Vault of Buncheness: I'm a Joker, I'm a Smoker, I'm a Midnight Toker
Visual proof that Conrad Veidt's character from the 1928 movie The Man Who Laughs was indeed a major inspiration in creating Batman's nemesis The Joker.
buncheness.blogspot.com/2007/04/im-joker-im-smoker-im-midnight-toker.html
IMDb: Conrad Veidt
Facts and filmography.
www.imdb.com/Name?Veidt,+Conrad