- Films
- 35
- Avg rating
- 6.62
- Peak run
- 1924’44
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Walter by the numbers
Average
6.62
21 rated films
Vote weighted
6.66
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
51y
1922 to 1972
Total votes
107K
across every film
Best
7.6
Lifeboat
Worst
6.8
The Pirate
Newest first
Filmography
| 1972 | Treasure Island | Squire Trelawney | 5.8 | 1,746 |
| 1971 | Black Beauty | Hackenschmidt | 5.4 | 1,270 |
| 1965 | 24 Hours to Kill | The Firm: Malouf | · | 449 |
| 1965 | A Very Special Favor | Etienne, Restaurant Proprietor | · | 650 |
| 1964 | Emil and the Detectives | Baron | · | 955 |
| 1964 | Swingers' Paradise | Lloyd Davis | · | 389 |
| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Stossel | 6.4 | 2,508 |
| 1961 | Come September | Maurice Clavell | 6.9 | 4,588 |
| 1959 | The Miracle | Flaco | · | 534 |
| 1957 | Ten Thousand Bedrooms | Papa Vittorio Martelli | · | 619 |
| 1953 | Call Me Madam | August Tantinnin | 6.8 | 1,601 |
| 1953 | Confidentially Connie | Emil Spangenberg | · | 463 |
| 1953 | White Witch Doctor | Huysman | · | 856 |
| 1951 | Bedtime for Bonzo | Prof. Hans Neumann | 5.5 | 1,225 |
| 1951 |  People Will Talk | Prof. Barker | 7.3 | 7,959 |
| 1950 | Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion | Sgt. Axmann | 6.3 | 3,302 |
| 1950 | Spy Hunt | Doctor Stahl | · | 392 |
| 1950 | The Yellow Cab Man | Dr. Byron Dokstedder | · | 611 |
| 1949 | The Inspector General | Yakov | 6.7 | 3,888 |
| 1948 | The Pirate | Don Pedro Vargas | 6.8 | 6,137 |
Better together?
Walter Slezak's regulars
- Maureen O'HaraCo-star · 4 films · 6.65 avg▼−0.06
- Richard WallaceDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.35 avg▼−0.24
- Charles LamontDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.30 avg▼−0.17
- Frank BorzageDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.30 avg▼−0.40
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Walter Slezak
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.