Autographs of Conrad Veidt

Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (/faɪt/ FYTE, German: ; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German and 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. Veidt subsequently appeared in many British films, including The Thief of Bagdad (1940). After emigrating to the United States around 1941, he was cast as Major Strasser in Casablanca (1942), his last film role to be released during his lifetime.
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.
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Traded items with a signature of Conrad Veidt

The most expensive item with a signature of Conrad Veidt (ULTRA-RARE 1936 CONRAD VEIDT SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH – BECKETT AUTHENTICATED) was sold in September 2025 for £469.10 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 (6) was September 2025 with an average selling price of £110.51 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 £30.55.

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	CONRAD VEIDT original vintage signed Ross photo-postcard	£128.39
	CONRAD VEIDT (†1943) vintage signed cutout/lettercard 10x15 autograph	£161.25
	CONRAD VEIDT - beautiful Ross postcard original SIGNED / SIGNED - autograph	£118.38
	CONRAD VEIDT - beautiful Ross postcard original SIGNED / SIGNED - autograph	£149.40
	Conrad Veidt Casablanca Batman Joker inspiration Mounted Signed Autograph	£102.65
	Conrad Veidt Casablanca Batman Joker inspiration Mounted Signed Autograph	£102.65
	Conrad Veidt Casablanca Batman Joker inspiration Mounted Signed Autograph	£99.99
	Conrad Veidt German British Film Actor Casablanca Autograph Photo	£54.75
	Conrad Veidt Hand Signed Autograph, Autograph, Deceased, Vienna, Casablanca	£28.13
	CONRAD VEIDT ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH. CASABLANCA	£22.99
	CONRAD VEIDT †50 Signed Album Page w Inset Pic in 1939 *Casablanca etc	£19.75
	Conrad Veidt, autograph/autograph, film, cinema, acting, signed, Ross Verlag/FFV	£66.52
	Hand Signed Conrad Veidt Autograph Book Page Major Heinrich Strasser Casablanca	£76.18
	Storer Cloustons Omnibus 1937 signed by Conrad Veidt	£10.00
	ULTRA-RARE 1936 CONRAD VEIDT SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH – BECKETT AUTHENTICATED	£469.10