Peter Lorre
Born in Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia) — Jun 26 1904• Died Mar 23 1964
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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.
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Peter Lorre's Credits
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Climax!
Mr. Vorhees
Route 66
Rawhide
Victor Laurier
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Frederick Bergen
What's My Line?
Self
Bambi
Self (archive footage)
77 Sunset Strip
The Gypsy
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tomas Salgado / Carlos
The Jack Benny Program
Luverne Goodheart
Checkmate
Alonzo Pace Graham
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Moyzisch
Suspense
Studio 57
Mr. Grover
Playhouse 90
Café Owner
Screen Director's Playhouse
Willy
Lux Video Theatre
Richard Pratt
Casablanca
Ugarte
The George Gobel Show
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
Around the World in 80 Days
Steward
The Maltese Falcon
Joel Cairo
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Conseil
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
Self (archive footage)
M
Hans Beckert
Hotel Berlin
Johannes Koenig
Arsenic and Old Lace
Dr. Einstein
The Raven
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
Tales of Terror
Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Passage to Marseille
Marius
I'll Give a Million
Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
The Gertrude Berg Show
The Big Circus
Skeeter
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Kentaro Moto
Secret Agent
The General
Mad Love
Doctor Gogol
The Patsy
Morgan Heywood
Silk Stockings
Brankov, Commisar
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Abbott
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Beat the Devil
Julius O'Hara
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Kentaro Moto
Congo Crossing
Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
The Face Behind the Mask
Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
All Through the Night
Pepi
The Mask of Dimitrios
Cornelius Leyden
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Comm. Lucius Emery
The Verdict
Victor Emmric
The Story of Mankind
Nero
Rope of Sand
Toady
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Invisible Agent
Baron Ikito
Strange Cargo
M'sieu Pig
Three Strangers
Johnny West
Casbah
Slimane
Quicksand
Nick Dramoshag
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Ahmed
Casino Royale
Le Chiffre
I Was an Adventuress
Polo
The Beast with Five Fingers
Hilary Cummins
The Eternal Jew
Hans Beckert (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
The Cross of Lorraine
Sergeant Berger
Mr. District Attorney
Paul Hyde
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Mr. Kentaro Moto
The Chase
Gino
The Constant Nymph
Fritz Bercovy
The Last Tycoon
Pete Zavras
Stranger on the Third Floor
The Stranger
Background to Danger
Nikolai Zaleshoff
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
The Buster Keaton Story
Kurt Bergner
Muscle Beach Party
Mr. Strangdour
Black Angel
Marko
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto
Confidential Agent
Contreras
Island of Doomed Men
Stephen Danel
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mr. Moto
Hollywood Canteen
Self
Crime and Punishment
Roderick Raskolnikov
The Comedy of Terrors
Felix Gillie
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Dr. Arthur Lorentz
My Favorite Brunette
Kismet
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
They Met in Bombay
Captain Chang
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Mr. Moto
Stupéfiants
The Hunchback
The Disneyland Story
Self
Creepy Classics
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
You'll Find Out
Professor Karl Fenninger
Scent of Mystery
Smiley
The Horror of It All
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
The Sad Sack
Abdul
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Professor Sturm
Lancer Spy
Maj. Sigfried Gruning
Operation Undersea
Self
Heroes of Horror
(archive footage)
The White Demon
Hunchback
Sizeman and Son
Karp
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
The Colonel
The Fabulous Irishman
Crack-Up
Colonel Gimpy
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Secret Agent
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self (archive footage)
High and Low
Beggar
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
Double Confession
Paynter
The Conspirators
Jan Bernazsky
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
Redakteur Stix
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Kentaro Moto
Hell Ship Mutiny
Lamoret
The Lost One
Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
Bildreporter Johnny
What Women Dream
Otto Fuessli
A Man's a Man
Galy Gay
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Mr. Moto
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Moto Is Missing
Mr. Moto (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Self (archive footage)
Collector’s Item
Mr. Munsey
A Physical History of 'M'
Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Five from the Jazzband
Car Thief
The Oil Sharks
Henry Pless
Unsichtbare Gegner
Henry Pless
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
Pawlitschek
A Shot at Dawn
Klotz
No. 5 Checked Out
Willy
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
Self (archive footage)
The Missing Wife
Patient of a Dentist