Walter Slezak

Nationality:
Austrian
Birthdate:
05/03/1902
Birthplace:
Vienna, Austria
Death Date:
04/21/1983
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biography
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. His screen roles were often as heavies, notably in "This Land is Mine" (1943) and "Lifeboat" (1944). Like his father, Leo Slezak (1873-1946), he was also a gifted opera singer. Daughter Erika Slezak has appeared on daytime soaps.
Credits
Huysman
1953
Actor
1948
Baron Von Luber
1942
Tantinnin
Vittorio Martelli
Maurice Clavell
Emil Spangenberg
Etienne, Proprietor
Actor
Flaco
Squire Trelawney
Actor
milestones
Year
Milestone
1922 
Worked as bank clerk when discovered by director Michael Kertesz (later Curtiz)
1930 
Moved to US
1922 
Screen debut, "Sodom und Gomorrah"
1931 
Broadway debut
1942 
US film debut, "Once Upon a Honeymoon"
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