Walter Slezak

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Nationality: Austrian
Birthdate: 05/03/1902
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Death Date: 04/21/1983

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
Maurice Clavell
Vittorio Martelli
Emil Spangenberg
Etienne, Proprietor
Actor
Flaco
Actor
Squire Trelawney

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"
Continued

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