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Walter Slezak

1902 - 1983

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Walter Slezak (German pronunciation: [ˌvaltɐ ˈslɛzak]; 3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an Austrian-born film and stage actor active between 1922 and 1976. He mainly appeared in German films before migrating to the United States in 1930 and performing in numerous Hollywood productions. Slezak typically portrayed wily and loquacious characters, often philosophical, and often with a taste for food, drink, and fine living. He played a crafty villain as a U-boat captain in Alfred Hitchcock's film Lifeboat (1944), a charming, two-timing major domo to a tycoon in Come September (1961), and a wandering gypsy in The Inspector General (1949). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Slezak is the 6,443rd most popular actor (down from 6,108th in 2019), the 1,021st most popular biography from Austria (down from 982nd in 2019) and the 54th most popular Austrian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Walter Slezak ranks 6,443 out of 13,578. Before him are Ivete Sangalo, Tenoch Huerta, Mercedes Mason, Ruby Rose, Kim Yoo-jung, and Ben Feldman. After him are Ed Skrein, Judy Parfitt, Charlotte Mineau, Tanja Ribič, Yoshiko Tanaka, and Estelle Reiner.

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Among people born in 1902, Walter Slezak ranks 304. Before him are Curt Siodmak, Mary Miles Minter, Alexey Gribov, Georges Lacombe, Lloyd Nolan, and Paul Sturzenegger. After him are José María Lavalle, José Humberto Quintero Parra, Ann Harding, Tomasz Stankiewicz, Howie Morenz, and Hans Pulver. Among people deceased in 1983, Walter Slezak ranks 243. Before him are Antonio Siddi, Joseph Ruttenberg, Neil Ritchie, Aleksandr Alov, Stefan Skoumal, and Lynn Fontanne. After him are Pedro Quartucci, Friedrich Scherfke, Paul Fix, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, Claude Vivier, and Grigori Roshal.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Walter Slezak ranks 1,021 out of 1,424. Before him are Olga Pall (1947), Stefan Skoumal (1909), Thomas Brezina (1963), Barbara Schett (1976), Roland Hattenberger (1948), and Ludwig Schuberth (1911). After him are Hannes Swoboda (1946), Reinhold Durnthaler (1942), Peter Zoller (1952), Erhard Busek (1941), Andi Herzog (1968), and Luise Ullrich (1910).

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Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Walter Slezak ranks 54. Before him are Anton Walbrook (1896), Dietmar Schönherr (1926), Bibi Besch (1942), Sybil Danning (1952), Danny Nucci (1968), and Maria Rohm (1945). After him are Luise Ullrich (1910), Eddie Polo (1875), Mady Christians (1892), Turhan Bey (1922), Vanessa Brown (1928), and Peter Kern (1949).

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