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Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

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.

Born

Jun 26, 1904

Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)

Died

Mar 23, 1964

Known For

Acting

Movies

113 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.2

Known For

Casablanca
Casablanca
1943 as Ugarte
★ 8.1
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 as Steward
★ 6.6
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
1941 as Joel Cairo
★ 7.7
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 as Conseil
★ 7.1
My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette
1947 as Kismet
★ 6.6
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 as Dr. Einstein
★ 7.6
M
M
1931 as Hans Beckert
★ 8.1
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings
1957 as Brankov, Commisar
★ 6.8
Black Angel
Black Angel
1946 as Marko
★ 6.0
The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask
1941 as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
★ 6.5
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944 as Cornelius Leyden
★ 7.0
Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil
1953 as Julius O'Hara
★ 6.1
Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror
1962 as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
★ 6.7
The Verdict
The Verdict
1946 as Victor Emmric
★ 6.5
Secret Agent
Secret Agent
1936 as The General
★ 6.1
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo
1940 as M'sieu Pig
★ 7.0
All Through the Night
All Through the Night
1942 as Pepi
★ 6.7
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors
1964 as Felix Gillie
★ 6.5
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
The Patsy
The Patsy
1964 as Morgan Heywood
★ 6.2
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934 as Abbott
★ 6.5
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961 as Comm. Lucius Emery
★ 5.6
The Raven
The Raven
1963 as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
★ 6.3
Mad Love
Mad Love
1935 as Doctor Gogol
★ 7.0
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind
1957 as Nero
★ 4.3
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962 as Ahmed
★ 5.3
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
1935 as Roderick Raskolnikov
★ 6.2
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
1944 as Self
★ 7.3
Three Strangers
Three Strangers
1946 as Johnny West
★ 6.4
Muscle Beach Party
Muscle Beach Party
1964 as Mr. Strangdour
★ 5.6
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1954 as Le Chiffre
★ 5.1
The Chase
The Chase
1946 as Gino
★ 6.2
Casbah
Casbah
1948 as Slimane
★ 5.8
The Beast with Five Fingers
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947 as Hilary Cummins
★ 6.3
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 as The Stranger
★ 6.4
Congo Crossing
Congo Crossing
1956 as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
★ 5.2
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
1942 as Baron Ikito
★ 5.8
The Buster Keaton Story
The Buster Keaton Story
1957 as Kurt Bergner
★ 4.9
Background to Danger
Background to Danger
1943 as Nikolai Zaleshoff
★ 6.6
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph
1943 as Fritz Bercovy
★ 6.1
Quicksand
Quicksand
1950 as Nick Dramoshag
★ 6.0
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937 as Kentaro Moto
★ 6.1
Rope of Sand
Rope of Sand
1949 as Toady
★ 5.6
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Hotel Berlin
Hotel Berlin
1945 as Johannes Koenig
★ 5.9
The Eternal Jew
The Eternal Jew
1940 as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
★ 4.6
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939 as Mr. Kentaro Moto
★ 5.5
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931 as Redakteur Stix
★ 7.0
The Big Circus
The Big Circus
1959 as Skeeter
★ 6.5
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939 as Mr. Moto
★ 6.6
The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine
1943 as Sergeant Berger
★ 6.2
Lancer Spy
Lancer Spy
1937 as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
★ 5.7
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 as Mr. Moto
★ 6.0
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 as Kentaro Moto
★ 6.3
movie
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937 as Mr. Moto
★ 6.1
You'll Find Out
You'll Find Out
1940 as Professor Karl Fenninger
★ 5.5
The Lost One
The Lost One
1951 as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
★ 6.7
Double Confession
Double Confession
1950 as Paynter
★ 6.0
The Sad Sack
The Sad Sack
1957 as Abdul
★ 5.6
The Dinosaur and the Baby
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967 as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
★ 6.0
The Conspirators
The Conspirators
1944 as Jan Bernazsky
★ 6.0
Confidential Agent
Confidential Agent
1945 as Contreras
★ 5.5
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns
1979 as (archive footage)
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938 as Mr. Moto
★ 5.8
The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
1983 as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942 as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
★ 6.1
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 as Kentaro Moto
★ 6.7
I'll Give a Million
I'll Give a Million
1938 as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
★ 5.7
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 as Marius
★ 6.6
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007 as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
Collector’s Item
Collector’s Item
1957 as Mr. Munsey
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney
1941 as Paul Hyde
★ 5.4
Five from the Jazzband
Five from the Jazzband
1932 as Car Thief
★ 7.0
movie
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961 as The Colonel
The Disneyland Story
The Disneyland Story
1954 as Self
★ 8.0
They Met in Bombay
They Met in Bombay
1941 as Captain Chang
★ 7.3
Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics
1987 as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014 as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
★ 7.5
What Women Dream
What Women Dream
1933 as Otto Fuessli
★ 8.4
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
1932 as Bildreporter Johnny
★ 6.0
Scent of Mystery
Scent of Mystery
1960 as Smiley
★ 5.6
Operation Undersea
Operation Undersea
1954 as Self
★ 2.0
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003 as Self (archive footage)
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937 as Professor Sturm
★ 5.0
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1936 as Colonel Gimpy
★ 5.5
I Was an Adventuress
I Was an Adventuress
1940 as Polo
★ 6.3
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
★ 5.7
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1957 as Pete Zavras
movie
No. 5 Checked Out
1956 as Willy
★ 5.0
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
1931 as Pawlitschek
★ 6.0
The White Demon
The White Demon
1932 as Hunchback
Hell Ship Mutiny
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957 as Lamoret
★ 4.0
Moto Is Missing
Moto Is Missing
2007 as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Oil Sharks
The Oil Sharks
1933 as Henry Pless
movie
Heroes of Horror
2001 as (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Island of Doomed Men
Island of Doomed Men
1940 as Stephen Danel
★ 5.4
A Physical History of 'M'
A Physical History of 'M'
2015 as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Stupéfiants
Stupéfiants
1932 as The Hunchback
★ 7.0
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
1984 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.3
movie
The Missing Wife
1929 as Patient of a Dentist
A Shot at Dawn
A Shot at Dawn
1932 as Klotz
A Man's a Man
A Man's a Man
1931 as Galy Gay
★ 5.8
Invisible Opponent
Invisible Opponent
1933 as Henry Pless
★ 6.0
High and Low
High and Low
1933 as Beggar
★ 5.0
Sizeman and Son
Sizeman and Son
1956 as Karp