Conrad Veidt

Acting · Born 1893-01-22 in Berlin, Germany

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…

Filmography

• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari as Cesare
• Casablanca as Major Heinrich Strasser
• The Hands of Orlac as Paul Orlac
• The Thief of Bagdad as Jaffar
• Above Suspicion as Hassert Seidel
• The Man Who Laughs as Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
• The Student of Prague as Balduin, Student
• Waxworks as Ivan the Terrible
• A Woman's Face as Torsten Barring
• Eerie Tales as Der Tod / Various Other Roles