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Conrad Veidt (1893–1943)

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Conrad Veidt attended the Sophiengymnasium (secondary school) in the Schoeneberg district of Berlin, and graduated without a diploma in 1912, last in his class of 13. Conrad liked animals, theater, cinema, fast cars, pastries, thunderstorms, gardening, swimming and golfing. He disliked heights, flying... See full bio »

Born:

Hans Walter Conrad Weidt
in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Died:

(age 50) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Mary Morris and Conrad Veidt in The Thief of Bagdad
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1943 Above Suspicion
Hassert Seidel
 
1942 Casablanca
Major Heinrich Strasser
 
1942 Nazi Agent
Otto Becker/Baron Hugo Von Detner
 
1941 All Through the Night
Ebbing
 
1941 The Men in Her Life
Stanislas Rosing
 
1941 Whistling in the Dark
Joseph Jones
 
1941 A Woman's Face
Torsten Barring
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad
Jaffar
 
1940 Escape
General Kurt von Kolb
 
1940 Blackout
Capt. Andersen
 
1939 The Spy in Black
Captain Hardt
 
1938 The Devil Is an Empress
Le baron de Kempelen
 
1938 Tempête sur l'Asie
Erich Keith
 
1937 Under the Red Robe
Gil de Berault
 
1937 Dark Journey
Baron Karl Von Marwitz
 
1935 King of the Damned
Convict 83
 
1935 The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Stranger
 
1934 Power
Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer
 
1934 The Legend of William Tell
Gessler
 
1934 Bella Donna
Mahmoud Baroudi
 
1934/II They'll Never Surrender
Gessler
 
1933/I The Wandering Jew
Matathias
 
1933 I Was a Spy
Commandant Oberaertz
 
1933 F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer
Maj. Ellissen
 
1933 Ich und die Kaiserin
Marquis de Pontignac
 
1932 Rome Express
Zurta
 
1932 Der schwarze Husar
Rittmeister Hansgeorg von Hochberg
 
1932 The Congress Dances
Prince Metternich
 
1932 Rasputin, Demon with Women
Grigori Rasputin
 
1931 Die andere Seite
Hauptmann Stanhope
 
1931 Der Kongreß tanzt
Prince Metternich
 
1931 Die Nacht der Entscheidung
General Gregori Platoff
 
1931 Der Mann, der den Mord beging
Marquis de Sévigné
 
1930 The Love Storm
Kingsley
 
1930 Thirteen Men and a Girl
Hauptmann Burk
 
1929 Bride 68
Dick Ashton, telegrapher
 
1928 The Man Who Laughs
Gwynplaine
 
1927 Gesetze der Liebe
 
1927 The Last Performance
Erik the Great
 
1927 A Man's Past
Paul La Roche
 
1927 The Beloved Rogue
King Louis XI
 
1926 Die Flucht in die Nacht
Heinrich IV
 
1926 The Man Who Cheated Life
Balduin, ein Student
 
1926 Kreuzzug des Weibes
Der Staatsanwalt
 
1926 Dürfen wir schweigen?
Paul Hartwig, Maler
 
1926 Liebe macht blind
Dr. Lamare
 
1926 Die Brüder Schellenberg
Wenzel Schellenberg/Michael Schellenberg
 
1926 Impetuous Youth
Renées Vater
 
1925 Ingmarsarvet
Hellgum
 
1925 Schicksal
Graf L. M. Vranna
 
1925 Le comte Kostia
Comte Kostia
 
1924 Husbands or Lovers
Der Liebhaber, ein Dichter
 
1924 Waxworks
Ivan the Terrible
 
1924 The Hands of Orlac
Orlac
 
1924 Temperamental Artist
Arpad, her child
 
1924 Carlos and Elisabeth
Don Carlos
 
1923 Wilhelm Tell
Hermann Gessler
 
1923 Paganini
Nicolo Paganini
 
1923 Bride of Vengeance
Cesare Borgia
 
1923 Glanz gegen Glück
The Count
 
1922 Lucrezia Borgia
Cesare Borgia
 
1921 Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft
Hendryck Overland
 
1921 Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth
Ayan III/Fürst von Eschnapur/The Majarajah of Bengal
 
1921 Lady Hamilton
Lord Nelson
 
1921 Danton
 
1921 Landstraße und Großstadt
Raphael, der Geiger
 
1921 Christian Wahnschaffe, 2. Teil - Die Flucht aus dem goldenen Kerker
Christian Wahnschaffe
 
1921 Desire
Ivan - A young Russian dancer
 
1921 Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore
Hektor Dalmore
 
1921 Liebestaumel
Jalenko, the Gypsy
 
1921 The Dark Road
Der Maler
 
1921 Das Geheimnis von Bombay
Dichter Tossi
 
1921 Menschen im Rausch
Professor Munk, Komponist
 
1921 Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law
Ayan III, the Maharajah of Bengal
 
1920 Weltbrand
Christian Wahnschaffe
 
1920 Manolescus Memoiren
Manolescu
 
1920 Abend - Nacht - Morgen
Brilburn, Maud's brother
 
1920 Moriturus
 
1920 Der Januskopf
Dr. Warren/Mr. O'Connor
 
1920 Kurfürstendamm
Teufel
 
1920 The Eyes of the World
Julianne's Lover, Johannes Kay
 
1920 Die Nacht auf Goldenhall
Lord Reginald Golden/Harald Golden
 
1920 Patience
Sir Percy Parker
 
1920 The Merry-Go-Round
Petre Karvan
 
1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Cesare
 
1920 Satanas
Lucifer / Hermit / Gubetta / …
 
1920 Nachtgestalten
Clown
 
1920 Der Graf von Cagliostro
The Minister
 
1919 Eerie Tales
Der Tod (framing story)/The stranger (ep.1)/The assassin (ep.2)/Traveller (ep.3)/Club president (ep.4)/Husband (ep.5)
 
1919 Wahnsinn
Bankier Lorenzen
 
1919 Prinz Kuckuck - Die Höllenfahrt eines Wollüstlings
Karl Kraker
 
1919 Prostitution II
Alfred Werner
 
1919 Die Okarina
Jaap
 
1919 Different from the Others
Paul Körner
 
1919 Peer Gynt
Ein fremder Passagier
 
1919 Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod
Ein fremder Passagier
 
1919 Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen
Phineas Fogg
 
1919 Prostitution
Alfred Werner
 
1919 Die Japanerin
The Secratery
 
1919 Die Mexikanerin
 
1919 Nocturno der Liebe
Frederic Chopin
 
1919 Opium
Dr. Richard Armstrong Jr.
 
1918 Henriette Jacoby
Doktor Friedrich Köstling
 
1918 The Story of Dida Ibsen
Erik Norrensen
 
1918 Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter
Herr Kramer
 
1918 Colomba
Henrik van Rhyn
 
1918 Jettchen Gebert's Story
Doktor Friedrich Köstling
 
1918 Das Tagebuch einer Verlorenen
Dr. Julius
 
1918 Das Dreimäderlhaus
Baron Schober
 
1918 Die Serenyi
 
1918 Das Rätsel von Bangalor
Dinja
 
1918 Der nicht vom Weibe Geborene
Satan
 
1918 Opfer der Gesellschaft
Prosecutor Chrysander
 
1917 Wenn Tote sprechen
Richard von Worth
 
1917 Der Spion
 
1917 Die Seeschlacht
 
1917 Furcht
Indian Priest
 
1916 Der Weg des Todes
Rolf
 
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1920 Die Nacht auf Goldenhall (producer)
 
1919 Wahnsinn (producer)
 
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1933 F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer (performer: "Where the Lighthouse Shines Across the Bay")
 
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1930 Die große Sehnsucht
Himself, Conrad Veidt
 
1928 Die Filmstadt Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
1925 Der Film im Film (documentary)
Himself
 
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2004 The Thief of Bagdad (short)
Jaffar of Bagdad
 
2004 Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (TV documentary)
 
1999 Berlin Metropolis: Jews in Early German Film (video documentary short)
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1983 Historia del cine: Epoca muda (video documentary)
Cesare (uncredited)
 
1958 It Only Happened Once
Himself, Conrad Veidt
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 A People Eternal
Matathius - the Jew
 
1929 Rund um die Liebe
 

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Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari] No matter what roles I play, I can't get Caligari out of my system. See more »

Trivia:

Bob Kane, creator of Batman, used Veidt's appearance in The Man Who Laughs as an early model on which to base the appearance of "The Joker". See more »

Nickname:

Connie See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius