Acting

Peter Lorre

Born 1904-06-26 · Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)

Died 1964-03-23

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.

Credits

Newest first

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2022
A Physical History of 'M'
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
2015
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
2014
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
2007
Moto Is Missing
as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
2007
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Heroes of Horror
as (archive footage)
2001
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
as Self (archive footage)
1996
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Creepy Classics
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
1987
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
as Self (archive footage)
1984
The Horror of It All
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
1983
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1979
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
as Self (archive footage)
1975
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
1974
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
1968
The Dinosaur and the Baby
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
1967
The Patsy
as Morgan Heywood
1964
Muscle Beach Party
as Mr. Strangdour
1964
The Comedy of Terrors
as Felix Gillie
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Frederick Bergen
1963
The Raven
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
1963
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Five Weeks in a Balloon
as Ahmed
1962
Tales of Terror
as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
1962
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Comm. Lucius Emery
1961
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
as The Colonel
1961
Route 66
1960
Checkmate
as Alonzo Pace Graham
1960
Scent of Mystery
as Smiley
1960
The Big Circus
as Skeeter
1959
Rawhide
as Victor Laurier
1959
77 Sunset Strip
as The Gypsy
1958
Hell Ship Mutiny
as Lamoret
1957
Collector’s Item
as Mr. Munsey
1957
The Sad Sack
as Abdul
1957
The Jet-Propelled Couch
as Dr. Ostrow
1957
The Story of Mankind
as Nero
1957
Silk Stockings
as Brankov
1957
The Fabulous Irishman
1957
The Buster Keaton Story
as Kurt Bergner
1957
The Last Tycoon
as Pete Zavras
1957
Sizeman and Son
as Karp
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
as Steward
1956
Playhouse 90
as Café Owner
1956
Congo Crossing
as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
No. 5 Checked Out
as Willy
1956
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Moyzisch
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Willy
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Tomas Salgado / Carlos
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Tomas Salgado
1955
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Conseil
1954
Operation Undersea
as Self
1954
The Disneyland Story
as Self
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
1954
Casino Royale
as Le Chiffre
1954
Climax!
as Mr. Vorhees
1954
Climax!
as Le Chiffre
1954
Climax!
as Normie
1954
Climax!
as Mr. Ho
1954
Climax!
as Benny Kellerman
1954
The George Gobel Show
as Self
1954
Studio 57
as Mr. Grover
1954
Studio 57
as Heitzer
1954
Beat the Devil
as Julius O'Hara
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Red Skelton Show
as Mad Scientist
1951
The Red Skelton Show
as King Zurium
1951
The Red Skelton Show
as Boris
1951
The Lost One
as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
1951
The Lost One
Director
1951
The Lost One
Screenplay
1951
The Jack Benny Program
as Luverne Goodheart
1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Richard Pratt
1950