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Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Actor · Died April 3, 1943, aged 50 · Berlin, Germany

Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German 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 film, where he was one of the best-paid stars of Ufa, he was forced to leave Germany in 1933 with his new Jewish wife 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 lead to him having a supporting role in Casablanca (1942). From 1916 until his death, Veidt appeared in more than 100 films. One of his earliest performances was as the murderous somnambulist Cesare in director Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), a classic of German Expressionist cinema, with Werner Krauss and Lil Dagover. His starring role in The Man Who Laughs (1928), as a disfigured circus performer whose face is cut into a permanent grin, provided the (visual) inspiration for the Batman villain the Joker, created in 1940 by Bill Finger. Veidt also starred in other silent horror films such as The Hands of Orlac (1924), another film directed by Robert Wiene, The Student of Prague (1926) and Waxworks (1924) where he played Ivan the Terrible. Veidt also appeared in Magnus Hirschfeld's film Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others, 1919), one of the first films to sympathetically portray homosexuality, although the characters in it do not end up happily. He had a leading role in Germany's first talking picture, Das Land ohne Frauen (Land Without Women, 1929). He moved to Hollywood in the late 1920s and made a few films, but the advent of talking pictures and his difficulty with speaking English led him to return to Germany. During this period he lent his expertise to tutoring aspiring performers, one of whom was the later American character actress Lisa Golm.

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Born
January 22, 1893
Died
April 3, 1943 (aged 50)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 114 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 1% in 30 days

What are Conrad Veidt's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
27%
Self
19%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Survival
5%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 17
Shadow
7 of 17
Threshold guardian
1 of 17
Trickster
1 of 17
Shapeshifter
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
7
Romantic
5
Thrilling
3
Dread
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Conrad Veidt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Conrad Veidt's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

114 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jaffar (archival footage)

  • Universal Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as (archive footage)

  • Above Suspicion(1943)

    as Hassert Seidel

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Casablanca(1942)

    as Major Heinrich Strasser

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Nazi Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Otto Becker / Baron Hugo von Detner

  • All Through the Night(1942)

    as Franz Ebbing

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Men in Her Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Stanislas Rosing

  • Whistling in the Dark(1941)

    as Joseph Jones

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Woman's Face(1941)

    as Torsten Barring

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as General Kurt von Kolb

  • Blackout(1940)

    as Capt. Andersen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Thief of Bagdad(1940)

    as Jaffar

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • U-Boat 29(1939)

    as Captain Ernst Hardt

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Chess Player (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Le baron de Kempelen

  • Tempête sur l'Asie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Erich Keith

  • Dark Journey(1937)

    as Baron Karl Von Marwitz

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Under the Red Robe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Gil de Berault

  • King of the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Convict 83

  • The Passing of the Third Floor Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as The Stranger

  • Bella Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mahmoud Baroudi

  • Power(1934)

    as Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Wilhelm Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Gessler

  • The Wandering Jew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios

  • I Was a Spy(1933)

    as Commandant Oberaertz

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • F.P.1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Maj. Ellissen

  • The Only Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Marquis de Pontignac

  • Rome Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Zurta

  • The Black Hussar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Captain Hansgeorg von Hochberg

  • Rasputin, Demon of the Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Grigori Rasputin

  • The Other Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Hauptmann Stanhope

  • Congress Dances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Fürst Metternich

  • The Night of the Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as General Gregori Platoff

  • The Man Who Committed the Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Oberst Marquis de Sévigné

  • The Love Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Kingsley

  • The Last Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Hauptmann Burk

  • The Last Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Erik the Great

  • Das Land ohne Frauen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Dick Ashton

  • The Man Who Laughs(1928)

    as Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Laws of Love: Innocently Outlawed! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Actor

  • A Man's Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Paul La Roche

  • The Beloved Rogue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as King Louis XI

  • Napoleon(1927)

    as Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Flight in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Count di Nolli, Heinrich IV

  • The Student of Prague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Balduin, Student

  • Love Is Blind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Actor

  • Should We Be Silent? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Paul Hartwig, Maler

  • Two Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Wenzel Schellenberg / Michael Schellenberg

  • Impetuous Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Renées Vater

  • The Wife's Crusade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Der Staatsanwalt

  • The Ingmar Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Hellgum

  • Le Comte Kostia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Comte Kostia

  • Schicksal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • Husbands or Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Der Liebhaber, ein Dichter

  • Waxworks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Ivan the Terrible

  • The Hands of Orlac(1924)

    as Paul Orlac

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Don Carlos und Elisabeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Don Carlos

  • Wilhelm Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Hermann Gessler

  • Paganini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Niccolo Paganini

  • Glanz gegen Glück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Actor

  • Lucrezia Borgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Cesare Borgia

  • The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur

  • The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur

  • Lady Hamilton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Lord Nelson

  • Danton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Minor Role (rumored)

  • Landstraße und Großstadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Raphael, der Geiger

  • Christian Wahnschaffe II: Escape from the Golden Dungeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Christian Wahnschaffe

  • Der Leidensweg der Inge Krafft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Actor

  • Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Hektor Dalmore

  • Liebestaumel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Jalenko

  • Journey into the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Der Maler

  • Das Geheimnis von Bombay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Tossi

  • People in Ecstasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Professor Munk

  • Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Ivan

  • The Count of Cagliostro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Minister

  • Weltbrand(1920)

    as Christian Wahnschaffe

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Manolescu's Memoirs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Manolescu

  • Evening – Night – Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Brilburn - Maud's brother

  • Moriturus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Wilmos, sanatorium director

  • The Head of Janus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Dr. Warren

  • Künstlerlaunen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Actor

  • Kurfürstendamm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as The devil

  • Die Augen der Welt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Johannes Kay

  • Die Nacht auf Goldenhall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Producer · Actor

  • Patience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Sir Percy Parker

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1920)

    as Cesare

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Merry-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Petre Karvan

  • Figures of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as The clown

  • Eerie Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Der Tod / Various Other Roles

  • Wahnsinn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director · as Bankier Lorenzen

  • Prinz Kuckuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Carl Kraker

  • Prostitution II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Alfred Werner

  • Die Okarina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Different from the Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Paul Körner

  • Peer Gynt - 2. Teil: Peer Gynts Wanderjahre und Tod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Around the World in 80 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Phineas Fogg

  • Prostitution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Alfred Werner

  • The Japanese Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • Opium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Dr. Richard Armstrong Jr.

  • Nocturno der Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Frederic Chopin

  • Opfer der Gesellschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Actor

  • The Mexican (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Dr. von Dossen

  • Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 2. Henriette Jacoby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Doktor Köstling

  • The Story of Dida Ibsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Erik Norrensen

  • Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Kramer

  • Colomba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Henryk von Rhyn

  • Jettchen Geberts Geschichte. 1. Jettchen Gebert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Doktor Köstling

  • Diary of a Lost Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Dr. Julius

  • Not of the Woman Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Satan

  • Das Dreimäderlhaus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Schober

  • The Mystery of Bangalore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Dinja

  • Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Indian Priest

  • Der Spion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Steinau

  • Wenn Tote sprechen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Richard von Worth

  • Der Weg des Todes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles from 1917 to 2008.

Biggest box office

Casablanca (1942)

$4.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Casablanca (1942)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles.

  • 1919Screen debut· Different from the Others
  • 1919First top-billed film· Different from the Others
  • 1940Career best· The Thief of Bagdad

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting114 of 114: 112 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stDirecting2 of 114: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 114: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s27 · 27 acting · 1 crew1920s52 · 52 acting · 1 crew1930s23 · acting1940s10 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 47% of 15 roles
1929

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Conrad Veidt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Weltbrand (1920)

85th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Casablanca (1942)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Conrad Veidt's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Conrad Veidt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Conrad Veidt's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Victor Saville shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers