Person

Peter Lorre

Acting · 1904–1964 · 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

Filmography

2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
2015A Physical History of 'M'Hans Beckert (archive footage)
2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmDoctor Gogol (archive footage)
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)
2007Terror in the Pharaoh's TombMr. Jekyll (archive footage)
2007Moto Is MissingMr. Moto (archive footage)
2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and SilkSelf (archive footage)
2001Heroes of Horror(archive footage)
1997Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage)
1996Peter Lorre: The Master of MenaceSelf (archive footage)
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1987Creepy ClassicsDr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
1984The Double Face of Peter LorreSelf (archive footage)
1983The Horror of It AllDr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
1979The Hollywood Clowns(archive footage)
1975Film Emigration from Nazi GermanySelf (archive footage)
1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteSelf (archive footage)
1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
1967The Dinosaur and the BabyHans Beckert (archive footage)
1964The PatsyMorgan Heywood
1964Muscle Beach PartyMr. Strangdour
1964The Comedy of TerrorsFelix Gillie
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreFrederick Bergen
1963The RavenDr. Adolphus Bedlo
1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1962Five Weeks in a BalloonAhmed
1962Tales of TerrorMontresor ("The Black Cat")
1961The Gertrude Berg Show
1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaComm. Lucius Emery
1961Five Fingers : Thin IceThe Colonel
1960Route 66
1960CheckmateAlonzo Pace Graham
1960Scent of MysterySmiley
1959The Big CircusSkeeter
1959RawhideVictor Laurier
195877 Sunset StripThe Gypsy
1957Hell Ship MutinyLamoret
1957Collector’s ItemMr. Munsey
1957The Sad SackAbdul
1957The Story of MankindNero
1957Silk StockingsBrankov, Commisar
1957The Fabulous Irishman
1957The Buster Keaton StoryKurt Bergner
1957The Last TycoonPete Zavras
1956Sizeman and SonKarp
1956Around the World in 80 DaysSteward
1956Playhouse 90Café Owner
1956Congo CrossingColonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
1956Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956No. 5 Checked OutWilly
1955The 20th Century Fox HourMoyzisch
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseWilly
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTomas Salgado / Carlos
195420,000 Leagues Under the SeaConseil
1954Operation UnderseaSelf
1954The Disneyland StorySelf
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySelf
1954Casino RoyaleLe Chiffre
1954Climax!Mr. Vorhees
1954The George Gobel ShowSelf
1954Studio 57Mr. Grover
1953Beat the DevilJulius O'Hara
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951The Red Skelton ShowMad Scientist
1951The Lost OneDr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
1950The Jack Benny ProgramLuverne Goodheart
1950Lux Video TheatreRichard Pratt
1950Double ConfessionPaynter
1950QuicksandNick Dramoshag
1950What's My Line?Self
1949Rope of SandToady
1949Suspense
1948CasbahSlimane
1948BambiSelf (archive footage)
1947My Favorite BrunetteKismet
1947The Beast with Five FingersHilary Cummins
1946The VerdictVictor Emmric
1946The ChaseGino
1946Black AngelMarko
1946Three StrangersJohnny West
1945Confidential AgentContreras
1945Hotel BerlinJohannes Koenig
1944Hollywood CanteenSelf
1944The ConspiratorsJan Bernazsky
1944Arsenic and Old LaceDr. Einstein
1944The Mask of DimitriosCornelius Leyden
1944Passage to MarseilleMarius
1943The Cross of LorraineSergeant Berger
1943Background to DangerNikolai Zaleshoff
1943The Constant NymphFritz Bercovy
1943CasablancaUgarte
1943Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy LinesSecret Agent
1942The Boogie Man Will Get YouDr. Arthur Lorentz
1942Invisible AgentBaron Ikito
1942All Through the NightPepi
1941The Maltese FalconJoel Cairo
1941They Met in BombayCaptain Chang
1941Mr. District AttorneyPaul Hyde
1941The Face Behind the MaskJanos 'Johnny' Szabo
1940The Eternal JewHans Beckert (archive footage)
1940You'll Find OutProfessor Karl Fenninger
1940Stranger on the Third FloorThe Stranger
1940Island of Doomed MenStephen Danel
1940I Was an AdventuressPolo
1940Strange CargoM'sieu Pig
1939Mr. Moto Takes a VacationMr. Moto
1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandKentaro Moto
1939Mr. Moto's Last WarningMr. Kentaro Moto
1938Mysterious Mr. MotoMr. Moto
1938I'll Give a MillionLouie 'The Dope' Monteau
1938Mr. Moto Takes a ChanceMr. Moto
1938Mr. Moto's GambleKentaro Moto
1937Thank You, Mr. MotoMr. Moto
1937Lancer SpyMaj. Sigfried Gruning
1937Think Fast, Mr. MotoKentaro Moto
1937Nancy Steele Is Missing!Professor Sturm
1936Crack-UpColonel Gimpy
1936Secret AgentThe General
1935Crime and PunishmentRoderick Raskolnikov
1935Mad LoveDoctor Gogol
1934The Man Who Knew Too MuchAbbott
1933High and LowBeggar
1933Invisible OpponentHenry Pless
1933The Oil SharksHenry Pless
1933What Women DreamOtto Fuessli
1932F.P.1 Doesn't AnswerBildreporter Johnny
1932StupéfiantsThe Hunchback
1932The White DemonHunchback
1932A Shot at DawnKlotz
1932Five from the JazzbandCar Thief
1931A Man's a ManGaly Gay
1931The Trunks of Mr. O.F.Redakteur Stix
1931Bombs Over Monte CarloPawlitschek
1931MHans Beckert
1929The Missing WifePatient of a Dentist

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