Peter Lorre

Deceased · Born: Jun 26, 1904 · Died: Mar 23, 1964

Personal Details

Height 5' 2"

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

Spouse

Annemarie Stoldt
( Jul 22, 1953 to Mar 23, 1964 )
Karen Verne
( May 25, 1945 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Celia Lovsky
( Jun 23, 1934 to Mar 13, 1945 )

Parents

Alois Loewenstein
Elvira Freischberger

Biography

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.

Career

acting

2021

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo

2007

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)

Mr. Moto Is Missing

Mr. Moto Is Missing as Mr. Moto (archive footage, various Moto films)

2001

Heroes of Horror

Heroes of Horror as Various Roles (Archive Footage)

1964

The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors as Felix Gillie

The Patsy as Morgan Heywood

1963

The Raven as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo

1962

Five Weeks in a Balloon

Five Weeks in a Balloon as Ahmed

Tales of Terror

Tales of Terror as Montresor ("The Black Cat")

1961

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Comm. Lucius Emery

1960

Scent of Mystery

Scent of Mystery as Smiley

1959

The Big Circus as Skeeter

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Tomas Salgado / Carlos

1957

The Buster Keaton Story

The Buster Keaton Story as Kurt Bergner

The Story of Mankind

The Story of Mankind as Nero

The Sad Sack as Abdul

Silk Stockings as Brankov, Commisar

Hell Ship Mutiny

Hell Ship Mutiny as Lamoret

1956

Screen Directors Playhouse

Screen Directors Playhouse as Willy

Congo Crossing as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas

1954

Climax! as Le Chiffre

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as Conseil

Climax! as Le Chiffre

1953

Beat the Devil as Julius O'Hara

1951

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre as Richard Pratt

1950

Double Confession

Double Confession as Paynter

Quicksand as Nick Dramoshag

1949

Rope of Sand as Toady

1948

Casbah as Slimane

1947

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette as Kismet

The Beast with Five Fingers

The Beast with Five Fingers as Hilary Cummins

1946

The Chase as Gino

Black Angel as Marko

Three Strangers

Three Strangers as Johnny West

The Verdict as Victor Emmric

1945

Hotel Berlin as Johannes Koenig

Confidential Agent

Confidential Agent as Contreras

1944

The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios as Cornelius Leyden

The Conspirators

The Conspirators as Jan Bernazsky

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace as Dr. Einstein

Passage to Marseille

Passage to Marseille as Marius

1943

The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine as Sergeant Berger

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph as Fritz Bercovy

Background to Danger

Background to Danger as Nikolai Zaleshoff

Undercover as Secret Agent

1942

Casablanca as Ugarte

All Through the Night

All Through the Night as Pepi

Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent as Baron Ikito

The Boogie Man Will Get You

The Boogie Man Will Get You as Dr. Arthur Lorentz

1941

They Met in Bombay

They Met in Bombay as Captain Chang

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon as Joel Cairo

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney as Paul Hyde

The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo

1940

Island of Doomed Men

Island of Doomed Men as Stephen Danel

Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor as The Stranger

You'll Find Out

You'll Find Out as Professor Karl Fenninger

Strange Cargo as M'sieu Pig

I Was an Adventuress

I Was an Adventuress as Polo

1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation as Mr. Moto

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

Mr. Moto's Last Warning as Mr. Kentaro Moto

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Kentaro Moto

1938

Mysterious Mr. Moto

Mysterious Mr. Moto as Mr. Moto

I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance as Mr. Moto

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble as Kentaro Moto

1937

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

Think Fast, Mr. Moto as Kentaro Moto

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Thank You, Mr. Moto as Mr. Moto

Lancer Spy as Maj. Sigfried Gruning

1936

Crack-Up as Colonel Gimpy

Secret Agent as The General

1935

Mad Love as Doctor Gogol

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment as Roderick Raskolnikov

1934

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much as Abbott

1932

F.P.1 Doesn't Answer

F.P.1 Doesn't Answer as Bildreporter Johnny

1931

M as Hans Beckert

appearances

2009

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

1996

1954