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Conrad Veidt (1893 - 1943)

Conradveidt

Conrad Veidt in Casablanca.

Film Deaths[]

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) (1920) [Cesare]: Falls to his death while being chased by the townspeople; his body is then brought to Werner Krauss' office. (It's later revealed that the entire story had been Friedrich Fehér's delusion; the "real" Conrad survives.) (Thanks to Grde and Tommy)
  • Lady Hamilton (1921) [Lord Nelson]: Shot to death during the battle of Trafalgar. (Thanks to Gordon)
  • Willliam Tell (Wilhelm Tell) (1923) [Herman Gessler]: Shot to death with a crossbow bolt by Hans Marr. (Thanks to Gordon)
  • The Student of Prague (Der Student von Prag; The Man Who Cheated Death) (1926) [Balduin]: Dies when he kills his reflection (which had magically come to life as a human being).
  • The Last Performance (1929) [Erick the Great]: Commits suicide by stabbing himself after confessing to murder Leslie Fenton.
  • Rasputin, Demon with Women (Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen) (1932) [Rasputin]: Presumably poisoned, shot, and beaten by assassins, then drowned after being thrown into a river.
  • The Wandering Jew (1933) [Matathias]: Burned at the stake.
  • Power (Jew Suss) (1934) [Joseph 'Jew Suss' Oppenheimer]: Executed by hanging. (Note: This version which treats the character sympathetically is not to be confused with the 1940 propaganda film Jew Suss).
  • William Tell (Wilhelm Tell) (1934) [Gessler]: Shot to death with a crossbow bolt by Hans Marr.
  • Spy in Black (U-boat 29) (1939) [Captain Hardt]: Drowned when the ship he had boarded is sunk by his own submarine. (Thanks to Brian)
  • Escape (1940) [General Kurt Von Kolb]: Dies of a heart attack during a confrontation with Norma Shearer. (Thanks to Gordon)
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940) [Jaffar of Bagdad]: Shot in the forehead with an arrow by Sabu, causing Conrad to fall off his flying horse. (Thanks to Prof)
  • A Woman's Face (1941) [Torsten Barring]: Shot in the back by Joan Crawford during a sleigh ride chase, his body then slips into the falls.
  • All Through the Night (1942) [Franz Ebbing]: Killed in an explosion after his speedboat crashes, after Humphrey Bogart diverts its course and jumps overboard to safety.
  • Casablanca (1942) [Major Heinrich Strasser]: Shot in the chest by Humphrey Bogart when Conrad attempts to alert the other Nazis about Paul Henreid's escape. (Thanks to Betty)

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