Peter Lorre
Known for: Acting
Born: June 26, 1904
Died: March 23, 1964
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.
Known for
M
1931
Mad Love
1935
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
The Lost One
1951
Island of Doomed Men
1940
Moto Is Missing
2007
Crack-Up
1936
A Physical History of 'M'
2015
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
1984
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
The Verdict
1946
The Raven
1963
Tales of Terror
1962
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
Crime and Punishment
1935
You'll Find Out
1940
Collector’s Item
1957
Scent of Mystery
1960
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
Casino Royale
1954
No. 5 Checked Out
1956
A Man's a Man
1931
Secret Agent
1936
Black Angel
1946
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
Three Strangers
1946
Heroes of Horror
2001
Invisible Agent
1942
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947
Double Confession
1950
Casbah
1948
My Favorite Brunette
1947
They Met in Bombay
1941
Lancer Spy
1937
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937
Mr. District Attorney
1941
Congo Crossing
1956
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
The White Demon
1932
I'll Give a Million
1938
Stupéfiants
1932
The Last Tycoon
1957
The Fabulous Irishman
1957
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
The Maltese Falcon
1941
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
1932
Quicksand
1950
What Women Dream
1933
The Conspirators
1944
Background to Danger
1943
The Chase
1946
The Sad Sack
1957
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962
Rope of Sand
1949
Strange Cargo
1940
The Cross of Lorraine
1943
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
I Was an Adventuress
1940
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007
The Eternal Jew
1940
Invisible Opponent
1933
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
Beat the Devil
1953
Silk Stockings
1957
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
1931
Hotel Berlin
1945
Sizeman and Son
1956
The Patsy
1964
All Through the Night
1942
Passage to Marseille
1944
Confidential Agent
1945
A Shot at Dawn
1932
The Oil Sharks
1933
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
Casablanca
1943
The Constant Nymph
1943
The Big Circus
1959
The Missing Wife
1929
Operation Undersea
1954
The Disneyland Story
1954
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
The Story of Mankind
1957
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
High and Low
1933
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Creepy Classics
1987
Five from the Jazzband
1932
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
The Horror of It All
1983
Hollywood Canteen
1944
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
Muscle Beach Party
1964
The Movie Orgy
1968
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Route 66
1960
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Rawhide
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Climax!
1954
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Suspense
1949
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
The Red Skelton Show
1951
The George Gobel Show
1954
The Jack Benny Program
1950
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Bambi
1948
What's My Line?
1950
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
1975
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Studio 57
1954
Playhouse 90
1956
Checkmate
1960