Hans Walter Conrad Veidt was a German-British-American actor best remembered for his roles in films such as 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, he and his new Jewish wife Ilona Prager were forced to leave Germany in 1933 after the Nazis came to power. They settled in Britain, where he participated in a number of films, including The Thief of Bagdad (1940), before emigrating to the United States around 1941, which led to him having the role of Major Strasser in Casablanca (1942).
Conrad Veidt
Active - 1917 - 2015 |
Birth - Jan 22, 1893 |
Death - Apr 3, 1943 |
Genres - Drama, Silent Film, History, Romance, Horror
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Subgenres - Silent Film, Spy Film, Biographical Film, Historical Film, LGBT-Related Film
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