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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

1.8

movie

Known For

Casablanca

Casablanca

1943

as Ugarte
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954

as Conseil
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as Steward
M

M

1931

as Hans Beckert
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as Joel Cairo
Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

1953

as Julius O'Hara
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Dr. Einstein
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1934

as Abbott
The Raven

The Raven

1963

as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors

1964

as Felix Gillie
Casablanca
Casablanca
1943 • as Ugarte
★ 8.1
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 • as Conseil
★ 7.1
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • as Steward
★ 6.7
M
M
1931 • as Hans Beckert
★ 8.1
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
1941 • as Joel Cairo
★ 7.7
Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil
1953 • as Julius O'Hara
★ 6.1
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • as Dr. Einstein
★ 7.6
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934 • as Abbott
★ 6.5
The Raven
The Raven
1963 • as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
★ 6.3
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors
1964 • as Felix Gillie
★ 6.5
Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror
1962 • as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
★ 6.7
Stupéfiants
Stupéfiants
1932 • as The Hunchback
★ 7.5
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 • as Marius
★ 6.6
Confidential Agent
Confidential Agent
1945 • as Contreras
★ 5.5
What Women Dream
What Women Dream
1933 • as Otto Fuessli
★ 8.2
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
1944 • as Self
★ 7.3
The Oil Sharks
The Oil Sharks
1933 • as Henry Pless
★ 9.0
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961 • as Comm. Lucius Emery
★ 5.7
My Favorite Brunette
My Favorite Brunette
1947 • as Kismet
★ 6.7
Congo Crossing
Congo Crossing
1956 • as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
★ 5.5
The Patsy
The Patsy
1964 • as Morgan Heywood
★ 6.2
Secret Agent
Secret Agent
1936 • as The General
★ 6.1
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings
1957 • as Brankov
★ 6.9
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph
1943 • as Fritz Bercovy
★ 6.3
The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask
1941 • as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
★ 6.5
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1936 • as Colonel Gimpy
★ 5.9
Rope of Sand
Rope of Sand
1949 • as Toady
★ 5.8
All Through the Night
All Through the Night
1942 • as Pepi
★ 6.7
Three Strangers
Three Strangers
1946 • as Johnny West
★ 6.4
Black Angel
Black Angel
1946 • as Marko
★ 6.1
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 Conspirators
The Conspirators
1944 • as Jan Bernazsky
★ 6.3
The Beast with Five Fingers
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947 • as Hilary Cummins
★ 6.4
The Chase
The Chase
1946 • as Gino
★ 6.2
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
★ 6.0
The White Demon
The White Demon
1932 • as Hunchback
★ 10.0
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962 • as Ahmed
★ 5.5
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
1942 • as Baron Ikito
★ 5.8
The Verdict
The Verdict
1946 • as Victor Emmric
★ 6.5
The Big Circus
The Big Circus
1959 • as Skeeter
★ 6.6
The Eternal Jew
The Eternal Jew
1940 • as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
★ 4.7
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo
1940 • as M'sieu Pig
★ 7.0
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944 • as Cornelius Leyden
★ 7.1
Mad Love
Mad Love
1935 • as Doctor Gogol
★ 7.0
movie
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961 • as The Colonel
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind
1957 • as Nero
★ 4.4
Muscle Beach Party
Muscle Beach Party
1964 • as Mr. Strangdour
★ 5.7
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
★ 4.5
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 • as Kentaro Moto
★ 6.4
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 • as The Stranger
★ 6.5
Hotel Berlin
Hotel Berlin
1945 • as Johannes Koenig
★ 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
Island of Doomed Men
Island of Doomed Men
1940 • as Stephen Danel
★ 5.5
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
1931 • as Pawlitschek
★ 6.4
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939 • as Mr. Kentaro Moto
★ 5.7
Quicksand
Quicksand
1950 • as Nick Dramoshag
★ 6.1
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney
1941 • as Paul Hyde
★ 5.8
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
1935 • as Roderick Raskolnikov
★ 6.2
Hell Ship Mutiny
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957 • as Lamoret
★ 5.5
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937 • as Kentaro Moto
★ 6.2
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1954 • as Le Chiffre
★ 5.1
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics
1987 • as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
★ 6.4
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939 • as Mr. Moto
★ 6.6
The Dinosaur and the Baby
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967 • as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
★ 6.2
I Was an Adventuress
I Was an Adventuress
1940 • as Polo
★ 6.6
The Buster Keaton Story
The Buster Keaton Story
1957 • as Kurt Bergner
★ 5.2
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938 • as Mr. Moto
★ 6.2
The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns
1979 • as (archive footage)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 • as Kentaro Moto
★ 6.7
The Sad Sack
The Sad Sack
1957 • as Abdul
★ 5.7
They Met in Bombay
They Met in Bombay
1941 • as Captain Chang
★ 7.3
movie
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
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 Lost One
The Lost One
1951 • as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
★ 6.8
Background to Danger
Background to Danger
1943 • as Nikolai Zaleshoff
★ 6.7
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942 • as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
★ 6.2
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937 • as Mr. Moto
★ 6.2
You'll Find Out
You'll Find Out
1940 • as Professor Karl Fenninger
★ 5.6
movie
Heroes of Horror
2001 • as (archive footage)
★ 8.7
The Disneyland Story
The Disneyland Story
1954 • as Self
★ 9.0
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
Lancer Spy
Lancer Spy
1937 • as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
★ 6.0
movie
The Missing Wife
1929 • as Patient of a Dentist
★ 9.0
Operation Undersea
Operation Undersea
1954 • as Self
★ 2.0
The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine
1943 • as Sergeant Berger
★ 6.5
Casbah
Casbah
1948 • as Slimane
★ 5.9
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
1984 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.8
movie
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957 • as Dr. Ostrow
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943 • as Secret Agent
★ 6.0
The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
1983 • as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
★ 8.3
Monsters of the Deep
Monsters of the Deep
• as Himself
I'll Give a Million
I'll Give a Million
1938 • as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
★ 6.1
Collector’s Item
Collector’s Item
1957 • as Mr. Munsey
★ 10.0
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937 • as Professor Sturm
★ 6.7
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
1932 • as Bildreporter Johnny
★ 6.5
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938 • as Mr. Moto
★ 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
The Fabulous Irishman
The Fabulous Irishman
1957
Double Confession
Double Confession
1950 • as Paynter
★ 6.2
movie
No. 5 Checked Out
1956 • as Willy
★ 6.5
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1957 • as Pete Zavras
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
High and Low
High and Low
1933 • as Beggar
★ 5.7
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
A Physical History of 'M'
A Physical History of 'M'
2015 • as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Sizeman and Son
Sizeman and Son
1956 • as Karp
Five from the Jazzband
Five from the Jazzband
1932 • as Car Thief
★ 7.5
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
Moto Is Missing
Moto Is Missing
2007 • as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
★ 7.0