Person
Victor Slezak
Acting · Born 1957-07-30 · Youngston, Ohio, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. 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 origin (Slezák, meaning Silesian).
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Blake Peters
Law & Order
William Cousins
The Blacklist
Henry Krueger
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Reverend Hale
Blue Bloods
Bryce Helfond
The Good Wife
Palgrave Director
Person of Interest
Michael Delancey
Homeland
Warden Jack Pritchard
Billions
Gary Bogard
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Joe Mueller
Filmography
- 2026Take Me HomeBob
- 2024BabygirlMr. Missel
- 2024The OrderRichard Butler
- 2022The IndependentPresident Archer
- 2022Out of the BlueRichard Chambers
- 2021WorthJohn Ashcroft
- 2020The GloriasEditor NY Times Magazine
- 2020HuntersWernher von Braun
- 2019The ReportSenator Jay Rockefeller
- 2019NOS4A2Horace Haber
- 2018The Land of Steady HabitsWes Thompson
- 2018Tom Clancy's Jack RyanJoe Mueller
- 2018SuccessionSenator Roberts
- 2016The OAKevin Harris
- 2016BullEric Godford
- 2016The Mulberry BushBill
- 2016BillionsGary Bogard
- 2015BlindspotGeneral Mark Sheridan
- 2015A Rising TideAlek Rama
- 2015Billy & BillieJames Jones
- 2014Madam SecretaryVlad Diacov
- 2014That Awkward MomentOlder Gentleman
- 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightMarshal of the Court
- 2013The BlacklistHenry Krueger
- 2013The Reluctant FundamentalistMaxwell Underwood
- 2013The AmericansColonel Rennhull
- 2012666 Park AvenueDaniel Stone
- 2011Too Big to FailGreg Curl
- 2011Hell on WheelsUlysses S. Grant
- 2011HomelandWarden Jack Pritchard
- 2011AbductionTom Shealy
- 2011Person of InterestMichael Delancey
- 2011UnforgettableAgent Robert Thorne
- 2010Blue BloodsBryce Helfond
- 2010SaltOne-Star General
- 2009The Good WifePalgrave Director
- 2009Taking ChanceSgt Mulcahy
- 2009Veronika Decides to DieGabriel Durant
- 2009Bride WarsColson
- 2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Doctor
- 2008An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County'Self
- 2006The Notorious Bettie PageMinister in Miami
- 2005Jonny ZeroStyles
- 2003TimequestJohn F. Kennedy
- 2001The Ponder HeartOvid Springer
- 2001The Cat's MeowGeorge Thomas
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentReverend Hale
- 2000Lost SoulsFather Thomas
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the BluesO'Bannion
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBlake Peters
- 1998The SiegeColonel Hardwick
- 1998One Tough CopFBI Agent Burt Payne
- 1998The Atrocity ExhibitionTravis Talbert
- 1998Fool's GoldJoe
- 1997The Devil's OwnEvan Stanley
- 1995Beyond RangoonMr. Scott
- 1995The Bridges of Madison CountyMichael Johnson
- 1995Just CauseSgt. Rogers
- 1995MelissaRick
- 1994Reunion
- 1994New York UndercoverDennis Fairchild
- 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StorySanger
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesO'Bannion
- 1991Bed & BreakfastAlex Caxton
- 1991DarrowJohn Fredericks
- 1991The Good PolicemanBurt Bortlesman
- 1990Law & OrderWilliam Cousins
- 1987Leg WorkSean Reese
- 1987Five CornersPoliceman
- 1984Miami ViceJerome Horowitz
- 1982American PlayhouseJohn Fredericks
- —Between Here and HomeSelf
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