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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Filmography14 titles
Casablanca
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Man Who Laughs
The Thief of Bagdad
Vito
The Hands of Orlac
A Woman's Face
Under the Red Robe
All Through the Night
U-Boat 29
Dark Journey
Waxworks
Above Suspicion
Jew Süss