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
''The Devil's Own'' is a 1997 American action thriller film starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, with Rubén Blades, Natascha McElhone, Julia Stiles, Margaret Colin, and Treat Williams in supporting roles. It was the final film directed by ...
'' (1997), ''
The Siege
''The Siege'' is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The film is about a fictional situation in which terrorist cells have made several attacks in New York City. The film stars Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Tony Sh ...
'' (1998),''
The Cat's Meow'' (2001), ''
Timequest'' as
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...
(2002), and ''
The Notorious Bettie Page
''The Notorious Bettie Page'' is a 2005 American biographical drama film directed by Mary Harron. The screenplay by Harron and Guinevere Turner focuses on 1950s pinup and bondage model Bettie Page, portrayed by Gretchen Mol.
Plot
Bettie Page is ...
'' (2005).
On
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
, 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
Olivia Jane Cockburn ( ; born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker. She played Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House'' (2007–2012), and has appeared in the ...
in ''Beauty on the Vine'' at the
Harold Clurman Theatre.
Personal life
Victor Michael Slezak was born in
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County. At the 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area, whi ...
. He is married to Leslie Rawlings; they have one child. Slezak is not related to
Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak (; 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 producti ...
or
Erika Slezak
Erika Alma Hermina Slezak (; born August 5, 1946) is an American actress, best known for her role as Victoria "Viki" Lord on the American daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from 1971 through the television finale in 2012 and again in the ...
. His surname is of
Czech
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* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
or
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
origin (cz. ''Slezák'', pl. ''Ślęzak'', meaning ''
Silesian'').
Filmography
Television credits
See also
* ''
Slezak
Slezak is a Czech, Slovak and Polish surname, which originally meant a person from Silesia, derived from the Czech word ''slezsko''.''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Slezak Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 Janua ...
''
References
External links
*
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1957 births
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Youngstown, Ohio
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors