Autographs of Conrad Veidt
Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (/faɪt/; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German-British actor. 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). After a successful career in German silent films, where he was one of the best-paid stars of UFA, Veidt and his new Jewish wife Ilona Prager left Germany in 1933 after the Nazis came to power. The couple settled in Britain, where he took citizenship in 1939. He appeared in many British films, including The Thief of Bagdad (1940), before emigrating to the United States around 1941, which led to his being cast in what may be his best remembered role as Major Strasser in Casablanca (1942). This was Veidt's last film role to be released during his lifetime. More about Conrad Veidt
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Hans Walter Conrad Veidt was born on 22 January 1893 in his parents' home at Tieckstraße 39 in Berlin to Amalie Marie (née Gohtz) and Philipp Heinrich Veidt, a former military man turned civil servant. Veidt would later recall, "Like many fathers, he was affectionately autocratic in his home life, strict, idealistic. He was almost fanatically conservative." By contrast, Amalie was sensitive and nurturing. Veidt was nicknamed "Connie", also spelled "Conny", by his family and friends. His family was Lutheran, and Veidt was baptized on 26 March 1893. He was later confirmed in a ceremony at the Protestant Evangelical Church in Alt-Schöneberg, Berlin on 5 March 1908. Veidt's only sibling, an older brother named Karl, died in 1900 of scarlet fever at the age of 9. The family spent their summers in Potsdam.
Two years after Karl's death, Veidt's father fell ill and required heart surgery. Knowing that the family could not afford to pay the lofty fee that accompanied the surgery, the doctor charged only what the family could comfortably pay. Impressed by the surgeon's skill and kindness, Veidt vowed to "model my life on the man that saved my father's life" and he wished to become a surgeon. His hopes for a medical career were thwarted, though, when, in 1912, he graduated without a diploma and ranked 13th out of 13 pupils and became discouraged over the amount of study necessary for him to qualify for medical school. Read even more about Conrad Veidt at Wikipedia
Two years after Karl's death, Veidt's father fell ill and required heart surgery. Knowing that the family could not afford to pay the lofty fee that accompanied the surgery, the doctor charged only what the family could comfortably pay. Impressed by the surgeon's skill and kindness, Veidt vowed to "model my life on the man that saved my father's life" and he wished to become a surgeon. His hopes for a medical career were thwarted, though, when, in 1912, he graduated without a diploma and ranked 13th out of 13 pupils and became discouraged over the amount of study necessary for him to qualify for medical school. Read even more about Conrad Veidt at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Conrad Veidt
In total, we tracked 132 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Conrad Veidt (CONRAD VEIDT (1893-1943) / frühe vintage Fotografie (Löwy) - SIGNIERT / SIGNED) was sold in May 2023 for £316.42 while the cheapest item (Signed photograph of Conrad Veidt Horror actor in The man who laughs) found a new owner for £0.99 in January 2020. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2015 with an average selling price of £24.50 for an autographed item of Conrad Veidt. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2023 with £316.42 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.10 was September 2021. In average, an autographed item from Conrad Veidt is worth £29.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Conrad Veidt were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | CONRAD VEIDT (1893-1943) / frühe vintage Fotografie (Löwy) - SIGNIERT / SIGNED | £316.42 | |
| Conrad VEIDT - AK Ross 3735/3 - movie, cinema - signed, autographe, オートグラフ | £50.54 | |
| CONRAD VEIDT - frühe vintage Ross Postkarte mit Autogramm - SIGNIERT / SIGNED | £83.73 | |
| CONRAD VEIDT - GERMAN ACTOR - AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO - 1936 | £129.99 | |
| CONRAD VEIDT - schöne Ross-Postkarte original SIGNIERT / SIGNED mit Autogramm | £33.30 | |
| Conrad Veidt : 1893-1943 : German Born British Actor : Ink signature | £32.00 | |
| Conrad Veidt : 1893-1943 : German Born British Actor : signature on album leaf | £35.00 | |
| Conrad Veidt German actor Casablanca original Autograph 1938 all photo 17x9 | £24.00 | |
| Conrad Veidt signed autograph album page 1939 German actor Casablanca Escape | £99.99 | |
| CONRAD VEIDT, Casablanca, original signed autograph vintage 5x3 photo card. | £35.00 | |
| Conrad Veidt,Autogramm/Autograph, Film, Kino, Schauspiel, signiert,Ross Verlag | £45.60 | |
| Conrad Veidt. 'Casablanca' Vintage 10x8 signed photo. | £160.00 | |
| Fantastic Signed Autograph Photo Conrad Veidt Casablanca Cabinet of Dr Caligari | £74.00 | |
| Handsome Silent Films On (The Wandering Jew w Conrad Veidt BERTRAM WALLIS signed | £2.10 | |
| RARE! CONRAD VEIDT GERMAN ACTOR ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 'I WAS A SPY' POSTCARD | £113.11 | |