Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 was born in Hollywood, California, of Czech, Austrian, German-Jewish and Dutch descent, the daughter of Tony Award-winning Austrian actor Walter Slezak and Johanna "Kaasi" Van Rijn, and the granddaughter of opera tenor Leo Slezak. [1] [2] Her godmother was Alma Mahler-Werfel. She was born two months after her grandfather died.
Directed by Logan and choreographed by Helen Tamiris, the original cast included Florence Henderson as Fanny, Ezio Pinza as Cesar, William Tabbert as Marius, and Walter Slezak as Panisse. Scenic and lighting design were by Jo Mielziner. Slezak won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.
Black Beauty is a 1971 British drama film directed by James Hill and starring Walter Slezak, Mark Lester, Uschi Glas, Patrick Mower and John Nettleton. [1] It was written by Wolf Mankowitz based on Anna Sewell's 1877 novel of the same name. It is the fourth feature film adaptation of Anna Sewell's story. Lionel Bart provided the score.
Slezak is a Czech, Slovak and Polish surname, which originally meant a person from Silesia, derived from the Czech word slezsko. [1] Variants of the name include Ślązak, Slezák, Ślęzak, Slenzak, Szlezák, and Szlazak. The name may refer to: Dalibor Slezák (born 1970), Czech football player; Erika Slezak (born 1946), American actress
Victor Slezak (born July 30, 1957) is an American stage, television and screen actor who has appeared in numerous films, including The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Beyond Rangoon (1995), The Devil's Own (1997), The Siege (1998), The Cat's Meow (2001), Timequest as John F. Kennedy (2002), and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005).
Walter Slezak played Edward, the young son of her fiancé. Among the extras, according to their own accounts, were Willi Forst , Hans Thimig , Paula Wessely and Béla Balázs . The film is unique in Austrian film history on account of its sheer scale, in which it reputedly surpassed the American epics, the Italian films of classical antiquity ...
Emil and the Detectives is a 1964 American crime comedy film directed by Peter Tewksbury based on the novel Emil and the Detectives by German author Erich Kästner.The film stars Walter Slezak and Bryan Russell.