Casablanca1943
As Major Heinrich Strasser
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Conrad Veidt
Born
Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German actor best remembered for his roles in films such as Different from the Others (1919), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), and The Man Who Laughs (1928). After a successful career in German silent film, where he was one of the best-paid stars of Ufa, he was forced to leave Germany in 1933 with his new Jewish wife after the Nazis came to power. They settled in Britain, where he participated in a number of films, including The Thief of Bagdad (1940), before emigrating to the United States around 1941, which lead to him having a supporting role in Casablanca (1942). From 1916 until his death, Veidt appeared in more than 100 films. One of his earliest performances was as the murderous somnambulist Cesare in director Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), a classic of German Expressionist cinema, with Werner Krauss and Lil Dagover. His starring role in The Man Who Laughs (1928), as a disfigured circus performer whose face is cut into a permanent grin, provided the (visual) inspiration for the Batman villain the Joker, created in 1940 by Bill Finger. Veidt also starred in other silent horror films such as The Hands of Orlac (1924), another film directed by Robert Wiene, The Student of Prague (1926) and Waxworks (1924) where he played Ivan the Terrible. Veidt also appeared in Magnus Hirschfeld's film Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others, 1919), one of the first films to sympathetically portray homosexuality, although the characters in it do not end up happily. He had a leading role in Germany's first talking picture, Das Land ohne Frauen (Land Without Women, 1929). He moved to Hollywood in the late 1920s and made a few films, but the advent of talking pictures and his difficulty with speaking English led him to return to Germany. During this period he lent his expertise to tutoring aspiring performers, one of whom was the later American character actress Lisa Golm.
Filmography (121)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari1920
As Cesare
TMDb 7.9 / 10
The Thief of Bagdad1940
As Jaffar
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Man Who Laughs1928
As Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
TMDb 7.3 / 10
A Woman's Face1941
As Torsten Barring
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Napoleon1927
As Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade
TMDb 7.8 / 10
All Through the Night1942
As Franz Ebbing
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Manolescu's Memoirs
Manolescu's Memoirs1920
As Manolescu
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Above Suspicion1943
As Hassert Seidel
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Whistling in the Dark1941
As Joseph Jones
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Dark Journey1937
As Baron Karl Von Marwitz
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Hands of Orlac1924
As Paul Orlac
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Lady Hamilton1921
As Lord Nelson
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute1974
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Nazi Agent1942
As Otto Becker / Baron Hugo von Detner
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Figures of the Night1920
As The clown
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Jew Süss1934
As Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Contraband1940
As Capt. Andersen
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Fear1917
As Indian Priest
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Bella Donna1934
As Mahmoud Baroudi
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Eerie Tales1919
As Der Tod / Various Other Roles
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Spy in Black1939
As Captain Ernst Hardt
TMDb 6.4 / 10
I Was a Spy1933
As Commandant Oberaertz
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Danton1921
As Minor Role (rumored)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Student of Prague1926
As Balduin, Student
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Escape1940
As General Kurt von Kolb
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Men in Her Life1941
As Stanislas Rosing
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Different from the Others1919
As Paul Körner
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand1920
As Christian Wahnschaffe
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Beloved Rogue1927
As King Louis XI
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Many Faces of Dracula2000
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 3.5 / 10
The Passing of the Third Floor Back1935
As The Stranger
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi1921
As Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Vito2011
As Self (archive)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Husbands or Lovers1924
As Der Liebhaber, ein Dichter
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Universal Horror1998
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Under the Red Robe1937
As Gil de Berault
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Colomba1918
As Henryk von Rhyn
The Only Girl1933
As Marquis de Pontignac
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Das Dreimäderlhaus1918
As Schober
Wahnsinn
Wahnsinn1919
As Bankier Lorenzen
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Tempête sur l'Asie1938
As Erich Keith
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur1921
As Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Schicksal
Schicksal1925
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Congress Dances1931
As Fürst Metternich
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Waxworks1924
As Ivan the Terrible
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Merry-Go-Round1920
As Petre Karvan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Other Side1931
As Hauptmann Stanhope
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rome Express1932
As Zurta
TMDb 6.1 / 10
King of the Damned1935
As Convict 83
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Moriturus1920
As Wilmos, sanatorium director
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Künstlerlaunen
Künstlerlaunen1920
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Last Performance1929
As Erik the Great
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Last Company1930
As Hauptmann Burk
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Black Hussar1932
As Captain Hansgeorg von Hochberg
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert1918
As Doktor Köstling
Paganini1923
As Niccolo Paganini
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Lucrezia Borgia1922
As Cesare Borgia
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Landstraße und Großstadt1921
As Raphael, der Geiger
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Man Who Committed the Murder1931
As Oberst Marquis de Sévigné
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Rasputin, Demon of the Women1932
As Grigori Rasputin
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon1921
As Christian Wahnschaffe
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Journey into the Night1921
As Der Maler
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Chess Player1938
As Le baron de Kempelen
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Opium1919
As Dr. Richard Armstrong Jr.
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Der Weg des Todes1917
Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft
Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft1921
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Story of Dida Ibsen1918
As Erik Norrensen
The Film in the Film1924
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Le Comte Kostia1925
As Comte Kostia
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod
Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod1919
The Head of Janus1920
As Dr. Warren
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Der Spion
Der Spion1917
As Steinau
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Around the World in 80 Days1919
As Phineas Fogg
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Liebestaumel
Liebestaumel1921
As Jalenko
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Das Geheimnis von Bombay1921
As Tossi
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Count of Cagliostro1920
As Minister
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Night of the Decision1931
As General Gregori Platoff
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Great Desire1930
As Himself
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Impetuous Youth1926
As Renées Vater
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Mystery of Bangalore1918
As Dinja
Love Is Blind1926
TMDb 10.0 / 10
F.P.11933
As Maj. Ellissen
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Japanese Woman1919
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad2008
As Jaffar (archival footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Flight in the Night1926
As Count di Nolli, Heinrich IV
The Wandering Jew1933
As Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore1921
As Hektor Dalmore
TMDb 7.0 / 10
People in Ecstasy1921
As Professor Munk
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Ingmar Inheritance1925
As Hellgum
TMDb 7.1 / 10
A Man's Past1927
As Paul La Roche
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Nocturno der Liebe
Nocturno der Liebe1919
As Frederic Chopin
Wenn Tote sprechen1917
As Richard von Worth
Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter1918
As Kramer
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Prostitution II1919
As Alfred Werner
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Wife's Crusade1926
As Der Staatsanwalt
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Evening – Night – Morning1920
As Brilburn - Maud's brother
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby1918
As Doktor Köstling
Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!1927
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Movie City of Hollywood
The Movie City of Hollywood1928
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Don Carlos und Elisabeth1924
As Don Carlos
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Die Nacht auf Goldenhall
Die Nacht auf Goldenhall1920
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Das Land ohne Frauen1929
As Dick Ashton
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Diary of a Lost Woman1918
As Dr. Julius
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Patience
Patience1920
As Sir Percy Parker
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Glanz gegen Glück
Glanz gegen Glück1923
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Love Storm1930
As Kingsley
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer1921
As Ivan
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Should We Be Silent?1926
As Paul Hartwig, Maler
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Prinz Kuckuck1919
As Carl Kraker
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Prostitution1919
As Alfred Werner
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Wilhelm Tell1923
As Hermann Gessler
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Wilhelm Tell
Wilhelm Tell1934
As Gessler
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Kurfürstendamm
Kurfürstendamm1920
As The devil
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Mexican
The Mexican1919
As Dr. von Dossen
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Die Augen der Welt
Die Augen der Welt1920
As Johannes Kay
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Two Brothers
Two Brothers1926
As Wenzel Schellenberg / Michael Schellenberg
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Die Okarina
Die Okarina1919
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Opfer der Gesellschaft
Opfer der Gesellschaft1919
Not of the Woman Born1918
As Satan
Filmography and biography: TMDb