Victor Slezak

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Victor Slezak (born July 30, 1957 in Youngstown , Ohio ) is an American actor .

Life

Victor Slezak studied acting under Uta Hagen and has appeared regularly in US film and television productions since the mid-1980s. He usually appears in supporting roles, in many cases as an authority radiating personality from politics or the military. He had the son of one of his first film roles Meryl Streep in Clint Eastwood's romantic drama The Bridges of Madison of 1995. This was followed by minor and major supporting roles in films such as The Devil's Own (1997), State of Emergency (1998), The Cat's Meow , Bride Wars - Best Enemies (2009), Salt (2010) and Land of Custom (2018). In addition, he has appeared as a guest actor in many well-known series such as Miami Vice , Law & Order , Person of Interest and Homeland in recent decades . He was seen as Wernher von Braun in the controversial series Hunters in 2020 .

In addition to his film and television roles, Slezak also works regularly in the theater. Between 1997 and 1998 he appeared on Broadway as John F. Kennedy in production Jackie: An American Life alongside Margaret Colin on. He was to play Kennedy again in the time travel film Timequest from 2000. From 2002 to 2003 he was seen in a Broadway version of The Graduation in the role of Mr. Robinson. In 2007 he also appeared in the off-Broadway production Beauty on the Vine at the Harold Clurman Theater, in which he played the role of the father of Olivia Wilde's character.

Slezak has been married to Leslie Rawlings for the second time since 1999 and has one child with her. Despite the same name, there is no relationship to the actors Walter Slezak and Erika Slezak . His last name is of Czech origin and means something like " Silesian ".

Filmography (selection)

movie theater

watch TV

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Victor Slezak. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Victor Slezak - Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  3. ^ Ginia Bellafante: Getting Their Faces Done but Not Their Brains . In: The New York Times . June 3, 2007, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed June 3, 2020]).
  4. ↑ Victor Slezak. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Slezak, Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film and television actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Youngstown , Ohio