Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1893-01-22
Deathday: 1943-04-03 (50 years old)

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Biography

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.

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Filmography

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Movies 108

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Conrad Veidt: My Life

Conrad Veidt: My Life (2019)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

Movie
(archive footage)
Universal Horror

Universal Horror (1998)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)

Movie
Hassert Seidel
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion (1943)

Movie
Major Heinrich Strasser
Casablanca

Casablanca (1943)

Movie
6.75
Otto Becker / Baron Hugo Von Detner
Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent (1942)

Movie
Ebbing
All Through the Night

All Through the Night (1942)

Movie
Stanislas Rosing
The Men in Her Life

The Men in Her Life (1941)

Movie
Joseph Jones
Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark (1941)

Movie
Torsten Barring
A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face (1941)

Movie
1
Jaffar
The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

Movie
General Kurt von Kolb
Escape

Escape (1940)

Movie
Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)

Movie
Capt. Andersen
Contraband

Contraband (1940)

Movie
Captain Ernst Hardt
The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black (1939)

Movie
Le baron de Kempelen
The Chess Player

The Chess Player (1938)

Movie
Erich Keith
Tempête sur l'Asie

Tempête sur l'Asie (1938)

Movie
Baron Karl Von Marwitz
Dark Journey

Dark Journey (1937)

Movie
Gil de Berault
Under the Red Robe

Under the Red Robe (1937)

Movie
Convict 83
King of the Damned

King of the Damned (1935)

Movie
The Stranger
The Passing of the Third Floor Back

The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)

Movie
Mahmoud Baroudi
Bella Donna

Bella Donna (1934)

Movie
Josef Süss Oppenheimer
Jew Süss

Jew Süss (1934)

Movie
Heinrich Gessler
Wilhelm Tell

Wilhelm Tell (1934)

Movie
Matathias
The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew (1933)

Movie
Commandant Oberaertz
I Was A Spy

I Was A Spy (1933)

Movie
Maj. Ellissen
F.P.1

F.P.1 (1933)

Movie
Marquis de Pontignac
The Only Girl

The Only Girl (1933)

Movie
Zurta
Rome Express

Rome Express (1932)

Movie
Rittmeister Hansgeorg von Hochberg
The Black Hussar

The Black Hussar (1932)

Movie
Grigori Rasputin
Rasputin, Demon of the Women

Rasputin, Demon of the Women (1932)

Movie
Prince Metternich
Congress Dances

Congress Dances (1931)

Movie
Hauptmann Stanhope
The Other Side

The Other Side (1931)

Movie
Prince Metternich
The Congress Dances

The Congress Dances (1931)

Movie
General Gregori Platoff
The Night of the Decision

The Night of the Decision (1931)

Movie
Marquis de Sévigné
The Man Who Committed the Murder

The Man Who Committed the Murder (1931)

Movie
Kingsley
The Love Storm

The Love Storm (1930)

Movie
Himself
The Great Longing

The Great Longing (1930)

Movie
Hauptmann Burk
The Last Company

The Last Company (1930)

Movie
Erik Goff aka Erik the Great
The Last Performance

The Last Performance (1929)

Movie
Dick Ashton, telegrapher
Das Land ohne Frauen

Das Land ohne Frauen (1929)

Movie
The Movie City of Hollywood

The Movie City of Hollywood (1928)

Movie
Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Movie
Actor
Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!

Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed! (1927)

Movie
Paul La Roche
A Man's Past

A Man's Past (1927)

Movie
Louis XI
The Beloved Rogue

The Beloved Rogue (1927)

Movie
Count di Nolli, Heinrich IV
The Flight in the Night

The Flight in the Night (1926)

Movie
Balduin, ein Student
The Student of Prague

The Student of Prague (1926)

Movie
Dr. Lamare
Liebe macht blind

Liebe macht blind (1926)

Movie
Paul Hartwig, Maler
Should We Be Silent?

Should We Be Silent? (1926)

Movie
Wenzel Schellenberg / Michael Schellenberg
Two Brothers

Two Brothers (1926)

Movie
Renées Vater
Impetuous Youth

Impetuous Youth (1926)

Movie
Der Staatsanwalt
The Wife's Crusade

The Wife's Crusade (1926)

Movie
Hellgum
The Ingmar Inheritance

The Ingmar Inheritance (1925)

Movie
Comte Kostia
Le Comte Kostia

Le Comte Kostia (1925)

Movie
Graf L. M. Vranna
Schicksal

Schicksal (1925)

Movie
Der Liebhaber, ein Dichter
Husbands or Lovers

Husbands or Lovers (1924)

Movie
Ivan the Terrible
Waxworks

Waxworks (1924)

Movie
Paul Orlac
The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac (1924)

Movie
Himself
The Film in the Film

The Film in the Film (1924)

Movie
Don Carlos
Don Carlos und Elisabeth

Don Carlos und Elisabeth (1924)

Movie
Hermann Gessler
Wilhelm Tell

Wilhelm Tell (1923)

Movie
Nicolo Paganini
Paganini

Paganini (1923)

Movie
Cesare Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia (1922)

Movie
Ayan III, the Maharajah of Bengal
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Bengal

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Bengal (1921)

Movie
Ayan III / Fürst von Eschnapur / The Majarajah of Bengal
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yogi

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yogi (1921)

Movie
Lord Nelson
Lady Hamilton

Lady Hamilton (1921)

Movie
Christian Wahnschaffe
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon

Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon (1921)

Movie
Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft

Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft (1921)

Movie
Hektor Dalmore
Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore

Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore (1921)

Movie
Jalenko, the Gypsy
Liebestaumel

Liebestaumel (1921)

Movie
Ivan - A young Russian dancer
Desire

Desire (1921)

Movie
Der Maler
Journey Into the Night

Journey Into the Night (1921)

Movie
Professor Munk, Komponist
Menschen im Rausch

Menschen im Rausch (1921)

Movie
Tossi
Das Geheimnis von Bombay

Das Geheimnis von Bombay (1921)

Movie
The Minister
The Count of Cagliostro

The Count of Cagliostro (1920)

Movie
Christian Wahnschaffe
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand

Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand (1920)

Movie
Manolescu
Manolescu's Memoirs

Manolescu's Memoirs (1920)

Movie
Brilburn - Maud's brother
Evening - Night - Morning

Evening - Night - Morning (1920)

Movie
Actor
Moriturus

Moriturus (1920)

Movie
Dr. Warren / Mr. O'Connor
The Head of Janus

The Head of Janus (1920)

Movie
Teufel
Kurfürstendamm

Kurfürstendamm (1920)

Movie
Sir Percy Parker
Patience

Patience (1920)

Movie
Cesare
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Movie
5.48
Peter Karvan
Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang

Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang (1920)

Movie
Adalbert Semilasso, the Comedian
Figures of the Night

Figures of the Night (1920)

Movie
Der Tod (framing story) / The stranger (ep.1) / The assassin (ep.2)
Eerie Tales

Eerie Tales (1919)

Movie
Bankier Lorenzen
Wahnsinn

Wahnsinn (1919)

Movie
Karl Kraker
Prinz Kuckuck

Prinz Kuckuck (1919)

Movie
Alfred Werner
Prostitution II

Prostitution II (1919)

Movie
Paul Körner
Different from the Others

Different from the Others (1919)

Movie
Phineas Fogg
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days (1919)

Movie
Alfred Werner
Prostitution

Prostitution (1919)

Movie
Dr. Richard Armstrong Jr.
Opium

Opium (1919)

Movie
Doktor Friedrich Köstling
Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby

Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby (1918)

Movie
Erik Norrensen
The Story of Dida Ibsen

The Story of Dida Ibsen (1918)

Movie
Herr Kramer
Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter

Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter (1918)

Movie
Doktor Friedrich Köstling
Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert

Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert (1918)

Movie
Colomba

Colomba (1918)

Movie
Dr. Julius
Diary of a Lost Woman

Diary of a Lost Woman (1918)

Movie
Satan
Not of the Woman Born

Not of the Woman Born (1918)

Movie
Baron Schober
Das Dreimäderlhaus

Das Dreimäderlhaus (1918)

Movie
Dinja
Das Rätsel von Bangalor

Das Rätsel von Bangalor (1918)

Movie
Steinau
Der Spion

Der Spion (1917)

Movie
Richard von Worth
Wenn Tote sprechen

Wenn Tote sprechen (1917)

Movie
Indian Priest
Fear

Fear (1917)

Movie
Rolf
Der Weg des Todes

Der Weg des Todes (1917)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1893-01-22

Deathday
1943-04-03 (50 years old)

Birth Name
Hans Walter Conrad Veidt

Birth Place
Berlin, Germany

Relationships
Gussy Holl (1918-01-01 - 1922-01-01)

Citizenships
German Empire, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Veidt, Hans Walter Conrad Veidt


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