Herbert Lom
Czech actor (1917-2012) · Czechia · On the map · Actors · Died at 95
Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru, known professionally as Herbert Lom, was a Czech actor with a career spanning over 60 years. His cool demeanour and precise, elegant elocution saw him cast as criminals or suave villains in his younger years, and professional men and nobles as he aged.
Herbert Lom is read about 580 times a day, in 39 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
The World of HammerSeries1993
The DetectivesSeries, Van der Dyck
Son of the Pink PantherFilm, 1993Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus1989
River of DeathFilm, Colonel Ricardo Diaz1984
LaceSeries, Monsier Chardin1983
Curse of the Pink PantherFilm, Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus1981
DarkroomSeries, The Phantom of the Opera (archive footage)
Peter and PaulSeries, 1981Barnabas1979
The Lady VanishesFilm, Dr. Egon Hartz1977
CharlestonFilm, Inspector Watkins1975
The Return of the Pink PantherFilm, Chief Inspector Dreyfus1973
And Now the Screaming Starts!Film, Henry Fengriffen1970
Count DraculaFilm, Van Helsing1968
Hawaii Five-OSeries, Mondrago
Villa RidesFilm, 1968General Huerta1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Dr. Görtler1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series, Randolph
A Shot in the DarkFilm, 1964Charles Dreyfus1963
The Human JungleSeries, Doctor Roger Corder M. D., D. P. M.1961
El CidFilm, Ben Yussuf1957
Fire Down BelowFilm, Harbour Master1955
The LadykillersFilm, Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'1945
The Seventh VeilFilm, Dr. Larsen1917Born11 September 1917People around Herbert
Close ties
Blake Edwards Directed A Shot in the Dark (1965)
J. Lee Thompson Directed King Solomon's Mines (1986)- Harry Alan Towers Produced Count Dracula and Dorian Gray
Peter Sellers Also in A Shot in the Dark (1965)
Henry Mancini Wrote A Shot in the Dark (1965)
Burt Kwouk Also in A Shot in the Dark (1965)
Graham Stark Also in A Shot in the Dark (1965)
Ronald Neame Directed Hopscotch, Gambit and Golden Salamander- Robert Parrish Directed Doppelgänger and Fire Down Below
André Maranne Also in A Shot in the Dark (1965)
Harald Reinl Directed The Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
José Ferrer Duets: Captain Nemo, directed I Accuse! (1958)
Tony Adams Produced Son of the Pink Panther (1994)
Dino De Laurentiis Produced War and Peace and The Dead Zone
Jesús Franco Directed Count Dracula and 99 Women
Liz Smith Also in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)- Roy Ward Baker Directed Asylum (1980)
- Cy Endfield Directed Mysterious Island and Hell Drivers
- Maria Rohm Also in 99 Women, Count Dracula and Dorian Gray
Avi Lerner Produced River of Death (1989)- Don Sharp Directed Dark Places and Our Man in Marrakesh
Robert Riettii Also in War and Peace and El Cid
Charles H. Schneer Produced Mysterious Island (1961)- Sydney Box Produced The Seventh Veil and Good-Time Girl
Known for
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Spartacus 1960
Night and the City 1950
The Ladykillers 1955
A Shot in the Dark 1964
Treasure of Silver Lake 1962
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
118 credits on file
Television 9
Awards
About this person
Highly versatile, he was also known to legions of comedy fans as the beleaguered Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus in the Pink Panther film series.
