Peter Lorre
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1904-06-26
Place of Birth: Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Popularity: 1.5
Biography
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 Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
What's My Line?
1950
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Climax!
1954
Rawhide
1959
Bambi
1948
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Route 66
1960
The Jack Benny Program
1950
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Checkmate
1960
Suspense
1949
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Playhouse 90
1956
Studio 57
1954
Casablanca
1943No Photo
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955No Photo
The George Gobel Show
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
The Maltese Falcon
1941
M
1931
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Raven
1963
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
1975No Photo
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
Silk Stockings
1957
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
Beat the Devil
1953
Muscle Beach Party
1964
The Movie Orgy
1968
Mad Love
1935
Secret Agent
1936
Casino Royale
1954
Passage to Marseille
1944
The Verdict
1946
Tales of Terror
1962
Strange Cargo
1940
Black Angel
1946
Invisible Agent
1942
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
Crime and Punishment
1935
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Three Strangers
1946
All Through the Night
1942
Quicksand
1950
The Patsy
1964
The Story of Mankind
1957
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
Background to Danger
1943
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
The Chase
1946
Rope of Sand
1949
The Eternal Jew
1940
The Big Circus
1959
The Lost One
1951
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
The Constant Nymph
1943
The Conspirators
1944
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947
Casbah
1948
My Favorite Brunette
1947
Lancer Spy
1937
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
The Cross of Lorraine
1943
The Sad Sack
1957
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
You'll Find Out
1940
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
The Horror of It All
1983
Island of Doomed Men
1940
They Met in Bombay
1941
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
Hollywood Canteen
1944
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
Creepy Classics
1987
Hotel Berlin
1945
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939No Photo
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
The Disneyland Story
1954
Confidential Agent
1945
Congo Crossing
1956
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
The White Demon
1932
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
I'll Give a Million
1938
Double Confession
1950
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
What Women Dream
1933
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938
I Was an Adventuress
1940
Sizeman and Son
1956
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
1932No Photo
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
Moto Is Missing
2007
The Last Tycoon
1957
The Oil Sharks
1933
High and Low
1933
Invisible Opponent
1933
Collector’s Item
1957
Mr. District Attorney
1941No Photo
No. 5 Checked Out
1956
Scent of Mystery
1960
A Shot at Dawn
1932
Crack-Up
1936
Five from the Jazzband
1932
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
Stupéfiants
1932
Operation Undersea
1954No Photo
Heroes of Horror
2001
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
A Man's a Man
1931
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
1931
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962The Fabulous Irishman
1957
A Physical History of 'M'
2015
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
1984No Photo