Mini-Biography:
Leo Slezak was born on August 18, 1873 in Mährisch-Schönberg. He was an Austrian Actor, Sänger, known for Operette (1940), Der Herr im Haus (1940), Die blonde Carmen (1935), Leo Slezak's first movie on record is from 1922. Leo Slezak died on June 1, 1946 in Rottach-Egern. His last motion picture on file dates from 1958.

Biographical Notes
Geboren in Mährisch-Schönberg, weltberühmter Sänger. Ursprünglich Gärtner und ì
Schlosser, Debüt 1896 in Brünn (Brno), dann von 1901 bis 1926 an der Wiener ì
Hof- resp. Staatsoper engagiert. 1905 Kammersänger. 1909-12 glänzende Erfolge ì
an der New Yorker Metropolitan Opera, bedeutender Wagner-Sänger und ì
ausdruckstarker Liedinterpret. Auch als Filmschauspieler, vor allem in ì
komischen Rollen, erfolgreich. Leo Slezak starb in Rottach-Egern.

Seine beiden Kinder Walter und Margarethe Slezak schlugen ebenfalls die ì
Sängerlaufbahn ein.

FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
1958: Das kommt nicht wieder (Cast: Leo Slezak), Directed by Martin Ulner, with Hans Albers, Albert Bassermann, Felix Bressart,
1948: Leckerbissen (Cast), Directed by Werner Malbran, with Georg Alexander, Adi Appelt, Siegfried Breuer,
1943: Geliebter Schatz (Cast), Directed by Paul Martin, with Dorit Kreysler, Maria Litto, Harald Paulsen,
1942: Münchhausen (The adventures of Baron Munchhausen, Baron Munchhausen, The extraordinary adventures of Baron Muenchhausen) (Cast), Directed by Josef von Baky, with Hans Albers, Wilhelm Bendow, Brigitte Horney,
1941: Alles für Gloria (Cast), Directed by Carl Boese, with Johannes Riemann, Laura Solari, Lizzi Waldmüller,
1940: Operette (Cast: Franz von Suppé ), Directed by Willi Forst, with Willi Forst, Maria Holst, Dora Komar,
1940: Der Herr im Haus (Cast: Schellenberg), Directed by Heinz Helbig, with Maria Andergast, Hans Junkermann, Hans Moser,
1940: Rosen in Tirol (Baruffe d'amore) (Cast: BAron Weps), Directed by Géza von Bolváry, with Rudolf Carl, Theodor Danegger, Elfriede Datzig,
1940: Golowin geht durch die Stadt (Cast), Directed by Robert A. Stemmle, with Boris Alekin, Roma Bahn,
1939: Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht (Cast: Prof. Maximilian Hunsinger), Directed by Carl Froelich, with Zarah Leander, Paul Dahlke, Ernst Dumcke,
1939: Frau am Steuer (Cast), Directed by Paul Martin, with Georg Alexander, Willy Fritsch, Lilian Harvey,
1938: Die vier Gesellen (Cast: Professor Lange ), Directed by Carl Froelich, with Ingrid Bergman, Sabine Peters, Carsta Löck,
1938: Heimat (Cast), Directed by Carl Froelich, with Gertrud de Lalsky, Zarah Leander, Georg Alexander,
1937: Die glücklichste Ehe der Welt (Cast: Mr.Wurl), Directed by Karl Heinz Martin, with Maria Andergast, Wolf Albach-Retty, Hans Moser,
1937: Husaren heraus (Cast: Adrian Fabius - Rittergutsbesitzer auf Taus ), Directed by Georg Jacoby, with Ida Wüst, Maria Andergast,
1937: Liebe im Dreiviertel-Takt (Cast), Directed by Hubert Marischka, with Hans Holt,
1937: Gasparone (Cast: Nasoni), Directed by Georg Jacoby, with Johannes Heesters, Marika Rökk, Edith Schollwer,
1937: Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen konnte (Cast),
1936: Konfetti (Cast: August Sommerbauer), Directed by Hubert Marischka, with Hans Moser, ,
1936: Das Frauenparadies (Cast),
1935: Unsterbliche Melodien (Cast), Directed by Heinz Paul, with Lizzi Holzschuh, Hans Homma, Alfred Jerger,
1935: Die Pompadour (Cast), Directed by Willy Schmidt-Gentner, Veit Harlan, with Luise Kartousch, Rudolf Carl, Anton Edthofer,
1935: Die blonde Carmen (Cast), Directed by Victor Janson, with Ina Albrecht, Günther Brackmann, Mártha Eggerth,
1935: Herbstmanöver (Cast), Directed by Georg Jacoby, with Ida Wüst,
1935: Die lustigen Weiber (Cast), Directed by Carl Hoffmann, with Ruth Claus, Helmut Hoffmann, Maria Krahn,
1935: Tanzmusik (Cast), Directed by Johannes Alexander Hübler-Kahla, with Liane Haid, Gusti Huber, Hermann Thimig,
1935: Ein Walzer um den Stephansdom (Cast: Melchior), Directed by Johannes Alexander Hübler-Kahla, with Olga Tschechowa, Gusti Huber, Wolf Albach-Retty,
1935: Der König lächelt - Paris lacht (Cast), Directed by Carl Lamac, with Fritz Imhoff, Hans-Heinz Bollmann,
1934: Die Fahrt in die Jugend (Cast), Directed by Carl Boese, with Liane Haid, Fritz Imhoff, Hermann Thimig,
1934: Musik im Blut (Cast), Directed by Erich Waschneck, with Ernst Behmer, Alexander Engel, Olga Engl,
1934: La Paloma (Cast), Directed by Karl Heinz Martin, with Charles Kullman, ,
1934: G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald (Cast), Directed by Georg Jacoby, with Truus van Aalten,
1934: Der Herr ohne Wohnung (Cast: Kutscher), Directed by E.W. Emo, with Paul Hörbiger, Hermann Thimig,
1934: Ihr grösster Erfolg (Cast), Directed by Johannes Meyer, with Mártha Eggerth, Theo Lingen, Aribert Mog,
1933: Grossfürstin Alexandra (Cast: Fürst Nikolai ), Directed by Wilhelm Thiele, with Maria Jeritza, Paul Hartmann,
1933: Liebe bei Hof (Cast),
1932: Die Herren vom Maxim (La dame de Chez Maxim) (Cast), Directed by Carl Boese, with , Lee Parry,
1932: Ein toller Einfall (Cast), Directed by Kurt Gerron, with Rosi Barsony, Max Adalbert, Willy Fritsch,
1932: Skandal in der Parkstrasse (Cast), Directed by Franz Wenzler, with Trude Brionne, Fritz Kampers, Fritz Odemar,
1932: Der Frauendiplomat (Cast), Directed by E.W. Emo, with Mártha Eggerth, Max Hansen, Hilde Hildebrand,
1932: Moderne Mitgift (Cast), Directed by E.W. Emo, with Georg Alexander, Trude Berliner, Hans Brausewetter,
1922: Sodom und Gomorrha (Cast), Directed by Michael Curtiz, with Lucy Doraine, Georg Reimers, Walter Slezak,

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