Actor
Peter Lorre
26 June 1904† 23 March 1964 (aged 59) Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
- Directed
- 1
- Written
- 1
- Movies
- 115
- Shows
- 21
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
- Upcoming
- Monsters of the Deep · Film
- 2022
- 2015
- A Physical History of 'M' · Film · Hans Beckert
- 2014
- Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film · Film · Doctor Gogol
- 2007
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman · Film
- Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb · Film · Mr. Jekyll
- Moto Is Missing · Film · Mr. Moto
- 2003
- 2001
- Heroes of Horror · Film
- 1997
- Bogart: The Untold Story · Film
- 1996
- 1988
- 1987
- Creepy Classics · Film · Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
- 1984
- 1983
- The Horror of It All · Film · Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
- 1979
- The Hollywood Clowns · Film
- 1975
- Film Emigration from Nazi Germany · Series
- 1974
- 1968
- The Movie Orgy · Film
- 1967
- The Dinosaur and the Baby · Film · Hans Beckert
- 1964
- The Patsy · Film · Morgan Heywood
- Muscle Beach Party · Film · Mr. Strangdour
- The Comedy of Terrors · Film · Felix Gillie
- 1963
- The Raven · Film · Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
- Kraft Suspense Theatre · Series · Frederick Bergen
- 1962
- Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing · Film
- Five Weeks in a Balloon · Film · Ahmed
- Tales of Terror · Film · Montresor ("The Black Cat")
- 1961
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · Film · Comm. Lucius Emery
- Five Fingers : Thin Ice · Film · The Colonel
- The Gertrude Berg Show · Series
- 1960
- Scent of Mystery · Film · Smiley
- Route 66 · Series
- Checkmate · Series · Alonzo Pace Graham
- 1959
- The Big Circus · Film · Skeeter
- Rawhide · Series · Victor Laurier
- 1958
- 77 Sunset Strip · Series · The Gypsy
- 1957
- Hell Ship Mutiny · Film · Lamoret
- Collector’s Item · Film · Mr. Munsey
- The Sad Sack · Film · Abdul
- The Jet-Propelled Couch · Film · Dr. Ostrow
- The Story of Mankind · Film · Nero
- Silk Stockings · Film · Brankov
- The Fabulous Irishman · Film
- The Buster Keaton Story · Film · Kurt Bergner
- The Last Tycoon · Film · Pete Zavras
- 1956
- Sizeman and Son · Film · Karp
- Around the World in 80 Days · Film · Steward
- Congo Crossing · Film · Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
- Meet Me in Las Vegas · Film
- No. 5 Checked Out · Film · Willy
- Playhouse 90 · Series · Café Owner
- 1955
- The 20th Century Fox Hour · Series · Moyzisch
- Screen Director's Playhouse · Series · Willy
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents · Series · Tomas Salgado · Carlos
- 1954
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · Film · Conseil
- Operation Undersea · Film
- The Disneyland Story · Film
- Casino Royale · Film · Le Chiffre
- The Wonderful World of Disney · Series
- Climax! · Series · Mr. Vorhees
- The George Gobel Show · Series
- Studio 57 · Series · Mr. Grover
- 1953
- Beat the Devil · Film · Julius O'Hara
- 1951
- The Lost One · Film · Dr. Karl Rothe · alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Series
- The Lost One · Film · Director
- 1950
- Double Confession · Film · Paynter
- Quicksand · Film · Nick Dramoshag
- The Jack Benny Program · Series · Luverne Goodheart
- Lux Video Theatre · Series · Richard Pratt
- What's My Line? · Series
- 1949
- Rope of Sand · Film · Toady
- Suspense · Series
- 1948
- 1947
- My Favorite Brunette · Film · Kismet
- The Beast with Five Fingers · Film · Hilary Cummins
- 1946
- The Chase · Film · Gino
- The Verdict · Film · Victor Emmric
- Black Angel · Film · Marko
- Three Strangers · Film · Johnny West
- 1945
- Confidential Agent · Film · Contreras
- Hotel Berlin · Film · Johannes Koenig
- 1944
- Hollywood Canteen · Film
- The Conspirators · Film · Jan Bernazsky
- Arsenic and Old Lace · Film · Dr. Einstein
- The Mask of Dimitrios · Film · Cornelius Leyden
- Passage to Marseille · Film · Marius
- 1943
- The Cross of Lorraine · Film · Sergeant Berger
- Background to Danger · Film · Nikolai Zaleshoff
- The Constant Nymph · Film · Fritz Bercovy
- Casablanca · Film · Ugarte
- Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines · Film · Secret Agent
- 1942
- The Boogie Man Will Get You · Film · Dr. Arthur Lorentz
- Invisible Agent · Film · Baron Ikito
- All Through the Night · Film · Pepi
- 1941
- The Maltese Falcon · Film · Joel Cairo
- They Met in Bombay · Film · Captain Chang
- Mr. District Attorney · Film · Paul Hyde
- The Face Behind the Mask · Film · Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
- 1940
- The Eternal Jew · Film · Hans Beckert
- You'll Find Out · Film · Professor Karl Fenninger
- Stranger on the Third Floor · Film · The Stranger
- Island of Doomed Men · Film · Stephen Danel
- I Was an Adventuress · Film · Polo
- Strange Cargo · Film · M'sieu Pig
- 1939
- Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation · Film · Mr. Moto
- Mr. Moto in Danger Island · Film · Kentaro Moto
- Mr. Moto's Last Warning · Film · Mr. Kentaro Moto
- 1938
- Mysterious Mr. Moto · Film · Mr. Moto
- I'll Give a Million · Film · Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
- Mr. Moto Takes a Chance · Film · Mr. Moto
- Mr. Moto's Gamble · Film · Kentaro Moto
- 1937
- Thank You, Mr. Moto · Film · Mr. Moto
- Lancer Spy · Film · Maj. Sigfried Gruning
- Think Fast, Mr. Moto · Film · Kentaro Moto
- Nancy Steele Is Missing! · Film · Professor Sturm
- 1936
- Crack-Up · Film · Colonel Gimpy
- Secret Agent · Film · The General
- 1935
- Crime and Punishment · Film · Roderick Raskolnikov
- Mad Love · Film · Doctor Gogol
- 1934
- The Man Who Knew Too Much · Film · Abbott
- 1933
- High and Low · Film · Beggar
- Invisible Opponent · Film · Henry Pless
- The Oil Sharks · Film · Henry Pless
- What Women Dream · Film · Otto Fuessli
- 1932
- F.P.1 Doesn't Answer · Film · Bildreporter Johnny
- Stupéfiants · Film · The Hunchback
- The White Demon · Film · Hunchback
- A Shot at Dawn · Film · Klotz
- Five from the Jazzband · Film · Car Thief
- 1931
- A Man's a Man · Film · Galy Gay
- The Trunks of Mr. O.F. · Film · Redakteur Stix
- Bombs Over Monte Carlo · Film · Pawlitschek
- M · Film · Hans Beckert
- 1929
- The Missing Wife · Film · Patient of a Dentist