What use is there for a biography of myself? I'm just a movie actor.

The chorus goes with the line " Conrad Veidt is dancing" in French. He appeared in two of the best-known films of the silent era: as the murderous somnambulist Cesare in director Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. According to the Los Angeles Times "Conrad Veidt starred in this semi-silent film based on Victor Hugo's novel in which the son of a lord is puniConrad Veidtd for his father's disrespect to the king by having his face carved into a permanent grin.

Caligari (1919) The Man Who Laughs (1928) The Thief of Bagdad (1940) and Casablanca (1942). Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German actor best remembered for his roles in films such as The Cabinet of Dr.