Victor Slezak | |
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Born | Victor Michael Szelazek July 30, 1957 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Leslie Smith Rawlings (m. 1999) |
Children | 1 |
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).
On Broadway, he starred as John F. Kennedy, opposite Margaret Colin, in Jackie: An American Life. He appeared Off-Broadway in 2007, playing the father of the character played by actress Olivia Wilde in Beauty on the Vine at the Harold Clurman Theatre.
Victor Michael Slezak was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He is married to Leslie Rawlings; they have one child. Slezak is not related to Walter Slezak or Erika Slezak. His surname is of Czech or Polish origin (cz. Slezák, pl. Ślęzak, meaning Silesian ).
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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1987 | Five Corners | Policeman | ||
1991 | Poison | Ray | ||
Darrow | John Fredricks | |||
Bed & Breakfast | Alex Caxton | |||
Strictly Business | Maitre D' | |||
1992 | Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Sanger | ||
1995 | Just Cause | Sergeant Rogers | ||
Beyond Rangoon | Mr. Scott | |||
The Bridges of Madison County | Michael | |||
1997 | The Devil's Own | FBI Agent Evan Stanley | ||
1998 | Fool's Gold | Joe | ||
One Tough Cop | FBI Agent Burt Payne | |||
The Siege | Colonel Hardwick | |||
2000 | The Atrocity Exhibition | Travis Talbert | ||
Lost Souls | Father Thomas | |||
2001 | The Cat's Meow | George Thomas | ||
Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Smithsonian Board Employer #30 (voice) | |||
The Ponder Heart | Ovid Springer | |||
2002 | Path to War | Norman Morrison | ||
Timequest | John F. Kennedy | |||
2005 | The Notorious Bettie Page | Minister in Miami | ||
2008 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Doctor | ||
2009 | Bride Wars | Colson | ||
The International | Captain Martell | |||
Happy Tears | Eli Bell | |||
Veronika Decides to Die | Gabriel Durant | |||
2010 | Salt | One-Star General | ||
2011 | Abduction | Tom Shealy | ||
2012 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Maxwell Underwood | ||
2014 | That Awkward Moment | Older Gentleman | ||
2015 | A Rising Tide | Alek Rama | ||
2018 | The Land of Steady Habits | Wes Thompson | ||
2019 | The Report | Senator Jay Rockefeller | ||
2020 | Worth | John Ashcroft | ||
The Glorias | Walter |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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1984–1985 | Guiding Light | Andy Ferris | Unknown episodes | |
1988 | Crime Story | Senator Deming | 1 episode | |
1989 | Miami Vice | Jerome Horowitz | 1 episode | |
A Man Called Hawk | McSwain | 1 episode | ||
1992–2000 | Law & Order | Philip Andrews / Jeffery Arbaugh / Steven Green / William Cousins | 4 episodes | |
1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | O'Bannion | 1 episode | |
1995 | New York Undercover | Dennis | 1 episode | |
1998–1999 | Hyperion Bay | Bordon Hicks | 6 episodes | |
2002 | Witchblade | The Spirit | 1 episode | |
2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Rev. Hale | 1 episode | |
2005 | Jonny Zero | Styles | 1 episode | |
2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Blake Peters | 1 episode | |
2009 | Taking Chance | Gunnery Sgt Mulcahy | TV movie | |
2011–2012 | Treme | Enrico Brulard | 5 episodes | |
2011 | Mildred Pierce | Dr. Collins | 2 episodes | |
Too Big to Fail | Greg Curl | TV movie | ||
2012 | Homeland | Warden Jack Pritchard | "The Clearing" | |
2012–2018 | Blue Bloods | Chief of Intel Bryce Helfond | 8 episodes | |
2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Marshal of the Court | TV movie | |
2013–2016 | Hell on Wheels | Ulysses S. Grant | 6 episodes | |
2013–2018 | The Americans | Lyle Rennhull | 3 episodes | |
2014 | Madam Secretary | Prime Minister Vlad Diacov | 1 episode | |
2016 | The OA | Kevin Harris | 2 episodes | |
2018 | Jack Ryan | Joe Mueller | "Pilot" | |
2019 | Succession | Senator Roberts | 2 episodes | |
2020 | Hunters | David Weil | 1 episode |
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