Casablanca
1943
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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).
Portly English actor with a uniqely insinuating style of line delivery who made a sensational screen debut as the cunning Kaspar Guttman in John Huston's "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) at age 61.
Sydney Greenstreet ranked among Hollywood's consummate character actors, a classic rogue whose villainous turns in motion pictures like Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon remain among the most memorable and enigmatic depictions of evil ever captured on film.
Sydney Greenstreet was one of Hollywood's most brilliant character actors, able to play rogues whose villainy in movies like 'Casablanca' and 'The Maltese Falcon' remain among the cleverest and most memorable depictions of innate menace ever captured on film.
Oct 18, 2021 · Sydney Greenstreet, making his debut as TCM Star of the Month this November, belongs to that rare breed – the character actor who became a star. He joined such players as Claude Rains, Thelma Ritter, and Greenstreet cohort Peter Lorre in moving from background figures to box-office attractions in their own rights.
Nov 19, 2015 · Sydney Greenstreet, who battled kidney disease and diabetes, died in 1954 at age 74. Despite a brief acting career, he created a pantheon of memorable characters.
Jun 13, 2019 · Born December 27, 1879 in Sandwich, Kent, England, Sydney Greenstreet was one of seven children of Ann (née Baker) and John Jarvis Greenstreet, a tanner. He left home at the age of 18 to make his fortune as a tea planter in Ceylon, but drought forced him out of business. He then managed a brewery while taking acting lessons.
