Conrad Veidt

    Conrad Veidt

    Acting

    January 22, 1893
    Died April 3, 1943 (50 years old)
    Berlin, Germany

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    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 ...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Vito

    Vito

    2011

    as Self (archive)

    7

    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    2008

    as Jaffar (archival footage)

    7
    The Many Faces of Dracula

    The Many Faces of Dracula

    2000

    as Self (archive footage)

    3.5
    Universal Horror

    Universal Horror

    1998

    as (archive footage)

    7.1

    The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

    1974

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.7
    Casablanca

    Casablanca

    1943

    as Major Heinrich Strasser

    8.1
    Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

    1943

    as Hassert Seidel

    6.2
    All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

    1942

    as Franz Ebbing

    6.7
    Nazi Agent

    Nazi Agent

    1942

    as Otto Becker / Baron Hugo von Detner

    6.6
    A Woman's Face

    A Woman's Face

    1941

    as Torsten Barring

    6.8
    Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

    1941

    as Joseph Jones

    5.9
    The Men in Her Life

    The Men in Her Life

    1941

    as Stanislas Rosing

    6.7
    The Thief of Bagdad

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940

    as Jaffar

    7.1
    Contraband

    Contraband

    1940

    as Capt. Andersen

    7.1
    Escape

    Escape

    1940

    as General Kurt von Kolb

    7.5
    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    1940

    as Self

    6.8
    The Spy in Black

    The Spy in Black

    1939

    as Captain Ernst Hardt

    6.4
    The Chess Player

    The Chess Player

    1938

    as Le baron de Kempelen

    5.3
    Tempête sur l'Asie

    Tempête sur l'Asie

    1938

    as Erich Keith

    9
    Dark Journey

    Dark Journey

    1937

    as Baron Karl Von Marwitz

    6.5
    Under the Red Robe

    Under the Red Robe

    1937

    as Gil de Berault

    6.8
    The Passing of the Third Floor Back

    The Passing of the Third Floor Back

    1935

    as The Stranger

    7.8
    King of the Damned

    King of the Damned

    1935

    as Convict 83

    7
    Jew Süss

    Jew Süss

    1934

    as Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer

    5.7

    Wilhelm Tell

    1934

    as Gessler

    6
    Bella Donna

    Bella Donna

    1934

    as Mahmoud Baroudi

    3.8
    The Wandering Jew

    The Wandering Jew

    1933

    as Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios

    7.4
    I Was a Spy

    I Was a Spy

    1933

    as Commandant Oberaertz

    6.4
    The Only Girl

    The Only Girl

    1933

    as Marquis de Pontignac

    6.2
    F.P.1

    F.P.1

    1933

    as Maj. Ellissen

    6.6
    Rome Express

    Rome Express

    1932

    as Zurta

    6.1
    The Black Hussar

    The Black Hussar

    1932

    as Captain Hansgeorg von Hochberg

    6.7
    Rasputin, Demon of the Women

    Rasputin, Demon of the Women

    1932

    as Grigori Rasputin

    8.3
    The Night of the Decision

    The Night of the Decision

    1931

    as General Gregori Platoff

    7
    Congress Dances

    Congress Dances

    1931

    as Fürst Metternich

    7.2
    The Man Who Committed the Murder

    The Man Who Committed the Murder

    1931

    as Oberst Marquis de Sévigné

    5.8
    The Other Side

    The Other Side

    1931

    as Hauptmann Stanhope

    7
    The Love Storm

    The Love Storm

    1930

    as Kingsley

    10
    The Great Desire

    The Great Desire

    1930

    as Himself

    7.7
    The Last Company

    The Last Company

    1930

    as Hauptmann Burk

    6.8
    The Last Performance

    The Last Performance

    1929

    as Erik the Great

    6.5
    Das Land ohne Frauen

    Das Land ohne Frauen

    1929

    as Dick Ashton

    10
    The Man Who Laughs

    The Man Who Laughs

    1928

    as Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie

    7.3

    The Movie City of Hollywood

    1928

    as Self

    7
    The Beloved Rogue

    The Beloved Rogue

    1927

    as King Louis XI

    6.9
    Napoleon

    Napoleon

    1927

    as Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade

    7.8
    A Man's Past

    A Man's Past

    1927

    as Paul La Roche

    6.5
    Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!

    Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!

    1927

    5.8
    The Student of Prague

    The Student of Prague

    1926

    as Balduin, Student

    6.6
    Love Is Blind

    Love Is Blind

    1926

    10
    The Flight in the Night

    The Flight in the Night

    1926

    as Count di Nolli, Heinrich IV

    Should We Be Silent?

    Should We Be Silent?

    1926

    as Paul Hartwig, Maler

    6
    The Wife's Crusade

    The Wife's Crusade

    1926

    as Der Staatsanwalt

    7

    Two Brothers

    1926

    as Wenzel Schellenberg / Michael Schellenberg

    5.3
    Impetuous Youth

    Impetuous Youth

    1926

    as Renées Vater

    6.8

    Schicksal

    1925

    10
    The Ingmar Inheritance

    The Ingmar Inheritance

    1925

    as Hellgum

    7.1
    Le Comte Kostia

    Le Comte Kostia

    1925

    as Comte Kostia

    9
    The Hands of Orlac

    The Hands of Orlac

    1924

    as Paul Orlac

    6.9
    Waxworks

    Waxworks

    1924

    as Ivan the Terrible

    6.4
    Husbands or Lovers

    Husbands or Lovers

    1924

    as Der Liebhaber, ein Dichter

    5.6
    Don Carlos und Elisabeth

    Don Carlos und Elisabeth

    1924

    as Don Carlos

    8
    The Film in the Film

    The Film in the Film

    1924

    as Self

    7.3
    Wilhelm Tell

    Wilhelm Tell

    1923

    as Hermann Gessler

    5.8
    Paganini

    Paganini

    1923

    as Niccolo Paganini

    7

    Glanz gegen Glück

    1923

    8
    Lucrezia Borgia

    Lucrezia Borgia

    1922

    as Cesare Borgia

    5.1
    Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer

    Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer

    1921

    as Ivan

    8
    Journey into the Night

    Journey into the Night

    1921

    as Der Maler

    6.1
    The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi

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

    1921

    as Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur

    5.7
    The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur

    The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur

    1921

    as Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur

    6
    People in Ecstasy

    People in Ecstasy

    1921

    as Professor Munk

    8
    Landstraße und Großstadt

    Landstraße und Großstadt

    1921

    as Raphael, der Geiger

    7
    Lady Hamilton

    Lady Hamilton

    1921

    as Lord Nelson

    5.9
    Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon

    Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon

    1921

    as Christian Wahnschaffe

    7

    Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft

    1921

    10

    Liebestaumel

    1921

    as Jalenko

    5.5
    Das Geheimnis von Bombay

    Das Geheimnis von Bombay

    1921

    as Tossi

    7
    Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore

    Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore

    1921

    as Hektor Dalmore

    7
    Danton

    Danton

    1921

    as Minor Role (rumored)

    6.5
    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    1920

    as Cesare

    7.9
    The Head of Janus

    The Head of Janus

    1920

    as Dr. Warren

    9

    Patience

    1920

    as Sir Percy Parker

    8
    The Merry-Go-Round

    The Merry-Go-Round

    1920

    as Petre Karvan

    7
    Figures of the Night

    Figures of the Night

    1920

    as The clown

    10

    Kurfürstendamm

    1920

    as The devil

    10

    Manolescu's Memoirs

    1920

    as Manolescu

    9
    Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand

    Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand

    1920

    as Christian Wahnschaffe

    10
    The Count of Cagliostro

    The Count of Cagliostro

    1920

    as Minister

    8
    Moriturus

    Moriturus

    1920

    as Wilmos, sanatorium director

    7
    Evening – Night – Morning

    Evening – Night – Morning

    1920

    as Brilburn - Maud's brother

    10

    Künstlerlaunen

    1920

    9

    Die Augen der Welt

    1920

    as Johannes Kay

    9

    Die Nacht auf Goldenhall

    1920

    9

    Wahnsinn

    1919

    as Bankier Lorenzen

    10
    Eerie Tales

    Eerie Tales

    1919

    as Der Tod / Various Other Roles

    5.5
    Different from the Others

    Different from the Others

    1919

    as Paul Körner

    7.1
    Prostitution

    Prostitution

    1919

    as Alfred Werner

    8

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

    1919

    The Mexican

    1919

    as Dr. von Dossen

    8
    The Japanese Woman

    The Japanese Woman

    1919

    8

    Nocturno der Liebe

    1919

    as Frederic Chopin

    Opfer der Gesellschaft

    1919

    Prostitution II

    Prostitution II

    1919

    as Alfred Werner

    7
    Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

    1919

    as Phineas Fogg

    6.3
    Opium

    Opium

    1919

    as Dr. Richard Armstrong Jr.

    7.1
    Prinz Kuckuck

    Prinz Kuckuck

    1919

    as Carl Kraker

    9

    Die Okarina

    1919

    10
    Not of the Woman Born

    Not of the Woman Born

    1918

    as Satan

    Diary of a Lost Woman

    Diary of a Lost Woman

    1918

    as Dr. Julius

    6
    The Story of Dida Ibsen

    The Story of Dida Ibsen

    1918

    as Erik Norrensen

    Colomba

    Colomba

    1918

    as Henryk von Rhyn

    Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert

    Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert

    1918

    as Doktor Köstling

    Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby

    Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby

    1918

    as Doktor Köstling

    Das Dreimäderlhaus

    Das Dreimäderlhaus

    1918

    as Schober

    Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter

    Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter

    1918

    as Kramer

    10
    The Mystery of Bangalore

    The Mystery of Bangalore

    1918

    as Dinja

    Wenn Tote sprechen

    Wenn Tote sprechen

    1917

    as Richard von Worth

    Fear

    Fear

    1917

    as Indian Priest

    5.3

    Der Spion

    1917

    as Steinau

    7.5
    Der Weg des Todes

    Der Weg des Todes

    1917