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Walter Slezak (May 3, 1902 – April 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor. Slezak often portrayed villains or thugs, notably the German U-boat commander in Alfred Hitchcock's 1944 Lifeboat, but occasionally he played lighter, kindlier roles, as in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm and as Squire Trelawney in Treasure Island. Born in Vienna, Austria, the son of famed opera star Leo Slezak, he was a medical student and later a bank teller. He was talked into taking his first role, in the 1922... full article at wikipedia
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  • Apr 21, 1983
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