Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

  • Birthday: 1904-06-26
  • Deathday: 1964-03-23
  • Place of birth: Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
  • Also know as: László Löwenstein

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.

Filmography

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

As Dr. Einstein

Casablanca

1943

As Ugarte

M

1931

As Hans Beckert

F.P.1 Doesn't Answer

1932

As Bildreporter Johnny

The Maltese Falcon

1941

As Joel Cairo

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

As Comm. Lucius Emery

Secret Agent

1936

As The General

Black Angel

1946

As Marko

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

As Dr. Arthur Lorentz

Beat the Devil

1953

As Julius O'Hara

Quicksand

1950

As Nick Dramoshag

What Women Dream

1933

As Otto Fuessli

The Patsy

1964

As Morgan Heywood

Mad Love

1935

As Doctor Gogol

The Conspirators

1944

As Jan Bernazsky

The Face Behind the Mask

1941

As Janos 'Johnny' Szabo

Background to Danger

1943

As Nikolai Zaleshoff

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

As Cornelius Leyden

Heroes of Horror

2001

As (archive footage)

Three Strangers

1946

As Johnny West

The Verdict

1946

As Victor Emmric

Invisible Agent

1942

As Baron Ikito

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947

As Hilary Cummins

The Raven

1963

As Dr. Adolphus Bedlo

Tales of Terror

1962

As Montresor ("The Black Cat")

The Chase

1946

As Gino

Double Confession

1950

As Paynter

The Comedy of Terrors

1964

As Felix Gillie

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

As The Stranger

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938

As Mr. Moto

Silk Stockings

1957

As Brankov, Commisar

The Sad Sack

1957

As Abdul

Rope of Sand

1949

As Toady

Crime and Punishment

1935

As Roderick Raskolnikov

High and Low

1933

As Beggar

Casbah

1948

As Slimane

Hollywood Canteen

1944

As Self

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

1938

As Mr. Moto

Passage to Marseille

1944

As Marius

My Favorite Brunette

1947

As Kismet

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

As Mr. Kentaro Moto

Strange Cargo

1940

As M'sieu Pig

You'll Find Out

1940

As Professor Karl Fenninger

The Constant Nymph

1943

As Fritz Bercovy

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

As Kentaro Moto

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

1939

As Mr. Moto

The Cross of Lorraine

1943

As Sergeant Berger

Thank You, Mr. Moto

1937

As Mr. Moto

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

1937

As Kentaro Moto

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

As Kentaro Moto

They Met in Bombay

1941

As Captain Chang

The Lost One

1951

As Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister

Island of Doomed Men

1940

As Stephen Danel

Lancer Spy

1937

As Maj. Sigfried Gruning

Bombs Over Monte Carlo

1931

As Pawlitschek

Scent of Mystery

1960

As Smiley

The Buster Keaton Story

1957

As Kurt Bergner

The Big Circus

1959

As Skeeter

Mr. District Attorney

1941

As Paul Hyde

Confidential Agent

1945

As Contreras

Congo Crossing

1956

As Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas

Hotel Berlin

1945

As Johannes Koenig

Hell Ship Mutiny

1957

As Lamoret

Crack-Up

1936

As Colonel Gimpy

The Thirteen Trunks of Mr. O.F.

1931

As Redakteur Stix

A Shot at Dawn

1932

As Klotz

The White Demon

1932

As Hunchback

Casino Royale

1954

As Le Chiffre

I'll Give a Million

1938

As Louie 'The Dope' Monteau

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

1937

As Professor Sturm

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

2007

As Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)

Stupéfiants

1932

As The Hunchback

The Eternal Jew

1940

As Hans Beckert (archive footage)

The Oil Sharks

1933

As Henry Pless

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

1996

As Self (archive footage)

Muscle Beach Party

1964

As Mr. Strangdour

Unsichtbare Gegner

1933

As Henry Pless

No. 5 Checked Out

1956

As Willy

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

As Self (archive footage)

The Dinosaur and the Baby

1967

As Hans Beckert (archive footage)

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

2009

As Self (archive footage)

A Physical History of 'M'

2015

As Hans Beckert (archive)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007

As Self (archive footage)

The Double Face of Peter Lorre

1984

As Self (Archive Footage)

The Movie Orgy

1968

As Self (archive footage)

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

As (archive footage)

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

As Self (archive footage)

Collector’s Item

1957

As Mr. Munsey

Moto Is Missing

2007

As Mr. Moto (archive footage, various Moto films)

The Missing Wife

1929

As Patient of a Dentist

The Horror of It All

1983

As Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

1961

As The Colonel

Operation Undersea

1954

As Self

The Last Tycoon

1957

As Pete Zavras

Five from the Jazzband

1932

As Car Thief

Creepy Classics

1987

As Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)

(Sin título) Descartes Arrebato

1979

As Hans Beckert - Archive footage

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

As Doctor Gogol (archive footage)

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

2003

As Self (Archive Footage)

Production

The Lost One

1951

As Director

The Lost One

1951

As Screenplay

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