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Conrad Veidt‌

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Conrad Veidt

Berlin, Germany

Conrad Veidt

Berlin, Germany

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1893-01-22

Popularity

star5.5

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.

Movie Credits

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari‌
star7.9
calendar 1920

Casablanca

Casablanca‌
star8.2
calendar 1943

The Head of Janus

The Head of Janus‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Wenn Tote sprechen

Wenn Tote sprechen‌
star0.0
calendar 1917

The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac‌
star6.8
calendar 1924

Desire

Desire‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad‌
star7.1
calendar 1940

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion‌
star6.4
calendar 1943

The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs‌
star7.3
calendar 1928

The Student of Prague

The Student of Prague‌
star6.6
calendar 1926

Wahnsinn

Wahnsinn‌
star0.0
calendar 1919

Waxworks

Waxworks‌
star6.4
calendar 1924

A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face‌
star7.0
calendar 1941

Eerie Tales

Eerie Tales‌
star5.5
calendar 1919

All Through the Night

All Through the Night‌
star6.9
calendar 1942

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute‌
star7.7
calendar 1974

Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent‌
star6.6
calendar 1942

Schicksal

Schicksal‌
star0.0
calendar 1925

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark‌
star5.8
calendar 1941

Dark Journey

Dark Journey‌
star6.4
calendar 1937

The Spy in Black

The Spy in Black‌
star6.3
calendar 1939

Liebe macht blind

Liebe macht blind‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

The Last Performance

The Last Performance‌
star6.3
calendar 1929

The Night of the Decision

The Night of the Decision‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Contraband

Contraband‌
star6.9
calendar 1940

The Beloved Rogue

The Beloved Rogue‌
star7.0
calendar 1927

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

The Passing of the Third Floor Back‌
star7.6
calendar 1935

Escape

Escape‌
star7.4
calendar 1940

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula‌
star5.0
calendar 2000

Under the Red Robe

Under the Red Robe‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Rome Express

Rome Express‌
star6.2
calendar 1932

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew‌
star7.6
calendar 1933

Jew Süss

Jew Süss‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

The Ingmar Inheritance

The Ingmar Inheritance‌
star7.2
calendar 1925

Husbands or Lovers

Husbands or Lovers‌
star5.3
calendar 1924

Fear

Fear‌
star5.4
calendar 1917

Journey into the Night

Journey into the Night‌
star5.9
calendar 1921

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yogi

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yogi‌
star5.5
calendar 1921

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Bengal

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Bengal‌
star5.9
calendar 1921

Wilhelm Tell

Wilhelm Tell‌
star5.2
calendar 1923

I Was A Spy

I Was A Spy‌
star5.5
calendar 1933

The Flight in the Night

The Flight in the Night‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

The Only Girl

The Only Girl‌
star6.0
calendar 1933

The Chess Player

The Chess Player‌
star4.7
calendar 1938

Different from the Others

Different from the Others‌
star6.8
calendar 1919

The Congress Dances

The Congress Dances‌
star7.2
calendar 1931

The Black Hussar

The Black Hussar‌
star6.5
calendar 1932

Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia‌
star4.4
calendar 1922

Should We Be Silent?

Should We Be Silent?‌
star5.0
calendar 1926

The Wife's Crusade

The Wife's Crusade‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

Wilhelm Tell

Wilhelm Tell‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

Menschen im Rausch

Menschen im Rausch‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

The Love Storm

The Love Storm‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Patience

Patience‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

F.P.1

F.P.1‌
star6.4
calendar 1933

Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang

Der Reigen - Ein Werdegang‌
star5.0
calendar 1920

King of the Damned

King of the Damned‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

Not of the Woman Born

Not of the Woman Born‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad‌
star7.0
calendar 2008

Congress Dances

Congress Dances‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Prostitution

Prostitution‌
star0.0
calendar 1919

The Great Longing

The Great Longing‌
star6.0
calendar 1930

Two Brothers

Two Brothers‌
star4.7
calendar 1926

Rasputin, Demon of the Women

Rasputin, Demon of the Women‌
star7.5
calendar 1932

Landstraße und Großstadt

Landstraße und Großstadt‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

The Last Company

The Last Company‌
star5.7
calendar 1930

The Man Who Committed the Murder

The Man Who Committed the Murder‌
star5.2
calendar 1931

Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod

Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod‌
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calendar 1919

Die Mexikanerin

Die Mexikanerin‌
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calendar 1919

Die Japanerin

Die Japanerin‌
star0.0
calendar 1919

Nocturno der Liebe

Nocturno der Liebe‌
star0.0
calendar 1919

Opfer der Gesellschaft

Opfer der Gesellschaft‌
star0.0
calendar 1919

Tempête sur l'Asie

Tempête sur l'Asie‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

The Men in Her Life

The Men in Her Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1941

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound‌
star6.7
calendar 1940

The Other Side

The Other Side‌
star7.0
calendar 1931

Napoleon

Napoleon‌
star7.8
calendar 1927

Lady Hamilton

Lady Hamilton‌
star5.8
calendar 1921

Figures of the Night

Figures of the Night‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Der Spion

Der Spion‌
star0.0
calendar 1917

Kurfürstendamm

Kurfürstendamm‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Impetuous Youth

Impetuous Youth‌
star6.7
calendar 1926

Prostitution II

Prostitution II‌
star0.0
calendar 1919

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days‌
star5.5
calendar 1919

Bella Donna

Bella Donna‌
star3.5
calendar 1934

Manolescu's Memoirs

Manolescu's Memoirs‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand

Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon

Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

Opium

Opium‌
star6.2
calendar 1919

Don Carlos und Elisabeth

Don Carlos und Elisabeth‌
star6.0
calendar 1924

Paganini

Paganini‌
star0.0
calendar 1923

A Man's Past

A Man's Past‌
star6.0
calendar 1927

The Film in the Film

The Film in the Film‌
star7.5
calendar 1924

Diary of a Lost Woman

Diary of a Lost Woman‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

The Story of Dida Ibsen

The Story of Dida Ibsen‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft

Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

Colomba

Colomba‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

Liebestaumel

Liebestaumel‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

The Count of Cagliostro

The Count of Cagliostro‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Prinz Kuckuck

Prinz Kuckuck‌
star0.0
calendar 1919

Das Geheimnis von Bombay

Das Geheimnis von Bombay‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

Moriturus

Moriturus‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Das Land ohne Frauen

Das Land ohne Frauen‌
star0.0
calendar 1929

Le Comte Kostia

Le Comte Kostia‌
star0.0
calendar 1925

Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!

Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!‌
star5.4
calendar 1927

Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore

Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore‌
star6.0
calendar 1921

Der Weg des Todes

Der Weg des Todes‌
star0.0
calendar 1917

Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert

Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby

Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

Evening - Night - Morning

Evening - Night - Morning‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Das Dreimäderlhaus

Das Dreimäderlhaus‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter

Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

Das Rätsel von Bangalor

Das Rätsel von Bangalor‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

The Movie City of Hollywood

The Movie City of Hollywood‌
star6.0
calendar 1928

Universal Horror

Universal Horror‌
star7.2
calendar 1998

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