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Peter Lorre

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Lorre (26 June 1904 – 23 March 1964) was an Austrian-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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Lorre, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jun 26, 1904 In Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Movie/TV Credits:
98
First Appeared:
In the movie M 1931-05-11
Latest Project:
Movie Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood 2009-01-01
Known For
Poster of The Comedy of Terrors
Poster of Tales of Terror
Poster of Double Confession
Poster of I Was an Adventuress
Filmography
Movie Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2009-01-01
Movie Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb Mr. Jekyll (archive footage) 2007-03-10
Movie Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman Self (archive footage) 2007-05-16
Movie Heroes of Horror (archive footage) 2001-01-01
Movie Bogart: The Untold Story Self (archive footage) 1997-01-05
Movie Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace Self (archive footage) 1996-11-01
Movie John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick 1989-01-01
Movie The Horror of It All Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage) 1983-02-23
Movie The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute Self (archive footage) 1974-02-20
Movie The Movie Orgy Self (archive footage) 1968-01-01
Movie The Dinosaur and the Baby Hans Beckert (archive footage) 1967-03-15
Movie The Comedy of Terrors Felix Gillie 1964-01-22
Movie Muscle Beach Party Mr. Strangdour 1964-03-25
Movie The Patsy Morgan Heywood 1964-06-24
Movie The Raven Dr. Adolphus Bedlo 1963-01-25
Series Kraft Suspense Theatre Unknown 1963-10-10
Movie Tales of Terror Montresor ("The Black Cat") 1962-07-04
Movie Five Weeks in a Balloon Ahmed 1962-08-22
Movie Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Comm. Lucius Emery 1961-07-12
Series Checkmate Unknown 1960-09-17
Movie Man from the South Carlos 1960-01-03
Movie Scent of Mystery Smiley 1960-01-12
Movie The Big Circus Skeeter 1959-07-05
Movie The Buster Keaton Story Kurt Bergner 1957-05-01
Movie Silk Stockings Brankov, Commisar 1957-06-28
Movie The Sad Sack Abdul 1957-11-27
Movie The Story of Mankind Nero 1957-11-08
Movie Hell Ship Mutiny Lamoret 1957-12-06
Movie Meet Me in Las Vegas 1956-03-09
Movie Around the World in Eighty Days Steward 1956-10-17
Movie Congo Crossing Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas 1956-07-01
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1955-10-02
Movie Casino Royale Le Chiffre 1954-10-21
Movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Conseil 1954-12-23
Movie Beat the Devil Julius O'Hara 1953-11-26
Movie The Lost One Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister 1951-09-07
Movie Quicksand Nick Dramoshag 1950-03-24
Movie Double Confession Paynter 1950-04-30
Series Lux Video Theatre Unknown 1950-10-02
Series Suspense Unknown 1949-01-06
Movie Rope of Sand Toady 1949-08-03
Movie Casbah Slimane 1948-04-01
Movie The Beast with Five Fingers Hilary Cummins 1947-02-08
Movie My Favorite Brunette Kismet 1947-03-19
Movie Three Strangers Johnny West 1946-01-28
Movie Black Angel Marko 1946-08-02
Movie The Chase Gino 1946-11-16
Movie The Verdict Victor Emmric 1946-11-23
Movie Hotel Berlin Johannes Koenig 1945-03-02
Movie Confidential Agent Contreras 1945-11-02
Movie Hollywood Canteen Self 1944-12-15
Movie Passage to Marseille Marius 1944-03-11
Movie The Mask of Dimitrios Cornelius Leyden 1944-06-23
Movie Arsenic and Old Lace Dr. Einstein 1944-09-01
Movie Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines Secret Agent 1943-01-01
Movie Casablanca Ugarte 1943-01-15
Movie The Cross of Lorraine Sergeant Berger 1943-11-12
Movie The Constant Nymph Fritz Bercovy 1943-06-23
Movie Background to Danger Nikolai Zaleshoff 1943-07-03
Movie Invisible Agent Baron Ikito 1942-08-07
Movie All Through the Night Pepi 1942-01-10
Movie The Boogie Man Will Get You Dr. Arthur Lorentz 1942-10-22
Movie The Face Behind the Mask Janos 'Johnny' Szabo 1941-01-16
Movie Mr. District Attorney Paul Hyde 1941-03-27
Movie They Met in Bombay Captain Chang 1941-06-27
Movie The Maltese Falcon Joel Cairo 1941-10-18
Movie I Was an Adventuress Polo 1940-05-10
Movie Strange Cargo M'sieu Pig 1940-03-01
Movie Island of Doomed Men Stephen Danel 1940-05-20
Movie The Eternal Jew (archive footage) 1940-11-28
Movie Stranger on the Third Floor The Stranger 1940-08-16
Movie You'll Find Out Professor Karl Fenninger 1940-11-22
Movie Mr. Moto's Last Warning Mr. Kentaro Moto 1939-01-20
Movie Mr. Moto in Danger Island Kentaro Moto 1939-04-07
Movie Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation Mr. Moto 1939-07-07
Movie Mr. Moto's Gamble Kentaro Moto 1938-04-07
Movie Mr. Moto Takes a Chance Mr. Moto 1938-06-11
Movie I'll Give a Million Louie 'The Dope' Monteau 1938-07-27
Movie Mysterious Mr. Moto Mr. Moto 1938-09-17
Movie Think Fast, Mr. Moto Kentaro Moto 1937-07-23
Movie Thank You, Mr. Moto Mr. Moto 1937-12-24
Movie Lancer Spy Maj. Sigfried Gruning 1937-10-08
Movie Crack-Up Colonel Gimpy 1936-12-14
Movie Mad Love Doctor Gogol 1935-07-12
Movie Crime and Punishment Roderick Raskolnikov 1935-11-22
Movie The Man Who Knew Too Much Abbott 1934-12-01
Movie High and Low Beggar 1933-12-08
Movie What Women Dream Otto Fuessli 1933-04-19
Movie The Oil Sharks Henry Pless 1933-07-14
Movie Unsichtbare Gegner Henry Pless 1933-09-26
Movie Stupéfiants The Hunchback 1932-01-01
Movie Five from the Jazzband Car Thief 1932-03-19
Movie The White Demon Hunchback 1932-11-19
Movie A Shot at Dawn Klotz 1932-07-17
Movie F.P.1 Doesn't Answer Bildreporter Johnny 1932-12-22
Movie M Hans Beckert 1931-05-11
Movie The Thirteen Trunks of Mr. O.F. Redakteur Stix 1931-12-02
Movie Bombs Over Monte Carlo Pawlitschek 1931-08-31
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