Birthname: Sydney Hughes Greenstreet
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Dec 27, 1879 Sandwich, Kent |
| Died | Jan 18, 1954 Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 74 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) | |
Sydney Greenstreet | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1902-1951 |
| Top Roles | Himself, Cameo Appearance, Evan Llewellyn Evans, Mr. Peters, Sydney Greenstreet, Colonel Robinson |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Film Noir, War, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II, Romance (Drama) |
| Top Collaborators | Jack L. Warner (Producer), Jack Mower, Humphrey Bogart, Michael Curtiz (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Marlene Dietrich, Oscar Levant, Charmian Carr see more.. |
Sydney Greenstreet Overview:
Legendary character actor, Sydney Greenstreet, was born Sydney Hughes Greenstreet on Dec 27, 1879 in Sandwich, Kent. Greenstreet died at the age of 74 on Jan 18, 1954 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
MINI BIO:
Huge English actor with impeccable diction and tiny, hostile features above a bulky body that at one time reached 325 pounds. A massive hit in more ways than one as the fat man in The Maltese Falcon - his first film at 61 - and a regular in Warner Brothers films after that throughout the forties. Ill-health forced him to retire earlier than the studio would have wished. Most popular of all in films that teamed him with Peter Lorre - a kind of Laurel and Hardy in Hell. He was once a tea planter in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). Died from Bright's Disease complicated by diabetes. Oscar-nominated for The Maltese Falcon. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Greenstreet was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1941 | Best Supporting Actor | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | Kaspar Gutman | Nominated |
Sydney Greenstreet BlogHub Articles:
Sydney Greenstreet
By Amanda Garrett on Dec 17, 2016 From Old Hollywood FilmsToday, I'm looking at the life and career of character actor Sydney Greenstreet. This article is part of the Fifth Annual What a Character! Blogathon hosted by Paula's Cinema Club, Once Upon a Screen, and Outspoken and Freckled. The wonderful character actor Sydney Greenstreet didn't make his ... Read full article
Flamingo Road (1949) with Joan Crawford and Sydney Greenstreet
By Orson De Welles on Jun 9, 2016 From Classic Film FreakShare This! A wrong girl for the right side of the tracks. Director Michael Curtiz reunited with Mildred Pierce star Joan Crawford for 1949?s Flamingo Road, a Southern story with noir leanings full of politics and intrigue.? Thankfully the politics never take center stage and stay in the near backgr... Read full article
How many Films did Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre Star in Together?
By Annmarie Gatti on Dec 27, 2015 From Classic Movie Hub BlogAn Iconic Pair: Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre Sydney Greenstreet made his Feature Film Debut in 1941 at the age of 62 as “Fat Man” Kasper Gutman in The Maltese Falcon.?The film also featured Peter Lorre, as the shady Joel Cairo, and of course Humphrey Bogart as private eye Sam Spade... Read full article
Seven Things to Know About Sydney Greenstreet
By Rick29 on Nov 19, 2015 From Classic Film & TV Cafe1. Sydney Greenstreet did not appear in a movie until he was 62. His film debut was pretty memorable, though—he played Kasper Gutman in The Maltese Falcon. 2. Despite a number of popular supporting performances (e.g., Casablanca, Christmas in Connecticut, Devotion), etc., he received only one... Read full article
Sydney Greenstreet
By Bogart Fan on Aug 10, 2014 From The Bogie Film BlogBirth Name: Sydney Hughes Greenstreet Birthdate: December 27, 1879 Date of Death: January 18, 1954 Number of Films Sydney Greenstreet made with Humphrey Bogart: 5 The Actor The son of a leather merchant, Sydney Greenstreet spent some time working in both the tea industry and a brewery before finall... Read full article
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Sydney Greenstreet Quotes:
Kasper Gutman: Well, sir, what do you suggest? We stand here and shed tears and call each other names... or shall we go to Istanbul?
Joel Cairo: Are you going?
Kasper Gutman: Seventeen years I've wanted that little item and I've been trying to get it. If we must spend another year on the quest... well, sir, it will be an additional expenditure in time of only... five and fifteen seventeenths percent.
Sam Spade: If you kill me, how are you going get the bird? And if I know you can't afford to kill me, how are you going to scare me into giving it to you?
Kasper Gutman: Well, sir, there are other means of persuasion besides killing and threatening to kill.
Sam Spade: Yes, that's... That's true. But, there're none of them any good unless the threat of death is behind them. You see what I mean? If you start something, I'll make it a matter of your having to kill me or call it off.
Kasper Gutman: That's an attitude, sir, that calls for the most delicate judgment on both sides. Because, as you know, sir, in the heat of action men are likely to forget where their best interests lie and let their emotions carry them away.
Sam Spade: Then the trick from my angle is to make my play strong enough to tie you up, but not make you mad enough to bump me off against your better judgment.
Kasper Gutman: By gad, sir, you are a character.
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