The Thief of Bagdad Cast and Crew

The Thief of Bagdad

Plot: When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

Release Date: Monday, February 19 1940
85 years ago

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

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Cast

Conrad Veidt. Conrad Veidt was 47 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Jaffar'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 22 1893 –
Died: Sat, Apr 03 1943

Sabu. Sabu was 16 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Abu'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 27 1924 –
Died: Mon, Dec 02 1963

June Duprez. June Duprez was 21 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Princess'.

Birthday: Tue, May 14 1918 –
Died: Tue, Oct 30 1984

John Justin. John Justin was 22 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Ahmad'.

Birthday: Sat, Nov 24 1917 –
Died: Fri, Nov 29 2002

Rex Ingram. Rex Ingram was 44 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Djinn'.

Birthday: Sun, Oct 20 1895 –
Died: Fri, Sep 19 1969

Miles Malleson. Miles Malleson was 51 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Sultan'.

Birthday: Thu, May 24 1888 –
Died: Sat, Mar 15 1969

Morton Selten. Morton Selten would have been no older than 79 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'The Old King'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 06 1860 –
Died: Thu, Jul 27 1939

Mary Morris. Mary Morris was 24 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Halima'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 13 1915 –
Died: Fri, Oct 14 1988

Bruce Winston. Bruce Winston was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'The Merchant'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hay Petrie. Hay Petrie was 44 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Astrologer'.

Birthday: Tue, Jul 16 1895 –
Died: Fri, Jul 30 1948

Adelaide Hall. Adelaide Hall was 38 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Singer'.

Birthday: Sun, Oct 20 1901 –
Died: Sun, Nov 07 1993

Roy Emerton. Roy Emerton was 46 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Jailer'.

Birthday: Mon, Oct 09 1893 –
Died: Thu, Nov 30 1944

Allan Jeayes. Allan Jeayes was 55 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'The Story Teller'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 19 1885 –
Died: Fri, Sep 20 1963

Joseph Cozier. Joseph Cozier was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Man Selling Fish (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Toni Gable. Toni Gable was 17 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Lady (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 01 1922 –
Died: Wed, Jan 01 1975

Robert Greig. Robert Greig was 60 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Man of Basra (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 26 1879 –
Died: Fri, Jun 27 1958

Henry Hallett. Henry Hallett was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Citizen (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Miki Hood. Miki Hood was 25 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Citizen (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jan 09 1915 –
Died: Thu, Sep 01 1994

Glynis Johns. Glynis Johns was 16 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Princess's Maid (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 05 1923 –
Died: Thu, Jan 04 2024

Alexander Laine. Alexander Laine was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Cleo Laine. Cleo Laine was 12 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 28 1927 –
Died: Thu, Jul 24 2025

Sylvia Laine. Sylvia Laine was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Leslie Phillips. Leslie Phillips was 15 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Urchin in Bagdad Market (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 20 1924 –
Died: Mon, Nov 07 2022

John Salew. John Salew was 38 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Fish Peddler (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1902 –
Died: Thu, Sep 14 1961

Mark Stone. Mark Stone was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Masrur (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Frank Tickle. Frank Tickle was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Citizen (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ben Williams. Ben Williams was 48 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Citizen (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1892 –
Died: Thu, Dec 01 1960

Crew

Michael Powell. Michael Powell was 34 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Director'

Birthday: Sat, Sep 30 1905 –
Died: Mon, Feb 19 1990

Tim Whelan. Tim Whelan was 46 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Director'

Birthday: Thu, Nov 02 1893 –
Died: Mon, Aug 12 1957

Ludwig Berger. Ludwig Berger was 48 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Director'

Birthday: Wed, Jan 06 1892 –
Died: Sun, May 18 1969

Georges Périnal. Georges Périnal was 43 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1897 –
Died: Fri, Apr 23 1965

Geoffrey Boothby. Geoffrey Boothby was 38 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Assistant Director'

Birthday: Tue, Feb 26 1901 –
Died: Thu, May 24 1956

Muir Mathieson. Muir Mathieson was 29 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Music Director'

Birthday: Tue, Jan 24 1911 –
Died: Sat, Aug 02 1975

A.W. Watkins. A.W. Watkins was 44 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Sound Director'

Birthday: Sun, Dec 01 1895 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1970

Charles David. Charles David was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Assistant Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Lajos Biró. Lajos Biró was 59 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Scenario Writer'

Birthday: Sun, Aug 22 1880 –
Died: Thu, Sep 09 1948

Miles Malleson. Miles Malleson was 51 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Screenplay, Dialogue'

Birthday: Thu, May 24 1888 –
Died: Sat, Mar 15 1969

Alexander Korda. Alexander Korda was 46 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Producer'

Birthday: Sat, Sep 16 1893 –
Died: Mon, Jan 23 1956

William Cameron Menzies. William Cameron Menzies was 43 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Wed, Jul 29 1896 –
Died: Tue, Mar 05 1957

Zoltan Korda. Zoltan Korda was 44 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Mon, Jun 03 1895 –
Died: Fri, Oct 13 1961

Charles Crichton. Charles Crichton was 29 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Editor'

Birthday: Sat, Aug 06 1910 –
Died: Tue, Sep 14 1999

William Hornbeck. William Hornbeck was 38 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Supervising Editor'

Birthday: Fri, Aug 23 1901 –
Died: Tue, Oct 11 1983

Miklós Rózsa. Miklós Rózsa was 32 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Original Music Composer, Story, Songs'

Birthday: Thu, Apr 18 1907 –
Died: Thu, Jul 27 1995

Osmond Borradaile. Osmond Borradaile was 41 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Assistant Camera'

Birthday: Sun, Jul 17 1898 –
Died: Tue, Mar 23 1999

Natalie Kalmus. Natalie Kalmus was 57 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Other'

Birthday: Fri, Apr 07 1882 –
Died: Mon, Nov 15 1965

John Armstrong. John Armstrong was 46 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Costume Design'

Birthday: Tue, Nov 14 1893 –
Died: Sat, May 19 1973

Lawrence W. Butler. Lawrence W. Butler was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Special Effects'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Marcel Vertès. Marcel Vertès was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Costume Design'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Vincent Korda. Vincent Korda was 42 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Production Design'

Birthday: Tue, Jun 22 1897 –
Died: Thu, Jan 04 1979

W. Percy Day. W. Percy Day was 61 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Scenic Artist'

Birthday: Thu, Sep 19 1878 –
Died: Thu, May 20 1965

Oliver Messel. Oliver Messel was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Costume Design'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

David B. Cunynghame. David B. Cunynghame was 35 in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Production Manager'

Birthday: Tue, Feb 07 1905 –
Died: Sun, Aug 06 1978

Jack Whitney. Jack Whitney was >> in The Thief of Bagdad as 'Sound Effects'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday