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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

115 acting

2 crew

Popularity

2.0

movie

Known For

Casablanca

Casablanca

1943

as Ugarte
M

M

1931

as Hans Beckert
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as Joel Cairo
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as Steward
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954

as Conseil
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Dr. Einstein
Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

1953

as Julius O'Hara
The Raven

The Raven

1963

as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1934

as Abbott
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

as Comm. Lucius Emery
Casablanca
Casablanca
1943 • as Ugarte
★ 8.1
M
M
1931 • as Hans Beckert
★ 8.1
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
1941 • as Joel Cairo
★ 7.7
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • as Steward
★ 6.7
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 • as Conseil
★ 7.1
Rope of Sand
Rope of Sand
1949 • as Toady
★ 5.9
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • as Dr. Einstein
★ 7.6
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings
1957 • as Brankov
★ 6.9
Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil
1953 • as Julius O'Hara
★ 6.1
The Raven
The Raven
1963 • as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
★ 6.3
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937 • as Mr. Moto
★ 6.2
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
1942 • as Baron Ikito
★ 5.8
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962 • as Ahmed
★ 5.5
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
★ 5.7
Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror
1962 • as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
★ 6.7
The Patsy
The Patsy
1964 • as Morgan Heywood
★ 6.2
My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette
1947 • as Kismet
★ 6.6
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944 • as Cornelius Leyden
★ 7.1
Quicksand
Quicksand
1950 • as Nick Dramoshag
★ 6.1
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind
1957 • as Nero
★ 4.4
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Secret Agent
Secret Agent
1936 • as The General
★ 6.1
Confidential Agent
Confidential Agent
1945 • as Contreras
★ 5.5
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors
1964 • as Felix Gillie
★ 6.5
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1936 • as Colonel Gimpy
★ 5.9
All Through the Night
All Through the Night
1942 • as Pepi
★ 6.7
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 • as Marius
★ 6.7
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 • as The Stranger
★ 6.5
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1954 • as Le Chiffre
★ 5.2
Three Strangers
Three Strangers
1946 • as Johnny West
★ 6.4
Casbah
Casbah
1948 • as Slimane
★ 5.9
The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine
1943 • as Sergeant Berger
★ 6.5
The Sad Sack
The Sad Sack
1957 • as Abdul
★ 5.7
Muscle Beach Party
Muscle Beach Party
1964 • as Mr. Strangdour
★ 5.7
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo
1940 • as M'sieu Pig
★ 7.0
Black Angel
Black Angel
1946 • as Marko
★ 6.1
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph
1943 • as Fritz Bercovy
★ 6.3
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
★ 4.5
Congo Crossing
Congo Crossing
1956 • as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
★ 5.5
The Conspirators
The Conspirators
1944 • as Jan Bernazsky
★ 6.3
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939 • as Mr. Kentaro Moto
★ 5.7
They Met in Bombay
They Met in Bombay
1941 • as Captain Chang
★ 7.2
The Verdict
The Verdict
1946 • as Victor Emmric
★ 6.5
The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
1983 • as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
★ 8.3
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney
1941 • as Paul Hyde
★ 5.8
The Chase
The Chase
1946 • as Gino
★ 6.2
Mad Love
Mad Love
1935 • as Doctor Gogol
★ 7.0
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939 • as Mr. Moto
★ 6.6
The Beast with Five Fingers
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947 • as Hilary Cummins
★ 6.4
The Buster Keaton Story
The Buster Keaton Story
1957 • as Kurt Bergner
★ 5.2
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937 • as Kentaro Moto
★ 6.2
Island of Doomed Men
Island of Doomed Men
1940 • as Stephen Danel
★ 5.5
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
★ 6.0
The Big Circus
The Big Circus
1959 • as Skeeter
★ 6.6
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 • as Kentaro Moto
★ 6.4
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 • as Self - (archive footage)
★ 2.0
The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask
1941 • as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
★ 6.5
The Eternal Jew
The Eternal Jew
1940 • as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
★ 4.7
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
1932 • as Bildreporter Johnny
★ 6.5
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
1935 • as Roderick Raskolnikov
★ 6.3
You'll Find Out
You'll Find Out
1940 • as Professor Karl Fenninger
★ 5.6
Background to Danger
Background to Danger
1943 • as Nikolai Zaleshoff
★ 6.7
The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942 • as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
★ 6.2
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
The Oil Sharks
The Oil Sharks
1933 • as Henry Pless
★ 9.0
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
1944 • as Self
★ 7.3
Collector’s Item
Collector’s Item
1957 • as Mr. Munsey
★ 10.0
I'll Give a Million
I'll Give a Million
1938 • as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
★ 6.1
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 • as Mr. Moto
★ 6.2
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
movie
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 • as Kentaro Moto
★ 6.7
Stupéfiants
Stupéfiants
1932 • as The Hunchback
★ 7.5
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937 • as Professor Sturm
★ 6.7
Lancer Spy
Lancer Spy
1937 • as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
★ 6.0
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943 • as Secret Agent
★ 6.0
Hotel Berlin
Hotel Berlin
1945 • as Johannes Koenig
★ 6.2
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938 • as Mr. Moto
★ 5.8
The Dinosaur and the Baby
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967 • as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
★ 6.2
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Lost One
The Lost One
1951 • as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
★ 6.8
Monsters of the Deep
Monsters of the Deep
• as Himself
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
1931 • as Pawlitschek
★ 6.4
Hell Ship Mutiny
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957 • as Lamoret
★ 5.5
The White Demon
The White Demon
1932 • as Hunchback
★ 10.0
Operation Undersea
Operation Undersea
1954 • as Self
★ 2.0
I Was an Adventuress
I Was an Adventuress
1940 • as Polo
★ 6.5
What Women Dream
What Women Dream
1933 • as Otto Fuessli
★ 8.2
High and Low
High and Low
1933 • as Beggar
★ 5.7
movie
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957 • as Dr. Ostrow
movie
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961 • as The Colonel
The Disneyland Story
The Disneyland Story
1954 • as Self
★ 9.0
Scent of Mystery
Scent of Mystery
1960 • as Smiley
★ 6.0
A Shot at Dawn
A Shot at Dawn
1932 • as Klotz
★ 7.0
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
1984 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.8
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007 • as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931 • as Redakteur Stix
★ 8.0
movie
Heroes of Horror
2001 • as (archive footage)
★ 8.7
The Fabulous Irishman
The Fabulous Irishman
1957
Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics
1987 • as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
★ 6.4
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1957 • as Pete Zavras
Five from the Jazzband
Five from the Jazzband
1932 • as Car Thief
★ 7.5
movie
The Missing Wife
1929 • as Patient of a Dentist
★ 9.0
Sizeman and Son
Sizeman and Son
1956 • as Karp
A Physical History of 'M'
A Physical History of 'M'
2015 • as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
movie
No. 5 Checked Out
1956 • as Willy
★ 6.5
Double Confession
Double Confession
1950 • as Paynter
★ 6.2
Moto Is Missing
Moto Is Missing
2007 • as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Invisible Opponent
Invisible Opponent
1933 • as Henry Pless
★ 6.5
A Man's a Man
A Man's a Man
1931 • as Galy Gay
★ 6.4
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns
1979 • as (archive footage)