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