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Peter Lorre

Acting

BornJune 26, 1904
DiedMarch 23, 1964 · 59
FromRózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
GenderMale

115

Movies

32

TV Shows

2

Crew Credits

93

Years Active

★ 2

Popularity

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.

AKA László Löwenstein

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

★ 7.61962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962★ 7.6

as Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

★ 6.81962

The Merv Griffin Show

1962★ 6.8

as Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

★ 7.11950

What's My Line?

1950★ 7.1

as Self

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

★ 7.41951

The Red Skelton Show

1951★ 7.4

as Mad Scientist

Climax!

Climax!

★ 3.81954

Climax!

1954★ 3.8

as Mr. Vorhees

Rawhide

Rawhide

★ 7.31959

Rawhide

1959★ 7.3

as Victor Laurier

Route 66

Route 66

★ 6.71960

Route 66

1960★ 6.7
Bambi

Bambi

★ 9.01948

Bambi

1948★ 9.0

as Self (archive footage)

Photos (13)

Filmography

115 titles

Casablanca1943Casablancaas Ugarte ★ 8.1 Watch M1931Mas Hans Beckert ★ 8.1 Watch The Maltese Falcon1941The Maltese Falconas Joel Cairo ★ 7.7 Watch Arsenic and Old Lace1944Arsenic and Old Laceas Dr. Einstein ★ 7.6 Watch 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea195420,000 Leagues Under the Seaas Conseil ★ 7.1 Watch Around the World in 80 Days1956Around the World in 80 Daysas Steward ★ 6.7 Watch The Movie Orgy1968The Movie Orgyas Self (archive footage) ★ 6.8 Watch My Favorite Brunette1947My Favorite Brunetteas Kismet ★ 6.6 Watch The Raven1963The Ravenas Dr. Adolphus Bedlo ★ 6.4 Watch The Man Who Knew Too Much1934The Man Who Knew Too Muchas Abbott ★ 6.5 Watch The Beast with Five Fingers1947The Beast with Five Fingersas Hilary Cummins ★ 6.4 Watch Congo Crossing1956Congo Crossingas Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas ★ 5.5 Watch Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1961Voyage to the Bottom of the Seaas Comm. Lucius Emery ★ 5.7 Watch The Patsy1964The Patsyas Morgan Heywood ★ 6.2 Watch Silk Stockings1957Silk Stockingsas Brankov ★ 6.8 Watch Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Moviesas Self - (archive footage) ★ 2.0 Watch Beat the Devil1953Beat the Devilas Julius O'Hara ★ 6.1 Watch Tales of Terror1962Tales of Terroras Montresor ("The Black Cat") ★ 6.7 Watch Confidential Agent1945Confidential Agentas Contreras ★ 5.5 Watch Strange Cargo1940Strange Cargoas M'sieu Pig ★ 7.0 Watch Five Weeks in a Balloon1962Five Weeks in a Balloonas Ahmed ★ 5.5 Watch

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

1961Five Fingers : Thin Iceas The Colonel Watch The Comedy of Terrors1964The Comedy of Terrorsas Felix Gillie ★ 6.5 Watch All Through the Night1942All Through the Nightas Pepi ★ 6.7 Watch Meet Me in Las Vegas1956Meet Me in Las Vegas ★ 4.5 Watch

The Jet-Propelled Couch

1957The Jet-Propelled Couchas Dr. Ostrow Watch Three Strangers1946Three Strangersas Johnny West ★ 6.4 Watch Crack-Up1936Crack-Upas Colonel Gimpy ★ 5.9 Watch Passage to Marseille1944Passage to Marseilleas Marius ★ 6.7 Watch Black Angel1946Black Angelas Marko ★ 6.1 Watch Casino Royale1954Casino Royaleas Le Chiffre ★ 5.2 Watch The Mask of Dimitrios1944The Mask of Dimitriosas Cornelius Leyden ★ 7.1 Watch Stranger on the Third Floor1940Stranger on the Third Flooras The Stranger ★ 6.5 Watch Stupéfiants1932Stupéfiantsas The Hunchback ★ 7.5 Watch A Shot at Dawn1932A Shot at Dawnas Klotz ★ 7.0 Watch The Eternal Jew1940The Eternal Jewas Hans Beckert (archive footage) ★ 4.7 Watch The Buster Keaton Story1957The Buster Keaton Storyas Kurt Bergner ★ 5.2 Watch Hotel Berlin1945Hotel Berlinas Johannes Koenig ★ 6.2 Watch Secret Agent1936Secret Agentas The General ★ 6.1 Watch Muscle Beach Party1964Muscle Beach Partyas Mr. Strangdour ★ 5.7 Watch The Verdict1946The Verdictas Victor Emmric ★ 6.5 Watch The Big Circus1959The Big Circusas Skeeter ★ 6.6 Watch Mr. Moto's Gamble1938Mr. Moto's Gambleas Kentaro Moto ★ 6.4 Watch Invisible Agent1942Invisible Agentas Baron Ikito ★ 5.8 Watch Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing Watch Think Fast, Mr. Moto1937Think Fast, Mr. Motoas Kentaro Moto ★ 6.2 Watch The Chase1946The Chaseas Gino ★ 6.2 Watch The Oil Sharks1933The Oil Sharksas Henry Pless ★ 9.0 Watch Hollywood Canteen1944Hollywood Canteenas Self ★ 7.3 Watch The Sad Sack1957The Sad Sackas Abdul ★ 5.7 Watch Mad Love1935Mad Loveas Doctor Gogol ★ 7.0 Watch Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silkas Self (archive footage) ★ 7.0 Watch You'll Find Out1940You'll Find Outas Professor Karl Fenninger ★ 5.6 Watch The Cross of Lorraine1943The Cross of Lorraineas Sergeant Berger ★ 6.5 Watch The Story of Mankind1957The Story of Mankindas Nero ★ 4.4 Watch Hell Ship Mutiny1957Hell Ship Mutinyas Lamoret ★ 5.5 Watch The Fabulous Irishman1957The Fabulous Irishman Watch Mr. Moto's Last Warning1939Mr. Moto's Last Warningas Mr. Kentaro Moto ★ 5.7 Watch What Women Dream1933What Women Dreamas Otto Fuessli ★ 8.2 Watch Mr. District Attorney1941Mr. District Attorneyas Paul Hyde ★ 5.8 Watch Monsters of the Deep—Monsters of the Deepas Himself Watch The Horror of It All1983The Horror of It Allas Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage) ★ 8.3 Watch

Heroes of Horror

2001Heroes of Horroras (archive footage) ★ 8.7 Watch Bombs Over Monte Carlo1931Bombs Over Monte Carloas Pawlitschek ★ 6.4 Watch Mysterious Mr. Moto1938Mysterious Mr. Motoas Mr. Moto ★ 6.2 Watch The Face Behind the Mask1941The Face Behind the Maskas Janos 'Johnny' Szabo ★ 6.5 Watch Bogart: The Untold Story1997Bogart: The Untold Storyas Self (archive footage) Watch F.P.1 Doesn't Answer1932F.P.1 Doesn't Answeras Bildreporter Johnny ★ 6.5 Watch

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Saluteas Self (archive footage) ★ 7.7 Watch The Constant Nymph1943The Constant Nymphas Fritz Bercovy ★ 6.3 Watch They Met in Bombay1941They Met in Bombayas Captain Chang ★ 7.2 Watch Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation1939Mr. Moto Takes a Vacationas Mr. Moto ★ 6.6 Watch I Was an Adventuress1940I Was an Adventuressas Polo ★ 6.5 Watch The Boogie Man Will Get You1942The Boogie Man Will Get Youas Dr. Arthur Lorentz ★ 6.2 Watch John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick ★ 6.0 Watch The Hollywood Clowns1979The Hollywood Clownsas (archive footage) Watch Casbah1948Casbahas Slimane ★ 5.9 Watch The Double Face of Peter Lorre1984The Double Face of Peter Lorreas Self (archive footage) ★ 5.8 Watch Nancy Steele Is Missing!1937Nancy Steele Is Missing!as Professor Sturm ★ 6.7 Watch Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines1943Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Linesas Secret Agent ★ 6.0 Watch Crime and Punishment1935Crime and Punishmentas Roderick Raskolnikov ★ 6.3 Watch Collector’s Item1957Collector’s Itemas Mr. Munsey ★ 10.0 Watch The Conspirators1944The Conspiratorsas Jan Bernazsky ★ 6.3 Watch Mr. Moto Takes a Chance1938Mr. Moto Takes a Chanceas Mr. Moto ★ 5.8 Watch Thank You, Mr. Moto1937Thank You, Mr. Motoas Mr. Moto ★ 6.2 Watch Quicksand1950Quicksandas Nick Dramoshag ★ 6.1 Watch Rope of Sand1949Rope of Sandas Toady ★ 5.9 Watch A Physical History of 'M'2015A Physical History of 'M'as Hans Beckert (archive footage) Watch The Trunks of Mr. O.F.1931The Trunks of Mr. O.F.as Redakteur Stix ★ 8.0 Watch I'll Give a Million1938I'll Give a Millionas Louie 'The Dope' Monteau ★ 6.1 Watch Background to Danger1943Background to Dangeras Nikolai Zaleshoff ★ 6.7 Watch The White Demon1932The White Demonas Hunchback ★ 10.0 Watch Creepy Classics1987Creepy Classicsas Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage) ★ 6.4 Watch Sizeman and Son1956Sizeman and Sonas Karp Watch Island of Doomed Men1940Island of Doomed Menas Stephen Danel ★ 5.5 Watch Lancer Spy1937Lancer Spyas Maj. Sigfried Gruning ★ 6.0 Watch Five from the Jazzband1932Five from the Jazzbandas Car Thief ★ 7.5 Watch

The Missing Wife

1929The Missing Wifeas Patient of a Dentist ★ 9.0 Watch Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas Self (archive footage) ★ 9.0 Watch The Dinosaur and the Baby1967The Dinosaur and the Babyas Hans Beckert (archive footage) ★ 6.2 Watch Mr. Moto in Danger Island1939Mr. Moto in Danger Islandas Kentaro Moto ★ 6.7 Watch High and Low1933High and Lowas Beggar ★ 5.7 Watch Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb2007Terror in the Pharaoh's Tombas Mr. Jekyll (archive footage) Watch Scent of Mystery1960Scent of Mysteryas Smiley ★ 6.0 Watch Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Filmas Doctor Gogol (archive footage) ★ 7.5 Watch Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace1996Peter Lorre: The Master of Menaceas Self (archive footage) ★ 6.5 Watch The Disneyland Story1954The Disneyland Storyas Self ★ 9.0 Watch Operation Undersea1954Operation Underseaas Self ★ 2.0 Watch The Lost One1951The Lost Oneas Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister ★ 6.8 Watch

No. 5 Checked Out

1956No. 5 Checked Outas Willy ★ 6.5 Watch The Last Tycoon1957The Last Tycoonas Pete Zavras Watch Double Confession1950Double Confessionas Paynter ★ 6.2 Watch Invisible Opponent1933Invisible Opponentas Henry Pless ★ 6.5 Watch A Man's a Man1931A Man's a Manas Galy Gay ★ 6.4 Watch Moto Is Missing2007Moto Is Missingas Mr. Moto (archive footage) ★ 7.0 Watch

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