Peter Lorre

Actor

Born: June 26, 1904
Died: March 23, 1964 (age 59)
From: Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)

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…

Filmography (114)

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
Self - (archive footage)
A Physical History of 'M' (2015)
Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)
Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)
Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007)
Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
Moto Is Missing (2007)
Mr. Moto (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk (2003)
Self (archive footage)
Heroes of Horror
Heroes of Horror (2001)
(archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
Self (archive footage)
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace (1996)
Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
Creepy Classics (1987)
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
The Double Face of Peter Lorre (1984)
Self (archive footage)
The Horror of It All (1983)
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
(archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
Self (archive footage)
The Dinosaur and the Baby (1967)
Hans Beckert (archive footage)
The Patsy (1964)
Morgan Heywood
Muscle Beach Party (1964)
Mr. Strangdour
The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
Felix Gillie
The Raven (1963)
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (1962)
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
Ahmed
Tales of Terror (1962)
Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
Comm. Lucius Emery
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Five Fingers : Thin Ice (1961)
The Colonel
Scent of Mystery (1960)
Smiley
The Big Circus (1959)
Skeeter
Hell Ship Mutiny (1957)
Lamoret