Sydney Greenstreet
Date of birth: 1879-12-27
Place of birth: Eastry, Kent, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sydney Hughes Greenstreet, Сідні Г'юз Ґрінстріт, Сидни Хьюз Гринстрит, Σίντνεϊ Γκρίνστριτ
Biography
Sydney Hughes Greenstreet (27 December 1879 – 18 January 1954) was an English actor. He is best known for his Warner Bros. films with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre, which include The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1942).
Movie Credits
Casablanca
1943-01-15
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with un
The Maltese Falcon
1941-10-18
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful li
It's a Great Feeling
1949-08-20
A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big b
Between Two Worlds
1944-05-20
Passengers on an ocean liner can't recall how they got onboard or where they are going. Soon it beco
Conflict
1945-06-15
Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll
Flamingo Road
1949-04-30
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town societ
Background to Danger
1943-07-03
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944-06-23
A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead bo
The Conspirators
1944-10-24
A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.
Christmas in Connecticut
1945-07-27
While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewi
Three Strangers
1946-01-28
On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy phila
The Verdict
1946-11-23
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent f
The Velvet Touch
1948-07-13
After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.
The Woman in White
1948-05-07
A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has been
Ruthless
1948-04-16
Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society
Malaya
1949-12-27
After living abroad for several years, journalist John Royer returns to the United States just after
Hollywood Canteen
1944-12-15
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entert
They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death
Passage to Marseille
1944-03-11
A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.
Across the Pacific
1942-09-04
Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-mart
Devotion
1946-04-05
In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev.
The Hucksters
1947-07-17
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be
Pillow to Post
1945-06-09
With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughte
That Way with Women
1947-02-14
A bored millionaire matches his daughter with his partner in a gas station.