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Peter Lorre

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Peter Lorre

Born June 26, 1904 in Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)Died March 23, 196491 films

Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner.

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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.

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Casablanca posterFirst watchCasablanca19438.1as UgarteIn Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
M poster8.1M1931The Maltese Falcon poster7.7The Maltese Falcon1941Arsenic and Old Lace poster7.6Arsenic and Old Lace194420,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster7.120,000 Leagues Under the Sea1954Around the World in 80 Days poster6.7Around the World in 80 Days1956The Man Who Knew Too Much poster6.5The Man Who Knew Too Much1934Tales of Terror poster6.7Tales of Terror1962The Raven poster6.3The Raven1963

Filmography

91 films as actor
  1. 1964The PatsyMorgan Heywood
  2. 1964Muscle Beach PartyMr. Strangdour
  3. 1964The Comedy of TerrorsFelix Gillie
  4. 1963The RavenDr. Adolphus Bedlo
  5. 1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
  6. 1962Five Weeks in a BalloonAhmed
  7. 1962Tales of TerrorMontresor ("The Black Cat")
  8. 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaComm. Lucius Emery
  9. 1961Five Fingers : Thin IceThe Colonel
  10. 1960Scent of MysterySmiley
  11. 1959The Big CircusSkeeter
  12. 1957Hell Ship MutinyLamoret
  13. 1957Collector’s ItemMr. Munsey
  14. 1957The Sad SackAbdul
  15. 1957The Jet-Propelled CouchDr. Ostrow
  16. 1957The Story of MankindNero
  17. 1957Silk StockingsBrankov
  18. 1957The Fabulous Irishman
  19. 1957The Buster Keaton StoryKurt Bergner
  20. 1957The Last TycoonPete Zavras
  21. 1956Sizeman and SonKarp
  22. 1956Around the World in 80 DaysSteward
  23. 1956Congo CrossingColonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
  24. 1956Meet Me in Las Vegas
  25. 1956No. 5 Checked OutWilly
  26. 195420,000 Leagues Under the SeaConseil
  27. 1954Casino RoyaleLe Chiffre
  28. 1953Beat the DevilJulius O'Hara
  29. 1951The Lost OneDr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
  30. 1950Double ConfessionPaynter
  31. 1950QuicksandNick Dramoshag
  32. 1949Rope of SandToady
  33. 1948CasbahSlimane
  34. 1947My Favorite BrunetteKismet
  35. 1947The Beast with Five FingersHilary Cummins
  36. 1946The ChaseGino
  37. 1946The VerdictVictor Emmric
  38. 1946Black AngelMarko
  39. 1946Three StrangersJohnny West
  40. 1945Confidential AgentContreras
  41. 1945Hotel BerlinJohannes Koenig
  42. 1944The ConspiratorsJan Bernazsky
  43. 1944Arsenic and Old LaceDr. Einstein
  44. 1944The Mask of DimitriosCornelius Leyden
  45. 1944Passage to MarseilleMarius
  46. 1943The Cross of LorraineSergeant Berger
  47. 1943Background to DangerNikolai Zaleshoff
  48. 1943The Constant NymphFritz Bercovy
  49. 1943CasablancaUgarte
  50. 1942The Boogie Man Will Get YouDr. Arthur Lorentz
  51. 1942Invisible AgentBaron Ikito
  52. 1942All Through the NightPepi
  53. 1941The Maltese FalconJoel Cairo
  54. 1941They Met in BombayCaptain Chang
  55. 1941Mr. District AttorneyPaul Hyde
  56. 1941The Face Behind the MaskJanos 'Johnny' Szabo
  57. 1940You'll Find OutProfessor Karl Fenninger
  58. 1940Stranger on the Third FloorThe Stranger
  59. 1940Island of Doomed MenStephen Danel
  60. 1940I Was an AdventuressPolo
  61. 1940Strange CargoM'sieu Pig
  62. 1939Mr. Moto Takes a VacationMr. Moto
  63. 1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandKentaro Moto
  64. 1939Mr. Moto's Last WarningMr. Kentaro Moto
  65. 1938Mysterious Mr. MotoMr. Moto
  66. 1938I'll Give a MillionLouie 'The Dope' Monteau
  67. 1938Mr. Moto Takes a ChanceMr. Moto
  68. 1938Mr. Moto's GambleKentaro Moto
  69. 1937Thank You, Mr. MotoMr. Moto
  70. 1937Lancer SpyMaj. Sigfried Gruning
  71. 1937Think Fast, Mr. MotoKentaro Moto
  72. 1937Nancy Steele Is Missing!Professor Sturm
  73. 1936Crack-UpColonel Gimpy
  74. 1936Secret AgentThe General
  75. 1935Crime and PunishmentRoderick Raskolnikov
  76. 1935Mad LoveDoctor Gogol
  77. 1934The Man Who Knew Too MuchAbbott
  78. 1933High and LowBeggar
  79. 1933Invisible OpponentHenry Pless
  80. 1933The Oil SharksHenry Pless
  81. 1933What Women DreamOtto Fuessli
  82. 1932F.P.1 Doesn't AnswerBildreporter Johnny
  83. 1932StupéfiantsThe Hunchback
  84. 1932The White DemonHunchback
  85. 1932A Shot at DawnKlotz
  86. 1932Five from the JazzbandCar Thief
  87. 1931A Man's a ManGaly Gay
  88. 1931The Trunks of Mr. O.F.Redakteur Stix
  89. 1931Bombs Over Monte CarloPawlitschek
  90. 1931MHans Beckert
  91. 1929The Missing WifePatient of a Dentist