Cast

Sydney Greenstreet

1879 – 1954

Active years (films on this site)

1941–1949

Genres

DramaRomanceFilm-NoirWarThriller

Schools and movements

Classical Hollywood

Directors worked with

Michael Curtiz3 filmsJohn Huston2 filmsRaoul Walsh2 filmsDon Siegel1 filmJack Conway1 filmEdgar G. Ulmer1 film

Biography

Sydney Hughes Greenstreet was a British and American character actor. While he did not begin his career in films until the age of 61, he had a run of significant motion pictures in a Hollywood career lasting through the 1940s. He is best remembered for the three Warner Bros. films – The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca (1942), and Passage to Marseille (1944) – with both Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre. Greenstreet was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Maltese Falcon. He portrayed Nero Wolfe on radio during 1950 and 1951. He became an American citizen in 1925.

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10 films on this site

1. The Maltese Falcon 1941 · John Huston · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
2. They Died with Their Boots On 1941 · Raoul Walsh · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
3. Across the Pacific 1942 · John Huston · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
4. Casablanca 1942 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 8.5 · Cast
5. Background to Danger 1943 · Raoul Walsh · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
6. Passage to Marseille 1944 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
7. The Verdict (1946) 1946 · Don Siegel · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
8. The Hucksters 1947 · Jack Conway · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
9. Ruthless 1948 · Edgar G. Ulmer · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
10. Flamingo Road 1949 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 7.1 · Cast