Victor Slezak
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
Prominent works featuring Victor Slezak
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Salt
The Blacklist
Law & Order
Homeland
Bride Wars
Abduction
Blindspot
Person of Interest
That Awkward Moment
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (78 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Take Me Home | Bob | Movie | 2026 |
 | Babygirl | Mr. Missel | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Order | Richard Butler | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Independent | President Archer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Out of the Blue | Richard Chambers | Movie | 2022 |
 | Worth | John Ashcroft | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Glorias | Editor NY Times Magazine | Movie | 2020 |
 | Hunters | Wernher von Braun | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Report | Senator Jay Rockefeller | Movie | 2019 |
 | NOS4A2 | Horace Haber | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Land of Steady Habits | Wes Thompson | Movie | 2018 |
 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Joe Mueller | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Succession | Senator Roberts | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The OA | Kevin Harris | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Bull | Eric Godford | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Mulberry Bush | Bill | Movie | 2016 |
 | Billions | Gary Bogard | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Blindspot | General Mark Sheridan | TV Series | 2015 |
 | A Rising Tide | Alek Rama | Movie | 2015 |
 | Billy & Billie | James Jones | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Madam Secretary | Vlad Diacov | TV Series | 2014 |
 | That Awkward Moment | Older Gentleman | Movie | 2014 |
 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Marshal of the Court | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Blacklist | Henry Krueger | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Maxwell Underwood | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Americans | Colonel Rennhull | TV Series | 2013 |
| The Americans | Lyle Rennhull | TV Series | 2013 |
 | 666 Park Avenue | Daniel Stone | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Too Big to Fail | Greg Curl | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hell on Wheels | Ulysses S. Grant | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Homeland | Warden Jack Pritchard | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Abduction | Tom Shealy | Movie | 2011 |
 | Person of Interest | Michael Delancey | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Unforgettable | Agent Robert Thorne | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Blue Bloods | Bryce Helfond | TV Series | 2010 |
| Blue Bloods | Chief of Intel | TV Series | 2010 |
| Blue Bloods | Inter Chief | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Salt | One-Star General | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Good Wife | Palgrave Director | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Taking Chance | Sgt Mulcahy | Movie | 2009 |
 | Veronika Decides to Die | Gabriel Durant | Movie | 2009 |
 | Bride Wars | Colson | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Doctor | Movie | 2008 |
 | An Old Fashioned Love Story: Making 'The Bridges of Madison County' | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Notorious Bettie Page | Minister in Miami | Movie | 2006 |
 | Jonny Zero | Styles | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Cat's Meow | George Thomas | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Ponder Heart | Ovid Springer | Movie | 2001 |
 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Reverend Hale | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Lost Souls | Father Thomas | Movie | 2000 |
 | Timequest | John F. Kennedy | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues | O'Bannion | Movie | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Blake Peters | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Siege | Colonel Hardwick | Movie | 1998 |
 | One Tough Cop | FBI Agent Burt Payne | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Atrocity Exhibition | Travis Talbert | Movie | 1998 |
| Fool's Gold | Joe | Movie | 1998 | |
 | The Devil's Own | Evan Stanley | Movie | 1997 |
 | Beyond Rangoon | Mr. Scott | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Bridges of Madison County | Michael Johnson | Movie | 1995 |
 | Just Cause | Sgt. Rogers | Movie | 1995 |
 | Melissa | Rick | Movie | 1995 |
 | Reunion | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
 | New York Undercover | Dennis Fairchild | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Sanger | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | O'Bannion | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Bed & Breakfast | Alex Caxton | Movie | 1991 |
 | Darrow | John Fredericks | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Good Policeman | Burt Bortlesman | Movie | 1991 |
 | Law & Order | William Cousins | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Steven Green | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Jeffery Arbaugh | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Philip Andrews | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Leg Work | Sean Reese | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Five Corners | Policeman | Movie | 1987 |
 | Miami Vice | Jerome Horowitz | TV Series | 1984 |
 | American Playhouse | John Fredericks | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Between Here and Home | Self | Movie | — |