Peter Lorre
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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.
Known for
Credits
Casablanca (1943)
as Ugarte
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
as Conseil
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as Steward
M (1931)
as Hans Beckert
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
as Joel Cairo
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
as Dr. Einstein
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
as Abbott
The Raven (1963)
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
Beat the Devil (1953)
as Julius O'Hara
Tales of Terror (1962)
as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
as Comm. Lucius Emery
The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
as Felix Gillie
Stupéfiants (1932)
as The Hunchback
What Women Dream (1933)
as Otto Fuessli
Congo Crossing (1956)
as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
The Oil Sharks (1933)
as Henry Pless
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
as Self - (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
Actor
Passage to Marseille (1944)
as Marius
Confidential Agent (1945)
as Contreras
Silk Stockings (1957)
as Brankov
Secret Agent (1936)
as The General
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
as Kismet
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
as Ahmed
The Constant Nymph (1943)
as Fritz Bercovy
The Patsy (1964)
as Morgan Heywood
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
as Cornelius Leyden
All Through the Night (1942)
as Pepi
Three Strangers (1946)
as Johnny West
Mad Love (1935)
as Doctor Gogol
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Actor
Muscle Beach Party (1964)
as Mr. Strangdour
Rope of Sand (1949)
as Toady
Strange Cargo (1940)
as M'sieu Pig
The Verdict (1946)
as Victor Emmric
Invisible Agent (1942)
as Baron Ikito
The Chase (1946)
as Gino
The White Demon (1932)
as Hunchback
The Big Circus (1959)
as Skeeter
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
as The Stranger
The Conspirators (1944)
as Jan Bernazsky
Black Angel (1946)
as Marko
The Story of Mankind (1957)
as Nero
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
as Self
Crack-Up (1936)
as Colonel Gimpy
The Eternal Jew (1940)
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
as Mr. Moto
Casino Royale (1954)
as Le Chiffre
Crime and Punishment (1935)
as Roderick Raskolnikov
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
as Kentaro Moto
The Beast with Five Fingers (1947)
as Hilary Cummins
The Sad Sack (1957)
as Abdul
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)
as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
as Sergeant Berger
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Quicksand (1950)
as Nick Dramoshag
Creepy Classics (1987)
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
The Lost One (1951)
as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
as Mr. Kentaro Moto
Hotel Berlin (1945)
as Johannes Koenig
You'll Find Out (1940)
as Professor Karl Fenninger
Casbah (1948)
as Slimane
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
A Shot at Dawn (1932)
as Klotz
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
as Mr. Moto
Lancer Spy (1937)
as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
Scent of Mystery (1960)
as Smiley
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
as Paul Hyde
I'll Give a Million (1938)
as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
as Mr. Moto
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
as Kentaro Moto
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
as Stephen Danel
The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
as Kurt Bergner
Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
as Kentaro Moto
Background to Danger (1943)
as Nikolai Zaleshoff
Monsters of the Deep (—)
as Himself
The Disneyland Story (1954)
as Self
Bombs Over Monte Carlo (1931)
as Pawlitschek
The Fabulous Irishman (1957)
Actor
They Met in Bombay (1941)
as Captain Chang
Hell Ship Mutiny (1957)
as Lamoret
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
as Mr. Moto
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
The Horror of It All (1983)
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
The Double Face of Peter Lorre (1984)
as Self (archive footage)
Heroes of Horror (2001)
as (archive footage)
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
as Professor Sturm
Double Confession (1950)
as Paynter
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1932)
as Bildreporter Johnny
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
as Polo
Operation Undersea (1954)
as Self
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943)
as Secret Agent
The Jet-Propelled Couch (1957)
as Dr. Ostrow
Five Fingers : Thin Ice (1961)
as The Colonel
The Dinosaur and the Baby (1967)
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Invisible Opponent (1933)
as Henry Pless
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
as (archive footage)
Five from the Jazzband (1932)
as Car Thief
High and Low (1933)
as Beggar
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
No. 5 Checked Out (1956)
as Willy
The Missing Wife (1929)
as Patient of a Dentist
The Last Tycoon (1957)
as Pete Zavras
The Trunks of Mr. O.F. (1931)
as Redakteur Stix
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007)
as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (1962)
Actor
A Man's a Man (1931)
as Galy Gay
A Physical History of 'M' (2015)
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Sizeman and Son (1956)
as Karp
Collector’s Item (1957)
as Mr. Munsey
Moto Is Missing (2007)
as Mr. Moto (archive footage)