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Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Acting·1893–1943·99 films

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

Filmography

Casablanca
Casablanca (1943)Major Heinrich Strasser
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)Cesare
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)Jaffar
The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs (1928)Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
Napoleon
Napoleon (1927)Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac (1924)Paul Orlac
A Woman's Face
A Woman's Face (1941)Torsten Barring
All Through the Night
All Through the Night (1942)Franz Ebbing
Waxworks
Waxworks (1924)Ivan the Terrible
The Spy in Black
The Spy in Black (1939)Captain Ernst Hardt
Different from the Others
Different from the Others (1919)Paul Körner
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion (1943)Hassert Seidel
Dark Journey
Dark Journey (1937)Baron Karl Von Marwitz
The Student of Prague
The Student of Prague (1926)Balduin, Student
Eerie Tales
Eerie Tales (1919)Der Tod / Various Other Roles
Rome Express
Rome Express (1932)Zurta
Contraband
Contraband (1940)Capt. Andersen
Journey into the Night
Journey into the Night (1921)Der Maler
Universal Horror
Universal Horror (1998)(archive footage)
The Beloved Rogue
The Beloved Rogue (1927)King Louis XI
Congress Dances
Congress Dances (1931)Fürst Metternich
Escape
Escape (1940)General Kurt von Kolb
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark (1941)Joseph Jones
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi (1921)Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur
Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent (1942)Otto Becker / Baron Hugo von Detner
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur (1921)Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur
Vito
Vito (2011)Self (archive)
The Last Performance
The Last Performance (1929)Erik the Great
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)The Stranger
Fear
Fear (1917)Indian Priest
F.P.1
F.P.1 (1933)Maj. Ellissen
Husbands or Lovers
Husbands or Lovers (1924)Der Liebhaber, ein Dichter
Under the Red Robe
Under the Red Robe (1937)Gil de Berault
Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia (1922)Cesare Borgia
Opium
Opium (1919)Dr. Richard Armstrong Jr.
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)Self
Jew Süss
Jew Süss (1934)Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew (1933)Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios
The Men in Her Life
The Men in Her Life (1941)Stanislas Rosing
Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!
Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed! (1927)
I Was a Spy
I Was a Spy (1933)Commandant Oberaertz
The Last Company
The Last Company (1930)Hauptmann Burk
Wilhelm Tell
Wilhelm Tell (1923)Hermann Gessler
The Chess Player
The Chess Player (1938)Le baron de Kempelen
Lady Hamilton
Lady Hamilton (1921)Lord Nelson
The Only Girl
The Only Girl (1933)Marquis de Pontignac
The Man Who Committed the Murder
The Man Who Committed the Murder (1931)Oberst Marquis de Sévigné
Danton
Danton (1921)Minor Role (rumored)
Bella Donna
Bella Donna (1934)Mahmoud Baroudi
King of the Damned
King of the Damned (1935)Convict 83
The Ingmar Inheritance
The Ingmar Inheritance (1925)Hellgum
Impetuous Youth
Impetuous Youth (1926)Renées Vater
The Great Passion
The Great Passion (1930)Himself
The Other Side
The Other Side (1931)Hauptmann Stanhope
The Black Hussar
The Black Hussar (1932)Captain Hansgeorg von Hochberg
Rasputin, Demon of the Women
Rasputin, Demon of the Women (1932)Grigori Rasputin
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1919)Phineas Fogg
A Man's Past
A Man's Past (1927)Paul La Roche
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)Self (archive footage)
The Film in the Film
The Film in the Film (1924)Self
Should We Be Silent?
Should We Be Silent? (1926)Paul Hartwig, Maler
Don Carlos und Elisabeth
Don Carlos und Elisabeth (1924)Don Carlos
Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore
Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore (1921)Hektor Dalmore
The Merry-Go-Round
The Merry-Go-Round (1920)Petre Karvan
The Head of Janus
The Head of Janus (1920)Dr. Warren
Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer
Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer (1921)Ivan
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand
Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand (1920)Christian Wahnschaffe
Prostitution
Prostitution (1919)Alfred Werner
The Flight in the Night
The Flight in the Night (1926)Count di Nolli, Heinrich IV
Evening – Night – Morning
Evening – Night – Morning (1920)Brilburn - Maud's brother
The Japanese Woman
The Japanese Woman (1919)
Tempête sur l'Asie
Tempête sur l'Asie (1938)Erich Keith
The Wife's Crusade
The Wife's Crusade (1926)Der Staatsanwalt
Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter
Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter (1918)Kramer
Figures of the Night
Figures of the Night (1920)The clown
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon
Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon (1921)Christian Wahnschaffe
Das Geheimnis von Bombay
Das Geheimnis von Bombay (1921)Tossi
Landstraße und Großstadt
Landstraße und Großstadt (1921)Raphael, der Geiger
The Love Storm
The Love Storm (1930)Kingsley
People in Ecstasy
People in Ecstasy (1921)Professor Munk
Paganini
Paganini (1923)Niccolo Paganini
Diary of a Lost Woman
Diary of a Lost Woman (1918)Dr. Julius
Moriturus
Moriturus (1920)Wilmos, sanatorium director
Love Is Blind
Love Is Blind (1926)
Das Land ohne Frauen
Das Land ohne Frauen (1929)Dick Ashton
Prostitution II
Prostitution II (1919)Alfred Werner
Prinz Kuckuck
Prinz Kuckuck (1919)Carl Kraker
The Count of Cagliostro
The Count of Cagliostro (1920)Minister
The Night of the Decision
The Night of the Decision (1931)General Gregori Platoff
Le Comte Kostia
Le Comte Kostia (1925)Comte Kostia
Wenn Tote sprechen
Wenn Tote sprechen (1917)Richard von Worth
Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert
Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert (1918)Doktor Köstling
The Mystery of Bangalore
The Mystery of Bangalore (1918)Dinja
Der Weg des Todes
Der Weg des Todes (1917)
The Story of Dida Ibsen
The Story of Dida Ibsen (1918)Erik Norrensen
Das Dreimäderlhaus
Das Dreimäderlhaus (1918)Schober
Not of the Woman Born
Not of the Woman Born (1918)Satan
Colomba
Colomba (1918)Henryk von Rhyn
Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby
Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby (1918)Doktor Köstling