Portrait of Conrad Veidt

Acting

Conrad Veidt

Career

Active from 1917 to 2008, with a break from 1944 to 2007, busiest in 1920 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles
87
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Casablanca
Casablanca
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Conrad Veidt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 8
  • Historical Drama 8
  • German Expressionism 4
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Classic Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Visually Striking 2
  • Expressionist 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • German Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

103
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad (2008)

as Jaffar (archival footage)

1990s

1 title · average score 73
Universal Horror
Universal Horror (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as (archive footage)

1940s

10 titles · average score 71
Casablanca
Casablanca (1943)
GoodWatch score 93

as Major Heinrich Strasser

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hassert Seidel

All Through the Night
All Through the Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 85

as Franz Ebbing

Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

as Otto Becker / Baron Hugo von Detner

A Woman's Face
A Woman's Face (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

as Torsten Barring

Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

as Joseph Jones

The Men in Her Life
The Men in Her Life (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

as Stanislas Rosing

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

as Jaffar

Escape
Escape (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as General Kurt von Kolb

Contraband
Contraband (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Capt. Andersen

1930s

23 titles · average score 64
The Spy in Black
The Spy in Black (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Captain Ernst Hardt

The Chess Player
The Chess Player (1938)

as Le baron de Kempelen

Dark Journey
Dark Journey (1937)
GoodWatch score 55

as Baron Karl Von Marwitz

Under the Red Robe
Under the Red Robe (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gil de Berault

The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Stranger

King of the Damned
King of the Damned (1935)

as Convict 83

Jew Süss
Jew Süss (1934)
GoodWatch score 60

as Josef 'Jew Süss' Oppenheimer

I Was a Spy
I Was a Spy (1933)
GoodWatch score 49

as Commandant Oberaertz

The Only Girl
The Only Girl (1933)

as Marquis de Pontignac

The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew (1933)

as Matathias / The Unknown Knight / Dr Matteos Battadios

Rome Express
Rome Express (1932)
GoodWatch score 63

as Zurta

The Other Side
The Other Side (1931)

as Hauptmann Stanhope

1920s

46 titles · average score 72
The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

as Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie

The Student of Prague
The Student of Prague (1926)
GoodWatch score 67

as Balduin, Student

The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac (1924)
GoodWatch score 81

as Paul Orlac

Waxworks
Waxworks (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ivan the Terrible

Husbands or Lovers
Husbands or Lovers (1924)

as Der Liebhaber, ein Dichter

Paganini
Paganini (1923)

as Niccolo Paganini

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi (1921)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur

Lady Hamilton
Lady Hamilton (1921)

as Lord Nelson

Journey into the Night
Journey into the Night (1921)
GoodWatch score 61

as Der Maler

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
GoodWatch score 89

as Cesare

The Merry-Go-Round
The Merry-Go-Round (1920)

as Petre Karvan

1910s

22 titles · average score 62
Eerie Tales
Eerie Tales (1919)
GoodWatch score 62

as Der Tod / Various Other Roles

Different from the Others
Different from the Others (1919)
GoodWatch score 68

as Paul Körner

Opium
Opium (1919)

as Dr. Richard Armstrong Jr.

Wahnsinn
Wahnsinn (1919)

as Bankier Lorenzen

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1919)

as Phineas Fogg

Prostitution II
Prostitution II (1919)

as Alfred Werner

The Mystery of Bangalore
The Mystery of Bangalore (1918)

as Dinja

The Story of Dida Ibsen
The Story of Dida Ibsen (1918)

as Erik Norrensen

Diary of a Lost Woman
Diary of a Lost Woman (1918)

as Dr. Julius

Wenn Tote sprechen
Wenn Tote sprechen (1917)

as Richard von Worth

Fear
Fear (1917)
GoodWatch score 57

as Indian Priest

Der Spion
Der Spion (1917)

as Steinau