Peter Lorre

ActorDirectorWriter Jun 26 (died age 59) Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia) 1929–2022 (93 year career)

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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

Film

Casablanca

Ugarte

Film

M

Hans Beckert

Film

The Maltese Falcon

Joel Cairo

Film

Arsenic and Old Lace

Dr. Einstein

Film

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Conseil

Film

Around the World in 80 Days

Steward

Film

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Abbott

Film

Tales of Terror

Montresor ("The Black Cat")

Filmography

Acting (137)

Movies (113)

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022

as Self - (archive footage)

A Physical History of 'M'

2015

as Hans Beckert (archive footage)

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)

7.5

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

2007

as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Moto Is Missing

2007

as Mr. Moto (archive footage)

7.0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Heroes of Horror

2001

as (archive footage)

9.0

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

as Self (archive footage)

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

1996

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

5.9

Creepy Classics

1987

as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)

6.3

The Double Face of Peter Lorre

1984

as Self (archive footage)

5.3

The Horror of It All

1983

as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)

8.0

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

as (archive footage)

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

6.3

The Dinosaur and the Baby

1967

as Hans Beckert (archive footage)

6.0

The Comedy of Terrors

as Felix Gillie

Muscle Beach Party

as Mr. Strangdour

The Patsy

as Morgan Heywood

The Raven

as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo

6.3

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

1962

Tales of Terror

1962

as Montresor ("The Black Cat")

6.7

Five Weeks in a Balloon

1962

as Ahmed

5.3

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

as Comm. Lucius Emery

5.6

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

1961

as The Colonel

Scent of Mystery

as Smiley

The Big Circus

as Skeeter

The Last Tycoon

as Pete Zavras

Silk Stockings

as Brankov, Commisar

The Sad Sack

as Abdul

Hell Ship Mutiny

as Lamoret

Collector’s Item

as Mr. Munsey

The Story of Mankind

1957

as Nero

4.3

The Buster Keaton Story

1957

as Kurt Bergner

4.9

The Fabulous Irishman

1957

Around the World in 80 Days

as Steward

No. 5 Checked Out

as Willy

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Congo Crossing

as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas

5.2

Sizeman and Son

1956

as Karp

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as Conseil

Casino Royale

as Le Chiffre

Operation Undersea

as Self

The Disneyland Story

Beat the Devil

as Julius O'Hara

The Lost One

as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister

Quicksand

as Nick Dramoshag

Double Confession

as Paynter

Rope of Sand

as Toady

Casbah

as Slimane

My Favorite Brunette

as Kismet

The Beast with Five Fingers

as Hilary Cummins

The Chase

as Gino

The Verdict

as Victor Emmric

Black Angel

as Marko

Three Strangers

as Johnny West

Confidential Agent

as Contreras

Hotel Berlin

as Johannes Koenig

Arsenic and Old Lace

as Dr. Einstein

Hollywood Canteen

as Self

Passage to Marseille

as Marius

The Conspirators

as Jan Bernazsky

The Mask of Dimitrios

as Cornelius Leyden

Casablanca

as Ugarte

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

as Secret Agent

Background to Danger

as Nikolai Zaleshoff

The Constant Nymph

as Fritz Bercovy

The Cross of Lorraine

as Sergeant Berger

Invisible Agent

as Baron Ikito

All Through the Night

1942

as Pepi

6.7

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

as Dr. Arthur Lorentz

6.1

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as Joel Cairo

7.7

Mr. District Attorney

1941

as Paul Hyde

5.4

The Face Behind the Mask

1941

as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo

They Met in Bombay

as Captain Chang

You'll Find Out

as Professor Karl Fenninger

5.5

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

as The Stranger

6.4

The Eternal Jew

1940

as Hans Beckert (archive footage)

Island of Doomed Men

as Stephen Danel

I Was an Adventuress

as Polo

Strange Cargo

as M'sieu Pig

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

as Mr. Kentaro Moto

5.5

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

as Kentaro Moto

6.7

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

as Mr. Moto

Mysterious Mr. Moto

as Mr. Moto

Mr. Moto's Gamble

as Kentaro Moto

I'll Give a Million

as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau

5.7

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

1938

as Mr. Moto

5.8

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

as Professor Sturm

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

as Kentaro Moto

Thank You, Mr. Moto

as Mr. Moto

Lancer Spy

as Maj. Sigfried Gruning

Secret Agent

as The General

Crack-Up

as Colonel Gimpy

Mad Love

as Doctor Gogol

Crime and Punishment

as Roderick Raskolnikov

6.2

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1934

as Abbott

6.5

The Oil Sharks

1933

as Henry Pless

What Women Dream

as Otto Fuessli

Unsichtbare Gegner

as Henry Pless

High and Low

as Beggar

The White Demon

as Hunchback

Five from the Jazzband

as Car Thief

Stupéfiants

as The Hunchback

A Shot at Dawn

as Klotz

F.P.1 Doesn't Answer

1932

as Bildreporter Johnny

6.0

1931

as Hans Beckert

8.1

Bombs Over Monte Carlo

1931

as Pawlitschek

6.0

The Trunks of Mr. O.F.

as Redakteur Stix

A Man's a Man

as Galy Gay

The Missing Wife

as Patient of a Dentist

Television (24)

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

1975

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Frederick Bergen

5.3

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Gertrude Berg Show

Route 66

Checkmate

as Alonzo Pace Graham

Rawhide

as Victor Laurier

77 Sunset Strip

as The Gypsy

Playhouse 90

as Café Owner

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Abbott / The General (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.8

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

as Moyzisch

5.4

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Willy

Climax!

as Le Chiffre

Studio 57

as Mr. Grover

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Self

7.8

The George Gobel Show

as Self

The Red Skelton Show

as Mad Scientist

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

What's My Line?

as Self

The Jack Benny Program

as Luverne Goodheart

Lux Video Theatre

as Richard Pratt

Suspense

Bambi

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

The Lost One

Director

The Lost One

Screenplay