Acting · Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia) · Born June 26, 1904
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.
MovieWay of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
MovieA Physical History of 'M'
2015
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
MovieMonster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
MovieFamous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTerror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007
as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
MovieMoto Is Missing
2007
as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
MovieCole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Heroes of Horror
2001
as (archive footage)
MovieBogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePeter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJohn Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
MovieCreepy Classics
1987
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
MovieThe Double Face of Peter Lorre
1984
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Horror of It All
1983
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
MovieThe Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
TVFilm Emigration from Nazi Germany
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
MovieThe Patsy
1964
as Morgan Heywood
MovieMuscle Beach Party
1964
as Mr. Strangdour
MovieThe Comedy of Terrors
1964
as Felix Gillie
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Frederick Bergen
MovieThe Raven
1963
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
MovieLizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieFive Weeks in a Balloon
1962
as Ahmed
MovieTales of Terror
1962
as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
MovieVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
as Comm. Lucius Emery
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
as The Colonel
TVRoute 66
1960
TVCheckmate
1960
as Alonzo Pace Graham
MovieScent of Mystery
1960
as Smiley
MovieThe Big Circus
1959
as Skeeter
TVRawhide
1959
as Victor Laurier
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as The Gypsy
MovieHell Ship Mutiny
1957
as Lamoret
MovieCollector’s Item
1957
as Mr. Munsey
MovieThe Sad Sack
1957
as Abdul
MovieThe Story of Mankind
1957
as Nero
MovieSilk Stockings
1957
as Brankov, Commisar
MovieThe Fabulous Irishman
1957
MovieThe Buster Keaton Story
1957
as Kurt Bergner
MovieThe Last Tycoon
1957
as Pete Zavras
MovieSizeman and Son
1956
as Karp
MovieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
as Steward
TVPlayhouse 90
1956
as Café Owner
MovieCongo Crossing
1956
as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
MovieMeet Me in Las Vegas
1956
No. 5 Checked Out
1956
as Willy
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Moyzisch
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Willy
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Tomas Salgado / Carlos
Movie20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
as Conseil
MovieOperation Undersea
1954
as Self
MovieThe Disneyland Story
1954
as Self
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
MovieCasino Royale
1954
as Le Chiffre
TVClimax!
1954
as Mr. Vorhees
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
TVStudio 57
1954
as Mr. Grover
MovieBeat the Devil
1953
as Julius O'Hara
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Mad Scientist
MovieThe Lost One
1951
as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
TVThe Jack Benny Program
1950
as Luverne Goodheart
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Richard Pratt
MovieDouble Confession
1950
as Paynter
MovieQuicksand
1950
as Nick Dramoshag
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieRope of Sand
1949
as Toady
TVSuspense
1949
MovieCasbah
1948
as Slimane
TVBambi
1948
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMy Favorite Brunette
1947
as Kismet
MovieThe Beast with Five Fingers
1947
as Hilary Cummins
MovieThe Verdict
1946
as Victor Emmric
MovieThe Chase
1946
as Gino
MovieBlack Angel
1946
as Marko
MovieThree Strangers
1946
as Johnny West
MovieConfidential Agent
1945
as Contreras
MovieHotel Berlin
1945
as Johannes Koenig
MovieHollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
MovieThe Conspirators
1944
as Jan Bernazsky
MovieArsenic and Old Lace
1944
as Dr. Einstein
MovieThe Mask of Dimitrios
1944
as Cornelius Leyden
MoviePassage to Marseille
1944
as Marius
MovieThe Cross of Lorraine
1943
as Sergeant Berger
MovieBackground to Danger
1943
as Nikolai Zaleshoff
MovieThe Constant Nymph
1943
as Fritz Bercovy
MovieCasablanca
1943
as Ugarte
MovieUndercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
as Secret Agent
MovieThe Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
MovieInvisible Agent
1942
as Baron Ikito
MovieAll Through the Night
1942
as Pepi
MovieThe Maltese Falcon
1941
as Joel Cairo
MovieThey Met in Bombay
1941
as Captain Chang
MovieMr. District Attorney
1941
as Paul Hyde
MovieThe Face Behind the Mask
1941
as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
MovieThe Eternal Jew
1940
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
MovieYou'll Find Out
1940
as Professor Karl Fenninger
MovieStranger on the Third Floor
1940
as The Stranger
MovieIsland of Doomed Men
1940
as Stephen Danel
MovieI Was an Adventuress
1940
as Polo
MovieStrange Cargo
1940
as M'sieu Pig
MovieMr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
as Mr. Moto
MovieMr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Kentaro Moto
MovieMr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
as Mr. Kentaro Moto
MovieMysterious Mr. Moto
1938
as Mr. Moto
MovieI'll Give a Million
1938
as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
MovieMr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938
as Mr. Moto
MovieMr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Kentaro Moto
MovieThank You, Mr. Moto
1937
as Mr. Moto
MovieLancer Spy
1937
as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
MovieThink Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
as Kentaro Moto
MovieNancy Steele Is Missing!
1937
as Professor Sturm
MovieCrack-Up
1936
as Colonel Gimpy
MovieSecret Agent
1936
as The General
MovieCrime and Punishment
1935
as Roderick Raskolnikov
MovieMad Love
1935
as Doctor Gogol
MovieThe Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
as Abbott
MovieHigh and Low
1933
as Beggar
MovieInvisible Opponent
1933
as Henry Pless
MovieThe Oil Sharks
1933
as Henry Pless
MovieWhat Women Dream
1933
as Otto Fuessli
MovieF.P.1 Doesn't Answer
1932
as Bildreporter Johnny
MovieStupéfiants
1932
as The Hunchback
MovieThe White Demon
1932
as Hunchback
MovieA Shot at Dawn
1932
as Klotz
MovieFive from the Jazzband
1932
as Car Thief
MovieA Man's a Man
1931
as Galy Gay
MovieThe Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
as Redakteur Stix
MovieBombs Over Monte Carlo
1931
as Pawlitschek
MovieM
1931
as Hans Beckert
The Missing Wife
1929
as Patient of a Dentist
MovieMonsters of the Deep
as Himself
