezak (1902–1983)

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. Born of a musical family in May 1902... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (96 titles)
1980 The Love Boat (TV series)
Marcel Locksmith
The Mallory Quest/Julie, the Vamp/The Offer: Part 1 (1980) … Marcel Locksmith
The Mallory Quest/Julie, the Vamp/The Offer: Part 2 (1980) … Marcel Locksmith
 
1976 One Life to Live (TV series)
Laszlo Braedeker
 
1973 Assignment Vienna (TV series)
 
1971 Black Beauty
Hackenschmidt
 
1970 The Juggler of Notre Dame
The Innkeeper
 
1968 Heidi (TV movie)
Father Richter
 
1968 The Legend of Robin Hood (TV series)
Friar Tuck
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Friar Tuck
Episode #1.4 (1968) … Friar Tuck
 
1967 I Spy (TV series)
Dennis
Let's Kill Karlovassi (1967) … Dennis
 
1967 The Caper of the Golden Bulls
Antonio Gonzalez
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
The Clock King
 
1966 Congress of Love
Wax museum guide
 
1965 A Very Special Favor
Etienne, Restaurant Proprietor
 
1965 Twenty-Four Hours to Kill
Malouf
 
1965 The Man Who Bought Paradise (TV movie)
Captain Meers
 
1964 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Max Jurgens
Never Is a Long Day (1964) … Dr. Max Jurgens
 
1964 Emil and the Detectives
Baron
 
1964 Swingers' Paradise
Lloyd Davis
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Oskar Pauker
5: The Conclusion (1963) … Oskar Pauker
5: Part 4 (1963) … Oskar Pauker
5: Part 3 (1963) … Oskar Pauker
5: Part 2 (1963) … Oskar Pauker
5: Part 1 (1963) … Oskar Pauker
 
1963 Rawhide (TV series)
Lazio Tzgorni
Incident of the Black Ace (1963) … Lazio Tzgorni
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Arnie Groat
The Cost of Living (1962) … Arnie Groat
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Martin Hall
Masterpiece (1961) … Martin Hall
 
1961 Come September
Maurice Clavell
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Host - Insp. Pierre Dumourier
The Inspector Vanishes (1960) … Host - Insp. Pierre Dumourier
 
1960 Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (TV series)
Count Fosco
 
1959 A Christmas Festival (TV movie)
Mr. Reallybig
 
1959 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Emil Kronsteidt
Alien Love (1959) … Emil Kronsteidt
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Joseph
My Three Angels (1959) … Joseph
 
1959 A Doll's House (TV movie)
Presenter
 
1959 The Miracle
Flaco
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Finch
The Slightly Fallen Angel (1959) … Finch
 
1954-1958 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Fouquier-Tinville
Beaver Patrol (1958)
Papa Is All (1954)
 
1958 Telephone Time (TV series)
Henri Charpentier
Recipe for Success (1958) … Henri Charpentier
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Mr. Golden
The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue (1958) … Mr. Golden
 
1957 Pinocchio (TV movie)
Gepetto
 
1957 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
The Best Wine (1957)
 
1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Papa Vittorio Martelli
 
1951-1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Lev Simon
Portrait of a Citizen (1956) … Lev Simon
The Vintage Years (1952)
Collector's Item (1951)
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Emil Markheim
The Last Patriarch (1956) … Emil Markheim
 
1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Krisons Ringo
Honored Guest (1956) … Krisons Ringo
 
1956 The Good Fairy (TV movie)
Max Sporum
 
1954 The Steel Cage
Louis, the Prison Chef (segment "The Chef")
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
Major Paul Petkoff
Toine (1953)
 
1953 White Witch Doctor
Huysman
 
1953 Call Me Madam
August Tantinnin
 
1953 Confidentially Connie
Emil Spangenberg, Butcher
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
 
1951-1952 Danger (TV series)
King of the Cons (1952)
The Hanging Judge (1952)
Mad Man of Midville (1951)
The Undefeated (1951)
 
1950-1951 Suspense (TV series)
Dr. Potterton / Frank Cadwallader / Richard Morley
Doctor Anonymous (1951)
The Greatest Crime (1951)
De Mortuis (1951)
The Three of Silence (1951) … Frank Cadwallader
The Mallet (1950) … Dr. Potterton/Richard Morley
 
1951 People Will Talk
Prof. Barker
 
1951 Bedtime for Bonzo
Prof. Hans Neumann
 
1950 Spy Hunt
Doctor Stahl
 
1950 The Yellow Cab Man
Dr. Byron Dokstedder
 
1949 The Inspector General
Yakov
 
1948 The Pirate
Don Pedro Vargas
 
1947 Riffraff
Eric Molinar
 
1947 Born to Kill
Matthew Albert Arnett
 
1947 Sinbad, the Sailor
Melik
 
1945 Cornered
Melchior Incza
 
1945 The Spanish Main
Don Juan Alvarado
 
1945 Salome Where She Danced
Dimitrioff
 
1944 The Princess and the Pirate
La Roche
 
1944 Till We Meet Again
Vitrey, The Mayor
 
1944 Step Lively
Joe Gribble
 
1944 Lifeboat
Willy
 
1943 The Fallen Sparrow
Dr. Christian Skaas
 
1943 This Land Is Mine
Major Erich von Keller
 
1942 Once Upon a Honeymoon
Baron Franz Von Luber
 
1932 The Gala Performance
Kurt
 
1929 Eros in Ketten
Heinz Ewer
 
1929 Osudné noci
Bellini
 
1928 Almenrausch und Edelweiss
Mentel, beider Sohn
 
1928 Ledige Mütter
 
1927 Die große Pause
Ottokar, ihr Sohn
 
1927 Liebe geht seltsame Wege
Florizel, 'Flo-Flo'
 
1927 Die Lorelei
 
1926 Der Seekadett
 
1926 Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen
Walter Thiermann - Ing. bei Großmann
 
1926 Junges Blut
Oberprimaner
 
1925 Sumpf und Moral
 
1924 My Leopold
Leopold, sein Sohn
 
1924 Michael
Michael
 
1922 Sodom und Gomorrha
Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum/Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1964 Swingers' Paradise (performer: "Youth and Experience")
 
1944 Lifeboat (performer: "Du, Du, Liegst Mir im Herzen" - uncredited, "Heidenroslein, Op.3, No.3, D 257" 1815 - uncredited, "Treue Liebe" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (35 titles)
1963-1979 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 November 1979 (1979) … Himself
Episode dated 3 June 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1964-1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host / Himself
Episode dated 22 March 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 28 March 1975 (1975) … Himself
Episode dated 23 April 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 21 January 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 27 May 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1973 Leo Slezak (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1973 The 27th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1970 Filmgeschichte(n) aus Österreich (TV series)
Himself
Es waren einmal zwei Grafen (1970) … Himself
 
1970 He Said, She Said (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 August 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.98 (1970) … Himself
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.5 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.7 (1967) … Himself
 
1962-1966 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 July 1966 (1966) … Himself
Episode #3.53 (1965) … Himself
Episode #1.110 (1963) … Himself
Episode #1.72 (1963) … Himself
Episode #1.51 (1962) … Himself
 
1965 Mein lieber Schwan (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1964 Get the Message (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 April 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1964 Made in America (TV series)
Himself/panelist
 
1963 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 4 February 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1962 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #1.8 (1962) … Himself - Guest
 
1962 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 September 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1961 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Celebrity Guest
Episode dated 29 March 1961 (1961) … Celebrity Guest
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself -Host
Murder by the Book (1960) … Himself - Host
Femme Fatale (1960) … Himself - Host
Run-Around (1960) … Himself - Host
Trial by Fury (1960) … Himself - Host
Enough Rope (1960) … Himself - Host
 
1960 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.34 (1960) … Himself
 
1959 The Big Party (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (1959) … Himself
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.233 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 The 12th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1957 The Patrice Munsel Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.11 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Big Record (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.11 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #5.11 (1957) … Himself
Episode #5.12 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 28 May 1957 (1957) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1957 High Low Quiz (TV series)
Himself/panelist
 
1956 The Amazing Dunninger (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 August 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 This Is Show Business (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 June 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #9.2 (1955) … Himself
 
1955 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
Episode dated 20 June 1955 (1955) … Himself - Panelist
Episode dated 13 June 1955 (1955) … Himself - Panelist
Episode dated 6 June 1955 (1955) … Himself - Panelist
Episode dated 16 May 1955 (1955) … Himself - Panelist
Episode dated 5 May 1955 (1955) … Himself - Panelist
 
1953 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 June 1953 (1953) … Himself
 
1951 All Star Revue (TV series)
Ebenezer Scrooge / Himself
Episode #2.16 (1951) … Himself / Ebenezer Scrooge
 
1951 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 2 September 1951 (1951) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1951 The Ken Murray Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 24 March 1951 (1951) … Himself - Guest
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2007 The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (video documentary short)
Don Pedro Vargas
 
2005 Soapography (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1938) Stage: Appeared in "I Married an Angel" on Broadway. Musical comedy. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

He was the son of Leo Slezak, operatic tenor (Aug. 18, 1873 - June 1, 1946), later a comedian in Austrian films. Leo Slezak was a famous Lohengrin, and is credited with this story: during one production of the opera "Lohengrin," when the mechanical swan that was to carry the hero across the lake malfunctioned and "floated" off too soon... See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus