Born: 22 January 1893
Died: 3 April 1943 (heart attack, age 50)
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Best known as:
The villainous Major Strasser in Casablanca

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The Conrad Veidt Society
Tribute with stories, Veidt photos and video
Conrad Veidt
His Find-A-Grave profile, with photos
Casablanca
Details about Veidt's famous movie
Conrad Veidt
Short biography and some archived info, in both German and English

Conrad Veidt Biography

Actor

Here's Leering At You, Kid

Conrad Veidt had a distinguished early career in German silent films, including the role of Cesare, the somnambulist in the 1919 classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. After dozens of roles in German films, the versatile actor made his way to Hollywood and had his most famous role as Major Strasser, the German officer who menaces Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca (1942). Veidt died suddenly of a heart attack on a Los Angeles golf course at the age of 50.

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Real-life figures played by Veidt in the movies include naval hero Lord Nelson (in Lady Hamilton, 1921), mad monk Rasputin (in the 1930 German film Rasputin) and clever engineer Wolfgang von Kempelen (in the 1938 French film The Chess Player).