Peter Lorre
Hungarian and American actor (1904-1964) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 59
Peter Lorre was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States. Known for his timidly devious characters, appearance, and accented voice, he was frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner. He was caricatured throughout his life and his cultural legacy remains in the media today.
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1964Died23 March 1964
Muscle Beach PartyFilm, 1964Mr. Strangdour1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries, Frederick Bergen1962
Five Weeks in a BalloonFilm, Ahmed1961
The Gertrude Berg ShowSeries
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaFilm, 1961Comm. Lucius Emery1960
CheckmateSeries, Alonzo Pace Graham1958
77 Sunset StripSeries, The Gypsy1956
Playhouse 90Series, Café Owner
Around the World in 80 DaysFilm, 1956Steward1954
Climax!Series, Mr. Vorhees1953
Beat the DevilFilm, Julius O'Hara1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries1950
QuicksandFilm, Nick Dramoshag1949
SuspenseSeries1948
BambiSeries1947
My Favorite BrunetteFilm, Kismet1945
Confidential AgentFilm, Contreras1943
CasablancaFilm, Ugarte1942
All Through the NightFilm, Pepi1940
Strange CargoFilm, M'sieu Pig1936
Secret AgentFilm, The General1935
Crime and PunishmentFilm, Roderick Raskolnikov1931
MFilm, Hans Beckert1904Born26 June 1904
Muscle Beach PartyFilm, 1964Mr. Strangdour1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries, Frederick Bergen1962Five Weeks in a BalloonFilm, Ahmed1961The Gertrude Berg ShowSeriesVoyage to the Bottom of the SeaFilm, 1961Comm. Lucius Emery1960CheckmateSeries, Alonzo Pace Graham195877 Sunset StripSeries, The Gypsy1956Playhouse 90Series, Café OwnerAround the World in 80 DaysFilm, 1956Steward1954Climax!Series, Mr. Vorhees1953Beat the DevilFilm, Julius O'Hara1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries1950QuicksandFilm, Nick Dramoshag1949SuspenseSeries1948BambiSeries1947My Favorite BrunetteFilm, Kismet1945Confidential AgentFilm, Contreras1943CasablancaFilm, Ugarte1942All Through the NightFilm, Pepi1940Strange CargoFilm, M'sieu Pig1936Secret AgentFilm, The General1935Crime and PunishmentFilm, Roderick Raskolnikov1931MFilm, Hans Beckert1904Born26 June 1904Known for
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Casablanca 1943
M 1931
The Maltese Falcon 1941
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954
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Hal B. Wallis Produced Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon
Irwin Allen Directed Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
Norman Foster Directed Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
Sol M. Wurtzel Produced Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
Sydney Greenstreet Also in Passage to Marseille (1944)
Jean Negulesco Directed The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Erich Pommer Produced F. P. 1 antwortet nicht (1932)
Humphrey Bogart Also in Beat the Devil and Passage to Marseille
Jack L. Warner Produced Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Kurt Gerron Directed The White Demon and Narcotics
Samuel Z. Arkoff Produced Tales of Terror (1964)
Alfred Hitchcock Directed The Man Who Knew Too Much (1935)
John Huston Directed The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Michael Curtiz Directed Casablanca and Passage to Marseille
Cedric Hardwicke Also in Around the World in 80 Days (1958)
Robert Florey Directed The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
Joe Pasternak Produced Meet Me in Las Vegas (1958)
Victor Francen Also in Passage to Marseille (1944)
Eduardo Ciannelli Also in Strange Cargo and The Constant Nymph
Jerry Wald Produced All Through the Night (1942)- Henry Blanke Produced The Constant Nymph (1943)
- Rudolph Cartier Directed Invisible Opponent and The Oil Sharks
- Seymour Nebenzal Produced M and The Chase
- John Stone Produced Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
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149 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 12
Lorre in M (1931)
Lorre (left) in M (1931)
Edward Arnold and Lorre in Crime and Punishment (1935)
With Sig Ruman in Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
Sydney Greenstreet (left) and Lorre in The Maltese Falcon (1941), the first of their nine films together
Lorre in the 1941 trailer for The Maltese Falcon
Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Barton MacLane, Lorre, and Ward Bond in The Maltese FalconAwards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1964 · aged 59
