Conrad Veidt, shown here with the famous sexologist and homosexual rights activist Magnus Hirschfeld, played a lead role in one of the first explicitly gay films in cinematic history, "Different from the Others" ("Anders als die Anderen"), which appeared in 1919. Veidt plays Paul, a world-class violinist, who enters into a relationship with his adoring pupil. But a former lover blackmails him. Since homosexuality is against the law, Paul has few resources. Banned shortly after it appeared, it has recently been restored. Here's a clip.
On another front, people say that Conrad Veidt's character in "The Man Who Laughs" (1928) is the inspiration for the Joker:
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