Peter Lorre
Known for: Acting
Born: June 26, 1904
Died: March 23, 1964
Place of birth: Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
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.
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Filmography
115 movies · 24 TV shows, newest first
2.0
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
NR
A Physical History of 'M'
2015
7.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
NR
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007
7.0
Moto Is Missing
2007
7.0
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
20038.7
Heroes of Horror
2001
NR
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
6.5
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
6.0
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
6.4
Creepy Classics
1987
5.8
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
1984
8.3
The Horror of It All
1983
NR
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
9.0
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
19757.7
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
6.8
The Movie Orgy
1968
6.2
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
6.2
The Patsy
1964
5.7
Muscle Beach Party
1964
6.5
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
6.3
The Raven
1963
NR
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.5
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962
6.7
Tales of Terror
1962
9.0
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
5.7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961NR
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
6.7
Route 66
1960
4.8
Checkmate
1960
6.0
Scent of Mystery
1960
6.6
The Big Circus
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
5.5
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957
10.0
Collector’s Item
1957
5.7
The Sad Sack
1957NR
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957
4.4
The Story of Mankind
1957
6.9
Silk Stockings
1957
NR
The Fabulous Irishman
1957
5.2
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
NR
The Last Tycoon
1957NR
Sizeman and Son
1956
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
7.5
Playhouse 90
1956
5.5
Congo Crossing
1956
4.5
Meet Me in Las Vegas
19566.5
No. 5 Checked Out
1956
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
7.1
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
2.0
Operation Undersea
1954
9.0
The Disneyland Story
1954
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
5.1
Casino Royale
1954
3.8
Climax!
19547.8
The George Gobel Show
1954
7.5
Studio 57
1954
6.1
Beat the Devil
1953
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
6.8
The Lost One
1951
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
19506.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
6.2
Double Confession
1950
6.1
Quicksand
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
5.8
Rope of Sand
1949
5.1
Suspense
1949
5.9
Casbah
1948
9.0
Bambi
1948
6.7
My Favorite Brunette
1947
6.4
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947
6.2
The Chase
1946
6.5
The Verdict
1946
6.1
Black Angel
1946
6.4
Three Strangers
1946
5.5
Confidential Agent
1945
6.2
Hotel Berlin
1945
7.3
Hollywood Canteen
1944
6.3
The Conspirators
1944
7.6
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
7.1
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
6.6
Passage to Marseille
1944
6.5
The Cross of Lorraine
1943
6.7
Background to Danger
1943
6.3
The Constant Nymph
1943
8.1
Casablanca
1943
6.0
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
6.2
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
5.8
Invisible Agent
1942
6.7
All Through the Night
1942
7.7
The Maltese Falcon
1941
7.3
They Met in Bombay
1941
5.8
Mr. District Attorney
1941
6.5
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
4.7
The Eternal Jew
1940
5.6
You'll Find Out
1940
6.5
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
5.5
Island of Doomed Men
1940
6.5
I Was an Adventuress
1940
7.0
Strange Cargo
1940
6.6
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
6.7
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
5.7
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
6.2
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
6.1
I'll Give a Million
1938
5.8
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938
6.4
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
6.2
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
6.0
Lancer Spy
1937
6.2
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
6.7
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937
5.9
Crack-Up
1936
6.1
Secret Agent
1936
6.2
Crime and Punishment
1935
7.0
Mad Love
1935
6.5
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
5.7
High and Low
1933
6.5
Invisible Opponent
1933
9.0
The Oil Sharks
1933
8.2
What Women Dream
1933
6.5
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
1932
7.5
Stupéfiants
1932
10.0
The White Demon
1932
7.0
A Shot at Dawn
1932
7.5
Five from the Jazzband
1932
6.4
A Man's a Man
1931
8.0
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
6.4
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
1931
8.1
M
19319.0
The Missing Wife
1929
NR
Monsters of the Deep
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