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Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (/ f aɪ t /; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German-British actor. [3] [4] 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).
Universal Pictures head Carl Laemmle personally chose Veidt to play Dracula in a film to be directed by Paul Leni based on a successful New York stage play: "Dracula". Ultimately, Bela Lugosi got the role, and Tod Browning directed the film, Dracula (1931).
- January 1, 1
- Berlin, Germany
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
The film is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1869 novel of the same name, and stars Mary Philbin as the blind Dea and Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine. The film is known for the grotesque grin on the character Gwynplaine's face, which often leads it to be classified as a horror film .
Nov 26, 2013 · There was a 1921 Hungarian film called "Dracula's Death" (or "Drakula Halála"), which has sadly been lost aside from a few stills. It starred one Paul Askonas (according to IMDB) who also appeared in "Orlack's Hands" (with Conrad Veidt), as well as playing Rasputin and Svengali so he was obviously an experienced villain.
Oct 20, 2022 · Universal’s replacement for Chaney when he moved to MGM had been German actor Conrad Veidt, who performed superbly in several Universal silents between 1927 and 1929 — including the marvelous The Man Who Laughs and the part-talking The Last Warning.
- George E. Turner
The film was originally intended for Conrad Veidt, who had just appeared in Universal's The Man Who Laughs (1928) and The Last Performance (1929). When Veidt returned to Germany fearing his English was not good enough for talkies Universal looked to Lon Chaney , star of the studio's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the ...
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Jan 18, 2004 · He and his star, the great Conrad Veidt, two Jewish refugees, made the film for Universal in Hollywood. The image of Veidt's face with its disturbing grimace became familiar to anyone who opened a film history, but the film itself was hard to find; I saw it for the first time at the Telluride Festival in 1998, where Peter Bogdanovich programmed ...
