What is Walter Slezak?
[[File:Walter Slezak as Gepetto 1957.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Slezak in a photo (1957)]] '''Walter Slezak''' (3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an [[Austria]]n television and movie actor who appeared in many movies. Slezak mostly played [[villain]]s or [[thug]]s, most notably the [[Germany|German]] [[U-boat]] captain in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s movie ''Lifeboat'' (1944), but occasionally he got to play lighter roles, as in ''The Wonderful World'' of the ''Brothers Grimm'' (1962). He also played a cheerfully corrupt and philosophical private detective in the film noir ''Born to Kill'' (1947) and appeared as Squire Trelawney in ''Treasure Island'' (1972). He is also known for playing the [[Clock King]] in ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' (1966). Slezak won a [[Tony Award]] in 1955. Slezak was born in [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]]. Slezak was married to Johanna Van Rijn from 1943 until his death in 1983. They had three children. Slezak died on April 21, 1983 after he [[suicide|shot himself]] in his home in [[Flower Hill, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=179128|title=Turner Classic Movies: Biography for Walter Slezak|publisher=TCM.com|accessdate=December 17, 2009}}</ref> He is buried in Rottach-Egern, Germany. ==Movies== [[File:Walter Slezak by Van Vechten.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Slezak in March 1934]] [[File:Walter Slezak in The Fallen Sparrow trailer.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Slezak in 1943]] [[File:Erika Slezak.JPG|thumb|right|120px|Slezak with his daughter, Erika Slezak in 1974]] *''Sodom and Gomorrah'' (1922) *''Michael'' (1924) *''Addio giovinezza'' (1927) *''Once Upon a Honeymoon'' (1942) *''This Land Is Mine'' (1943) *''The Fallen Sparrow'' (1943) *''Lifeboat'' (1944) *''The Princess and the Pirate'' (1944) *''Step Lively'' (1944) *''The Spanish Main'' (1945) *''Cornered'' (1945) *''Sinbad the Sailor'' (1947) *''Born to Kill'' (1947) *''Riffraff'' (1947) *''The Pirate'' (1948) *''The Inspector General'' (1949) *''Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion'' (1950) *''The Ye