Sydney Greenstreet was an English actor born on December 27, 1879. He is best known for his villainous roles in the classic films Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon, both of which starred Humphrey Bogart. His acting style was so iconic that it inspired Marvel to create the character The Kingpin, a crime lord who first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #50.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $65 Million (2024)
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About
He played a villain in the classic films Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon, both of which starred Humphrey Bogart. His acting style inspired Marvel to create the character The Kingpin, a crime lord who originally appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #50.
Before Fame
He tried to make a living as a tea planter at age eighteen. In 1902, he played a villain in a stage production of Sherlock Holmes.
Trivia
He was the inspiration behind the character Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars.
Family Life
He is the great-uncle of actor Mark Greenstreet. He married Dorothy Marie Ogden and had one child.
Associated With
He starred alongside Peter Lorre in the 1944 film The Mask of Dimitrios.