Peter Lorre
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Climax!
Mr. Vorhees
1954
Series
Climax!
Le Chiffre
1954
Series
Climax!
Normie
1954
Series
Climax!
Mr. Ho
1954
Series
Climax!
Benny Kellerman
1954
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
Rawhide
Victor Laurier
1959
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Mad Scientist
1951
Series
The Red Skelton Show
King Zurium
1951
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Boris - Chief Spy
1951
Series
Bambi
Self (archive footage)
1948
Series
Route 66
1960
Series
77 Sunset Strip
The Gypsy
1958
Series
The Jack Benny Program
Luverne Goodheart
1950
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tomas Salgado / Carlos
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tomas Salgado
1955
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Frederick Bergen
1963
Series
Playhouse 90
Café Owner
1956
Series
Suspense
1949
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Moyzisch
1955
Series
Studio 57
Mr. Grover
1954
Series
Studio 57
Heitzer
1954
Series
Checkmate
Alonzo Pace Graham
1960
Lux Video Theatre
Richard Pratt
1950
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
Willy
1955
Film
Casablanca
Ugarte
1943
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1954
The George Gobel Show
Self
1954
Film
Around the World in 80 Days
Steward
1956
Film
The Maltese Falcon
Joel Cairo
1941
Film
The Verdict
Victor Emmric
1946
Film
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Conseil
1954
Film
M
Hans Beckert
1931
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Film
Arsenic and Old Lace
Dr. Einstein
1944
Series
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
Self (archive footage)
1975
Film
The Raven
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
1963
Film
Invisible Agent
Baron Ikito
1942
Film
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Comm. Lucius Emery
1961
Film
Casbah
Slimane
1948
Film
Confidential Agent
Contreras
1945
Film
Operation Undersea
Self
1954
Film
Crack-Up
Colonel Gimpy
1936
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
Film
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
Film
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Abbott
1934
Film
Casino Royale
Le Chiffre
1954
Film
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
Pawlitschek
1931
Film
Lancer Spy
Maj. Sigfried Gruning
1937
Film
Beat the Devil
Julius O'Hara
1953
Film
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
Film
Black Angel
Marko
1946
Film
Hollywood Canteen
Self
1944
Film
Strange Cargo
M'sieu Pig
1940
Film
Passage to Marseille
Marius
1944
Film
Creepy Classics
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
1987
Film
The Patsy
Morgan Heywood
1964
Film
Silk Stockings
Brankov, Commisar
1957
Film
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Ahmed
1962
Film
The Eternal Jew
Hans Beckert (archive footage)
1940
Film
Secret Agent
The General
1936
Film
All Through the Night
Pepi
1942
Film
Muscle Beach Party
Mr. Strangdour
1964
Film
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Kentaro Moto
1937
Film
Three Strangers
Johnny West
1946
Film
The Mask of Dimitrios
Cornelius Leyden
1944
Film
I'll Give a Million
Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
1938
Film
Stranger on the Third Floor
The Stranger
1940
Film
Congo Crossing
Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
1956
Film
Hotel Berlin
Johannes Koenig
1945
Film
Mad Love
Doctor Gogol
1935
Heroes of Horror
(archive footage)
2001
Film
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Kentaro Moto
1938
Film
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Dr. Arthur Lorentz
1942
Film
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
Film
A Shot at Dawn
Klotz
1932
Film
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto
1939
Film
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Mr. Kentaro Moto
1939
Film
The Story of Mankind
Nero
1957
Film
The Conspirators
Jan Bernazsky
1944
Film
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
2014
Film
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Mr. Moto
1937
Film
The Face Behind the Mask
Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
1941
Film
Tales of Terror
Montresor ("The Black Cat")
1962
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
1974
Film
Rope of Sand
Toady
1949
Film
My Favorite Brunette
Kismet
1947
Film
The Constant Nymph
Fritz Bercovy
1943
Film
Crime and Punishment
Roderick Raskolnikov
1935
Film
Quicksand
Nick Dramoshag
1950
Film
The Comedy of Terrors
Felix Gillie
1964
Film
Hell Ship Mutiny
Lamoret
1957
Film
You'll Find Out
Professor Karl Fenninger
1940
Film
The Lost One
Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
1951
Film
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2022
Film
Background to Danger
Nikolai Zaleshoff
1943
Film
The Cross of Lorraine
Sergeant Berger
1943
Film
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Hans Beckert (archive footage)
1967
Film
The Chase
Gino
1946
Film
The Sad Sack
Abdul
1957
Film
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
1979
Film
They Met in Bombay
Captain Chang
1941
Film
The Big Circus
Skeeter
1959
Film
I Was an Adventuress
Polo
1940
Film
The Beast with Five Fingers
Hilary Cummins
1947
Film
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Kentaro Moto
1939
Film
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Mr. Moto
1938
Film
Island of Doomed Men
Stephen Danel
1940
Film
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
Bildreporter Johnny
1932
Film
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Secret Agent
1943
Film
Collector’s Item
Mr. Munsey
1957
Film
Moto Is Missing
Mr. Moto (archive footage)
2007
Film
What Women Dream
Otto Fuessli
1933
Film
The Buster Keaton Story
Kurt Bergner
1957
Film
The Horror of It All
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
1983
Film
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mr. Moto
1938
Film
Scent of Mystery
Smiley
1960
Film
The Disneyland Story
Self
1954
Film
Five from the Jazzband
Car Thief
1932
Film
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Professor Sturm
1937
Film
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
2007
Film
The Last Tycoon
Pete Zavras
1957
Film
The White Demon
Hunchback
1932
Film
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Mr. District Attorney
Paul Hyde
1941
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
The Colonel
1961
No. 5 Checked Out
Willy
1956
Film
Invisible Opponent
Henry Pless
1933
Film
Double Confession
Paynter
1950
Film
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
The Oil Sharks
Henry Pless
1933
Film
Sizeman and Son
Karp
1956
Film
The Fabulous Irishman
1957
Film
Stupéfiants
The Hunchback
1932
Film
A Man's a Man
Galy Gay
1931
Film
High and Low
Beggar
1933
Film
A Physical History of 'M'
Hans Beckert (archive footage)
2015
Film
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
Film
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
Redakteur Stix
1931
The Missing Wife
Patient of a Dentist
1929
Film
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
Self (archive footage)
1984