Peter Lorre
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 26, 1904 (122 years old)
Place of Birth
Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
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
| 2022 | Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | A Physical History of 'M'Hans Beckert (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmDoctor Gogol (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Moto Is MissingMr. Moto (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Terror in the Pharaoh's TombMr. Jekyll (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and SilkSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Heroes of Horror(archive footage) | |
| 1997 | Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | Peter Lorre: The Master of MenaceSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1988 | John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick | |
| 1987 | Creepy ClassicsDr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | The Double Face of Peter LorreSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1983 | The Horror of It AllDr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage) | |
| 1979 | The Hollywood Clowns(archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Film Emigration from Nazi GermanySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1967 | The Dinosaur and the BabyHans Beckert (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | The PatsyMorgan Heywood | |
| 1964 | The Comedy of TerrorsFelix Gillie | |
| 1964 | Muscle Beach PartyMr. Strangdour | |
| 1963 | The RavenDr. Adolphus Bedlo | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreFrederick Bergen | |
| 1962 | Tales of TerrorMontresor ("The Black Cat") | |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a BalloonAhmed | |
| 1962 | Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaComm. Lucius Emery | |
| 1961 | Five Fingers : Thin IceThe Colonel | |
| 1961 | The Gertrude Berg Show | |
| 1960 | Scent of MysterySmiley | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1960 | CheckmateAlonzo Pace Graham | |
| 1959 | The Big CircusSkeeter | |
| 1959 | RawhideVictor Laurier | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset StripThe Gypsy | |
| 1957 | The Sad SackAbdul | |
| 1957 | Silk StockingsBrankov, Commisar | |
| 1957 | The Story of MankindNero | |
| 1957 | Collector’s ItemMr. Munsey | |
| 1957 | The Buster Keaton StoryKurt Bergner | |
| 1957 | Hell Ship MutinyLamoret | |
| 1957 | The Last TycoonPete Zavras | |
| 1957 | The Fabulous Irishman | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 DaysSteward | |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas | |
| 1956 | Congo CrossingColonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas | |
| 1956 | No. 5 Checked OutWilly | |
| 1956 | Sizeman and SonKarp | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90Café Owner | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTomas Salgado / Carlos | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourMoyzisch | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTomas Salgado | |
| 1955 | Screen Director's PlayhouseWilly | |
| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the SeaConseil | |
| 1954 | Casino RoyaleLe Chiffre | |
| 1954 | Operation UnderseaSelf | |
| 1954 | The Disneyland StorySelf | |
| 1954 | Climax!Mr. Vorhees | |
| 1954 | Climax!Le Chiffre | |
| 1954 | The George Gobel ShowSelf | |
| 1954 | Climax!Normie | |
| 1954 | Climax!Mr. Ho | |
| 1954 | Climax!Benny Kellerman | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneySelf | |
| 1954 | Studio 57Mr. Grover | |
| 1954 | Studio 57Heitzer | |
| 1953 | Beat the DevilJulius O'Hara | |
| 1951 | The Lost OneDr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowMad Scientist | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowKing Zurium | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowBoris - Chief Spy | |
| 1950 | QuicksandNick Dramoshag | |
| 1950 | Double ConfessionPaynter | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreRichard Pratt | |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny ProgramLuverne Goodheart | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self | |
| 1949 | Rope of SandToady | |
| 1949 | Suspense | |
| 1948 | CasbahSlimane | |
| 1948 | BambiSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1947 | The Beast with Five FingersHilary Cummins | |
| 1947 | My Favorite BrunetteKismet | |
| 1946 | Black AngelMarko | |
| 1946 | Three StrangersJohnny West | |
| 1946 | The VerdictVictor Emmric | |
| 1946 | The ChaseGino | |
| 1945 | Confidential AgentContreras | |
| 1945 | Hotel BerlinJohannes Koenig | |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old LaceDr. Einstein | |
| 1944 | The Mask of DimitriosCornelius Leyden | |
| 1944 | The ConspiratorsJan Bernazsky | |
| 1944 | Hollywood CanteenSelf | |
| 1944 | Passage to MarseilleMarius | |
| 1943 | CasablancaUgarte | |
| 1943 | Background to DangerNikolai Zaleshoff | |
| 1943 | The Constant NymphFritz Bercovy | |
| 1943 | The Cross of LorraineSergeant Berger | |
| 1943 | Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy LinesSecret Agent | |
| 1942 | The Boogie Man Will Get YouDr. Arthur Lorentz | |
| 1942 | Invisible AgentBaron Ikito | |
| 1942 | All Through the NightPepi | |
| 1941 | The Maltese FalconJoel Cairo | |
| 1941 | The Face Behind the MaskJanos 'Johnny' Szabo | |
| 1941 | They Met in BombayCaptain Chang | |
| 1941 | Mr. District AttorneyPaul Hyde | |
| 1940 | Stranger on the Third FloorThe Stranger | |
| 1940 | You'll Find OutProfessor Karl Fenninger | |
| 1940 | Strange CargoM'sieu Pig | |
| 1940 | Island of Doomed MenStephen Danel | |
| 1940 | I Was an AdventuressPolo | |
| 1940 | The Eternal JewHans Beckert (archive footage) | |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto's Last WarningMr. Kentaro Moto | |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto Takes a VacationMr. Moto | |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger IslandKentaro Moto | |
| 1938 | Mysterious Mr. MotoMr. Moto | |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto Takes a ChanceMr. Moto | |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's GambleKentaro Moto | |
| 1938 | I'll Give a MillionLouie 'The Dope' Monteau | |
| 1937 | Think Fast, Mr. MotoKentaro Moto | |
| 1937 | Thank You, Mr. MotoMr. Moto | |
| 1937 | Lancer SpyMaj. Sigfried Gruning | |
| 1937 | Nancy Steele Is Missing!Professor Sturm | |
| 1936 | Secret AgentThe General | |
| 1936 | Crack-UpColonel Gimpy | |
| 1935 | Mad LoveDoctor Gogol | |
| 1935 | Crime and PunishmentRoderick Raskolnikov | |
| 1934 | The Man Who Knew Too MuchAbbott | |
| 1933 | What Women DreamOtto Fuessli | |
| 1933 | High and LowBeggar | |
| 1933 | The Oil SharksHenry Pless | |
| 1933 | Unsichtbare GegnerHenry Pless | |
| 1932 | F.P.1 Doesn't AnswerBildreporter Johnny | |
| 1932 | Five from the JazzbandCar Thief | |
| 1932 | A Shot at DawnKlotz | |
| 1932 | The White DemonHunchback | |
| 1932 | StupéfiantsThe Hunchback | |
| 1931 | MHans Beckert | |
| 1931 | Bombs Over Monte CarloPawlitschek | |
| 1931 | The Trunks of Mr. O.F.Redakteur Stix | |
| 1931 | A Man's a ManGaly Gay | |
| 1929 | The Missing WifePatient of a Dentist |
| 1951 | The Lost OneDirector |
| 1951 | The Lost OneScreenplay |