Peter Lorre
Known for
Acting
Life
1904 – 1964 (aged 59)
Born in
Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Credits
View on IMDb120 acting credits
Biography
Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner.
He caused an international sensation in 1931 with his portrayal of a serial killer who preys on little girls in the German film M. Later he became a popular featured player in Hollywood crime films and mysteries, notably alongside Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet, and as the star of the successful Mr. Moto detective series.
Known For
Casablanca
15 Jan 1943
M
11 May 1931
The Maltese Falcon
18 Oct 1941
Arsenic and Old Lace
01 Sep 1944
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
23 Dec 1954
Around the World in 80 Days
17 Oct 1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
09 Dec 1934
The Raven
25 Jan 1963
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Filmography
2015
- A Physical History of 'M'as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
2014
- Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Filmas Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
2007
- Terror in the Pharaoh's Tombas Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
- Moto Is Missingas Mr. Moto (archive footage)
2001
- Heroes of Horroras (archive footage)
1987
- Creepy Classicsas Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
1983
- The Horror of It Allas Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
1979
- The Hollywood Clownsas (archive footage)
1967
- The Dinosaur and the Babyas Hans Beckert (archive footage)
1964
- The Patsyas Morgan Heywood
- Muscle Beach Partyas Mr. Strangdour
- The Comedy of Terrorsas Felix Gillie
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Frederick Bergen1 episode
- The Ravenas Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
1962
- Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
- Five Weeks in a Balloonas Ahmed
- Tales of Terroras Montresor ("The Black Cat")
1961
- The Gertrude Berg Show1 episode
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Seaas Comm. Lucius Emery
- Five Fingers : Thin Iceas The Colonel
1960
- Route 661 episode
- Checkmateas Alonzo Pace Graham1 episode
- Scent of Mysteryas Smiley
1959
- The Big Circusas Skeeter
- Rawhideas Victor Laurier1 episode
1958
- 77 Sunset Stripas The Gypsy2 episodes
1957
- Hell Ship Mutinyas Lamoret
- Collector’s Itemas Mr. Munsey
- The Sad Sackas Abdul
- The Jet-Propelled Couchas Dr. Ostrow
- The Story of Mankindas Nero
- Silk Stockingsas Brankov
- The Fabulous Irishman
- The Buster Keaton Storyas Kurt Bergner
- The Last Tycoonas Pete Zavras
1956
- Sizeman and Sonas Karp
- Around the World in 80 Daysas Steward
- Playhouse 90as Café Owner1 episode
- Congo Crossingas Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
- Meet Me in Las Vegas
- No. 5 Checked Outas Willy
1955
- The 20th Century Fox Houras Moyzisch1 episode
- Screen Director's Playhouseas Willy1 episode
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Tomas Salgado1 episode
1954
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Seaas Conseil
- Casino Royaleas Le Chiffre
- Climax!as Benny Kellerman1 episode
- Studio 57as Heitzer1 episode
1953
- Beat the Devilas Julius O'Hara
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 episode
- The Red Skelton Showas Boris1 episode
- The Lost Oneas Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
1950
- The Jack Benny Programas Luverne Goodheart1 episode
- Lux Video Theatreas Richard Pratt1 episode
- Double Confessionas Paynter
- Quicksandas Nick Dramoshag
1949
- Rope of Sandas Toady
- Suspense1 episode
1948
- Casbahas Slimane
1947
- My Favorite Brunetteas Kismet
- The Beast with Five Fingersas Hilary Cummins
1946
- The Chaseas Gino
- The Verdictas Victor Emmric
- Black Angelas Marko
- Three Strangersas Johnny West
1945
- Confidential Agentas Contreras
- Hotel Berlinas Johannes Koenig
1944
- The Conspiratorsas Jan Bernazsky
- Arsenic and Old Laceas Dr. Einstein
- The Mask of Dimitriosas Cornelius Leyden
- Passage to Marseilleas Marius
1943
- The Cross of Lorraineas Sergeant Berger
- Background to Dangeras Nikolai Zaleshoff
- The Constant Nymphas Fritz Bercovy
- Casablancaas Ugarte
- Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Linesas Secret Agent
1942
- The Boogie Man Will Get Youas Dr. Arthur Lorentz
- Invisible Agentas Baron Ikito
- All Through the Nightas Pepi
1941
- The Maltese Falconas Joel Cairo
- They Met in Bombayas Captain Chang
- Mr. District Attorneyas Paul Hyde
- The Face Behind the Maskas Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
1940
- The Eternal Jewas Hans Beckert (archive footage)
- You'll Find Outas Professor Karl Fenninger
- Stranger on the Third Flooras The Stranger
- Island of Doomed Menas Stephen Danel
- I Was an Adventuressas Polo
- Strange Cargoas M'sieu Pig
1939
- Mr. Moto Takes a Vacationas Mr. Moto
- Mr. Moto in Danger Islandas Kentaro Moto
- Mr. Moto's Last Warningas Mr. Kentaro Moto
1938
- Mysterious Mr. Motoas Mr. Moto
- I'll Give a Millionas Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
- Mr. Moto Takes a Chanceas Mr. Moto
- Mr. Moto's Gambleas Kentaro Moto
1937
- Thank You, Mr. Motoas Mr. Moto
- Lancer Spyas Maj. Sigfried Gruning
- Think Fast, Mr. Motoas Kentaro Moto
- Nancy Steele Is Missing!as Professor Sturm
1936
- Crack-Upas Colonel Gimpy
- Secret Agentas The General
1935
- Crime and Punishmentas Roderick Raskolnikov
- Mad Loveas Doctor Gogol
1934
- The Man Who Knew Too Muchas Abbott
1933
- High and Lowas Beggar
- Invisible Opponentas Henry Pless
- The Oil Sharksas Henry Pless
- What Women Dreamas Otto Fuessli
1932
- F.P.1 Doesn't Answeras Bildreporter Johnny
- Stupéfiantsas The Hunchback
- The White Demonas Hunchback
- A Shot at Dawnas Klotz
- Five from the Jazzbandas Car Thief
1931
- A Man's a Manas Galy Gay
- The Trunks of Mr. O.F.as Redakteur Stix
- Bombs Over Monte Carloas Pawlitschek
- Mas Hans Beckert
1929
- The Missing Wifeas Patient of a Dentist