Sydney Greenstreet

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Sydney Greenstreet's father was a leather merchant with eight children. Sydney left home at age 18 to make his fortune as a Ceylon tea planter, but drought forced him out of business and back to England. He managed a brewery and, to escape boredom, took acting lessons. His stage debut was as a murderer in a 1902 production of "Sherlock Holmes". ... See full bio »

Born:

December 27, 1879 in Sandwich, Kent, England, UK

Died:

January 18, 1954 (age 74) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win. See more awards »

Known For

The Maltese Falcon Kasper Gutman

(1941)

Across the Pacific Dr. H.F.G. Lorenz

(1942)

Casablanca Signor Ferrari

(1942)

The Mask of Dimitrios Mr. Peters

(1944)

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Actor (23 credits)

1949 Malaya
The Dutchman

1949 Flamingo Road
Sheriff Titus Semple

1948 The Velvet Touch
Captain Danbury

1948 The Woman in White
Count Alesandro Fosco

1948 Ruthless
Buck Mansfield

1947 The Hucksters
Evan Llewellyn Evans

1947 That Way with Women
James P. Alden

1946 The Verdict
Supt. George Edward Grodman

1946 Devotion
William Makepeace Thackeray

1946 Three Strangers
Jerome K. Arbutny

1945 Christmas in Connecticut
Alexander Yardley

1945 Conflict
Dr. Mark Hamilton

1945 Pillow to Post
Colonel Michael Otley

1944 Hollywood Canteen
Sydney Greenstreet

1944 The Conspirators
Ricardo Quintanilla

1944 The Mask of Dimitrios
Mr. Peters

1944 Between Two Worlds
Reverend Tim Thompson

1944 Passage to Marseille
Maj. Duval

1943 Background to Danger
Colonel Robinson

1942 Casablanca
Signor Ferrari

1942 Across the Pacific
Dr. H.F.G. Lorenz

1941 They Died with Their Boots On
Lt. General Winfield Scott

1941 The Maltese Falcon
Kasper Gutman

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Soundtrack (2 credits)

1947 The Hucksters (performer: "Over There" - uncredited)

1947 That Way with Women (performer: "Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder?" - uncredited)

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Self (1 credit)

1949 It's a Great Feeling
Himself (uncredited)

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Archive footage (4 credits)

1996 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Himself / Various characters

- Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace (1996) ... Himself / Various characters

1988 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (Documentary)
Himself (uncredited)

1963 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series)
Kaspar Gutman (clip from The Maltese Falcon (1941))

- The Man Called Bogart (1963) ... Kaspar Gutman (clip from The Maltese Falcon (1941))

1963 Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV Movie documentary)
Actor 'The Maltese Falcon' (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in Robert E. Sherwood's play, "Idiot's Delight," at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre on Broadway with Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne and Richard Whorf in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 1 Portrayal | 9 Articles | See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)

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Personal Quote:

The lens is the actor's best critic... showing his mind more clearly than on the stage. You can get wonderful cooperation out of the lens if you are true, but God help you if you are not. Pictures are much harder to do than the theater... You're at the mercy of the camera angles and the piecemeal technique.