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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Slezak has received more than 653,417 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Walter Slezak is the 5,966th most popular actor (down from 5,776th in 2019), the 899th most popular biography from Austria (down from 823rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Austrian Actor.

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  • 650k

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  • 43.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Walter Slezak ranks 5,966 out of 9,996Before him are Martita Hunt, Carmine Caridi, Tim DeKay, Carol Cleveland, Michael Michele, and Rose Marie. After him are Aruna Irani, Jón Gnarr, Christine Pascal, Tim Holt, Ariana Richards, and Carl Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Walter Slezak ranks 268Before him are Daniel Kinsey, Laurent Grimmonprez, Rudolf Viertl, José María Lavalle, Antonio Maquilón, and Lloyd Nolan. After him are José Humberto Quintero Parra, Solomon, Emil Jónsson, Commodore Cochran, Mary Philbin, and Walter Dietrich. Among people deceased in 1983, Walter Slezak ranks 208Before him are Bo Ekelund, Alexia Bryn, Momčilo Đokić, Joseph Ruttenberg, Hal Brown, and Claude Papi. After him are Gerry Hitchens, Kalevi Kotkas, John Le Mesurier, Sabin Carr, Harish-Chandra, and André Chamson.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Walter Slezak ranks 899 out of 1,237Before him are Mike Mazurki (1907), Erika Mahringer (1924), Georg Friedrich Haas (1953), Adolf Kainz (1903), Franz Bistricky (1914), and Amalie Materna (1844). After him are Sissy Schwarz (1936), Eduard Krieger (1946), Willibald Schmaus (1912), Stefan Ruzowitzky (1961), Hannes Swoboda (1946), and Othmar Karas (1957).

Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Walter Slezak ranks 48Before him are Heinz Weixelbraun (1963), Alexander Pschill (1970), Bibi Besch (1942), Danny Nucci (1968), Luise Ullrich (1910), and Mike Mazurki (1907). After him are Vanessa Brown (1928), Mady Christians (1892), Peter Kern (1949), Turhan Bey (1922), Josef Hader (1962), and Boris Kodjoe (1973).

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