Conrad Veidt
- Active years (films on this site)
- 1920–1942
- Schools and movements
- German ExpressionismClassical Hollywood
Directors worked with
Biography
Hans Walter Conrad Veidt was a German and British character actor. He attracted early attention for his roles in the films Different from the Others (1919), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), and The Man Who Laughs (1928). After a successful career in German silent films, where he was one of the best-paid stars of UFA, Veidt and his new Jewish wife Ilona Prager left Germany in 1933 after the Nazis came to power. The couple settled in Britain, where he became a British subject in 1939. Veidt subsequently appeared in many British films, including The Thief of Bagdad (1940). After emigrating to the United States around 1941, he was cast as Major Strasser in Casablanca (1942), his last film role to be released during his lifetime.
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5 films on this site
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920 · Robert Wiene · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
- The Hands of Orlac 1924 · Robert Wiene · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
- Waxworks 1924 · Paul Leni · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
- The Man Who Laughs 1928 · Paul Leni · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
- Casablanca 1942 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 8.5 · Cast