Actor
Conrad Veidt
Born 22 January 1893 · Berlin, Germany — died 3 April 1943
Conrad Veidt (1893–1943) was a German actor who became a defining face of German Expressionist silent cinema, notably as the somnambulist Cesare in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. After leaving Nazi Germany in 1933, he worked in Britain and Hollywood, often playing villains, most famously Major Strasser in Casablanca.
Key films
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)On Cinespective
His haunting turn as Cesare became an icon of German Expressionist horror.
Different from the Others (1919)
Early landmark film sympathetically portraying homosexuality, made with Magnus Hirschfeld.
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
His disfigured, permanently grinning character visually inspired the Batman villain the Joker.
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
He played the sinister vizier Jaffar in this British Technicolor fantasy classic.
Casablanca (1943)On Cinespective
His Nazi officer Major Strasser is his best-known role for English-language audiences.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 123
- 1917Fear · as Indian PriestActor
- 1917Der Spion · as SteinauActor
- 1917Wenn Tote sprechen · as Richard von WorthActor
- 1917Der Weg des TodesActor
- 1918Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter · as KramerActor
- 1918Diary of a Lost Woman · as Dr. JuliusActor
- 1918Not of the Woman Born · as SatanActor
- 1918Das Dreimäderlhaus · as SchoberActor
- 1918The Mystery of Bangalore · as DinjaActor
- 1918The Story of Dida Ibsen · as Erik NorrensenActor
- 1918Colomba · as Henryk von RhynActor
- 1918Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert · as Doktor KöstlingActor
- 1918Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby · as Doktor KöstlingActor
- 1919Different from the Others · as Paul KörnerActor
- 1919Eerie Tales · as Der Tod / Various Other RolesActor
- 1919Opium · as Dr. Richard Armstrong Jr.Actor
- 1919Around the World in 80 Days · as Phineas FoggActor
- 1919The Mexican · as Dr. von DossenActor
- 1919Die OkarinaActor
- 1919Prostitution · as Alfred WernerActor
- 1919The Japanese WomanActor
- 1919Prostitution II · as Alfred WernerActor
- 1919WahnsinnDirector
- 1919Wahnsinn · as Bankier LorenzenActor
- 1919Prinz Kuckuck · as Carl KrakerActor
- 1919Opfer der GesellschaftActor
- 1919Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und TodActor
- 1919Nocturno der Liebe · as Frederic ChopinActor
- 1920The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari · as CesareActor
- 1920The Merry-Go-Round · as Petre KarvanActor
- 1920Evening – Night – Morning · as Brilburn - Maud's brotherActor
- 1920Patience · as Sir Percy ParkerActor
- 1920Figures of the Night · as The clownActor
- 1920KünstlerlaunenActor
- 1920Kurfürstendamm · as The devilActor
- 1920The Head of Janus · as Dr. WarrenActor
- 1920Die Nacht auf GoldenhallDirector
- 1920Manolescu's Memoirs · as ManolescuActor
- 1920Christian Wahnschaffe I: Weltbrand · as Christian WahnschaffeActor
- 1920Die Augen der Welt · as Johannes KayActor
- 1920Die Nacht auf GoldenhallActor
- 1920The Count of Cagliostro · as MinisterActor
- 1920Moriturus · as Wilmos, sanatorium directorActor
- 1921Journey into the Night · as Der MalerActor
- 1921The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi · as Ayan, Majarajah of EschnapurActor
- 1921The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur · as Ayan, Majarajah of EschnapurActor
- 1921Lady Hamilton · as Lord NelsonActor
- 1921Danton · as Minor Role (rumored)Actor
- 1921Liebestaumel · as JalenkoActor
- 1921Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore · as Hektor DalmoreActor
- 1921Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer · as IvanActor
- 1921Landstraße und Großstadt · as Raphael, der GeigerActor
- 1921Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon · as Christian WahnschaffeActor
- 1921Der Leidensweg der Inge KrafftActor
- 1921People in Ecstasy · as Professor MunkActor
- 1921Das Geheimnis von Bombay · as TossiActor
- 1922Lucrezia Borgia · as Cesare BorgiaActor
- 1923Wilhelm Tell · as Hermann GesslerActor
- 1923Glanz gegen GlückActor
- 1923Paganini · as Niccolo PaganiniActor
- 1924The Hands of Orlac · as Paul OrlacActor
- 1924Waxworks · as Ivan the TerribleActor
- 1924Husbands or Lovers · as Der Liebhaber, ein DichterActor
- 1924Don Carlos und Elisabeth · as Don CarlosActor
- 1924The Film in the Film · as SelfActor
- 1925The Ingmar Inheritance · as HellgumActor
- 1925SchicksalActor
- 1925Le Comte Kostia · as Comte KostiaActor
- 1926The Student of Prague · as Balduin, StudentActor
- 1926Two Brothers · as Wenzel Schellenberg / Michael SchellenbergActor
- 1926Impetuous Youth · as Renées VaterActor
- 1926Should We Be Silent? · as Paul Hartwig, MalerActor
- 1926Love Is BlindActor
- 1926The Flight in the Night · as Count di Nolli, Heinrich IVActor
- 1926The Wife's Crusade · as Der StaatsanwaltActor
- 1927Napoleon · as Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de SadeActor
- 1927The Beloved Rogue · as King Louis XIActor
- 1927Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed!Actor
- 1927A Man's Past · as Paul La RocheActor
- 1928The Man Who Laughs · as Gwynplaine / Lord ClancharlieActor
- 1928The Movie City of Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 1929The Last Performance · as Erik the GreatActor
- 1929Das Land ohne Frauen · as Dick AshtonActor
- 1930The Last Company · as Hauptmann BurkActor
- 1930The Great Desire · as HimselfActor
- 1930The Love Storm · as KingsleyActor
- 1931Congress Dances · as Fürst MetternichActor
- 1931The Man Who Committed the Murder · as Oberst Marquis de SévignéActor
- 1931The Other Side · as Hauptmann StanhopeActor
- 1931The Night of the Decision · as General Gregori PlatoffActor
- 1932Rome Express · as ZurtaActor
- 1932The Black Hussar · as Captain Hansgeorg von HochbergActor
- 1932Rasputin, Demon of the Women · as Grigori RasputinActor
- 1933F.P.1 · as Maj. EllissenActor
- 1933The Wandering Jew · as Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos BattadiosActor
- 1933I Was a Spy · as Commandant OberaertzActor
- 1933The Only Girl · as Marquis de PontignacActor
- 1934Jew Süss · as Josef 'Jew Süss' OppenheimerActor
- 1934Wilhelm Tell · as GesslerActor
- 1934Bella Donna · as Mahmoud BaroudiActor
- 1935The Passing of the Third Floor Back · as The StrangerActor
- 1935King of the Damned · as Convict 83Actor
- 1937Dark Journey · as Baron Karl Von MarwitzActor
- 1937Under the Red Robe · as Gil de BeraultActor
- 1938The Chess Player · as Le baron de KempelenActor
- 1938Tempête sur l'Asie · as Erich KeithActor
- 1939The Spy in Black · as Captain Ernst HardtActor
- 1940The Thief of Bagdad · as JaffarActor
- 1940Contraband · as Capt. AndersenActor
- 1940Escape · as General Kurt von KolbActor
- 1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound · as SelfActor
- 1941A Woman's Face · as Torsten BarringActor
- 1941Whistling in the Dark · as Joseph JonesActor
- 1941The Men in Her Life · as Stanislas RosingActor
- 1942All Through the Night · as Franz EbbingActor
- 1942Nazi Agent · as Otto Becker / Baron Hugo von DetnerActor
- 1943Casablanca · as Major Heinrich StrasserActor
- 1943Above Suspicion · as Hassert SeidelActor
- 1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1998Universal Horror · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2000The Many Faces of Dracula · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2008Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad · as Jaffar (archival footage)Actor
- 2011Vito · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.