Conrad Veidt (1893–1943)

Actor | Director | Producer

Conrad Veidt attended the Sophiengymnasium (secondary school) in the Schoeneberg district of Berlin...

Born: January 22, 1893
Died: April 3, 1943 (age 50)

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Known For

Casablanca Major Heinrich Strasser (1942)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Cesare (1920)
The Man Who Laughs Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie (1928)
Known For

Dark Journey Baron Karl Von Marwitz (1937)
Actor

Above Suspicion Hassert Seidel (1943)
Casablanca Major Heinrich Strasser (1942)
Nazi Agent Otto Becker / Baron Hugo Von Detner (1942)
All Through the Night Ebbing (1942)
The Men in Her Life Stanislas Rosing (1941)
Whistling in the Dark Joseph Jones (1941)
A Woman's Face Torsten Barring (1941)
Escape General Kurt von Kolb (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad Jaffar (1940)
Blackout Capt. Andersen (1940)
The Spy in Black Captain Hardt (1939)
Chess Player Le baron de Kempelen (1938)
Tempête sur l'Asie Erich Keith (1938)
Under the Red Robe Gil de Berault (1937)
Dark Journey Baron Karl Von Marwitz (1937)
King of the Damned Convict 83 (1935)
The Passing of the Third Floor Back The Stranger (1935)
They'll Never Surrender Gessler (1934)
Bella Donna Mahmoud Baroudi (1934)
Power Josef Süss Oppenheimer (1934)
The Legend of William Tell Gessler (1934)
The Wandering Jew Matathias (1933)
I Was a Spy Commandant Oberaertz (1933)
F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer Maj. Ellissen (1933)
The Only Girl Marquis de Pontignac (1933)
Rome Express Zurta (1932)
Der schwarze Husar Rittmeister Hansgeorg von Hochberg (1932)
Congress Dances Prince Metternich (1932)
Rasputin, Demon with Women Grigori Rasputin (1932)
Die andere Seite Hauptmann Stanhope (1931)
Congress Dances Prince Metternich (1931)
Die Nacht der Entscheidung General Gregori Platoff (1931)
Der Mann, der den Mord beging Marquis de Sévigné (1931)
The Love Storm Kingsley (1930)
The Last Company Hauptmann Burk (1930)
The Last Performance Erik the Great (1929)
Bride 68 Dick Ashton, telegrapher (1929)
The Man Who Laughs Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie (1928)
Gesetze der Liebe (1927)
A Man's Past Paul La Roche (1927)
The Beloved Rogue King Louis XI (1927)
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)
Love Is Blind Dr. Lamare (1926)
Two Brothers Wenzel Schellenberg / Michael Schellenberg (1926)
The Violinist of Florence Renées Vater (1926)
Ingmarsarvet Hellgum (1925)
Schicksal Graf L. M. Vranna (1925)
Le comte Kostia Comte Kostia (1925)
Husbands or Lovers Der Liebhaber, ein Dichter (1924)
Waxworks Ivan the Terrible (1924)
The Hands of Orlac Paul Orlac (1924)
Temperamental Artist Arpad, her child (1924)
Carlos and Elisabeth Don Carlos (1924)
Bride of Vengeance Cesare Borgia (1923)
Glanz gegen Glück The Count (1923)
Wilhelm Tell Hermann Gessler (1923)
Paganini Nicolo Paganini (1923)
Lucrezia Borgia Cesare Borgia (1922)
Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law Ayan III, the Maharajah of Bengal (1921)
Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft Hendryck Overland (1921)
Mysteries of India, Part I: Truth Ayan III / Fürst von Eschnapur (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)
Journey into the Night Der Maler (1921)
Menschen im Rausch Professor Munk, Komponist (1921)
Das Geheimnis von Bombay Dichter Tossi (1921)
Weltbrand Christian Wahnschaffe (1920)
Manolescus Memoiren Manolescu (1920)
Die Sippschaft (1920)
Evening - Night - Morning Brilburn - Maud's brother (1920)
Moriturus (1920)
The Head of Janus Dr. Warren / Mr. O'Connor (1920)
Kurfürstendamm Teufel (1920)
The Eyes of the World Julianne's Lover, Johannes Kay (1920)
Patience Sir Percy Parker (1920)
Die Nacht auf Goldenhall Lord Reginald Golden / Harald Golden (1920)
The Merry-Go-Round Peter Karvan (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Cesare (1920)
Opium Dr. Richard Armstrong Jr. (1920)
Satanas Lucifer / Hermit (1920)
Nachtgestalten Clown (1920)
Der Graf von Cagliostro The Minister (1920)
Die Mexikanerin (1919)
Eerie Tales Der Tod (framing story) / The stranger (ep.1) (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 - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod Ein fremder Passagier (1919)
Peer Gynt Ein fremder Passagier (1919)
Around the World in 80 Days Phineas Fogg (1919)
Prostitution Alfred Werner (1919)
Die Japanerin The Secratery (1919)
Nocturno der Liebe Frederic Chopin (1919)
Der nicht vom Weibe Geborene Satan (1918)
Opfer der Gesellschaft Prosecutor Chrysander (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)
Jettchen Gebert's Story Doktor Friedrich Köstling (1918)
Colomba Henrik van Rhyn (1918)
Das Tagebuch einer Verlorenen Dr. Julius (1918)
Das Dreimäderlhaus Baron Schober (1918)
Der Weg des Todes Rolf (1918)
Die Serenyi (1918)
Das Rätsel von Bangalor Dinja (1918)
Der Spion Steinau (1917)
Die Seeschlacht (1917)
Furcht Indian Priest (1917)
Actor

Wenn Tote sprechen Richard von Worth (1917)
Director

Die Nacht auf Goldenhall (1920)
Director

Wahnsinn (1919)
Producer

Die Nacht auf Goldenhall (1920)
Producer

Wahnsinn (1919)
Soundtrack

F. P. 1 Doesn't Answer (1933)
Archive footage

From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses (2014)
Caligari - Wie der Horror ins Kino kam (2014)
Vito (2011)
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007)
The Thief of Bagdad (2004)
Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (2004)
The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (2002)
Berlin Metropolis: Jews in Early German Film (1999)
Dämonische Leinwand - Der deutsche Film der zwanziger Jahre (1998)
Universal Horror (1998)
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
The South Bank Show (1986)
Historia del cine: Epoca muda (1983)
Kintopp Kintopp (1981)
Hollywood and the Stars (1964)
It Only Happened Once (1958)
The Miracle of Sound (1940)
Archive footage

A People Eternal (1939)
Rund um die Liebe (1929)

Awards

1 win.

Did You Know

When Britain went to war, Veidt (an anti-Nazi and British citizen) gave most of his estate to the war effort. He also donated a large portion of the salary from each of his movies to the British war relief, as well.

Quotes

[on The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)] No matter what roles I play, I can't get Caligari out of my system.

Nickname

King of the Gooseflesh

Star Sign

Aquarius

Personal Details

Born

Hans Walter Conrad Weidt
January 22, 1893
Berlin, Germany

Died

April 3, 1943 (age 50)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)

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