Herbert Lom
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1917-09-12 – 2012-09-27
Place of birth: Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Biography
Herbert Lom (born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru; 11 September 1917 – 27 September 2012) was a Czech-born British film and television actor who moved to the United Kingdom in 1939. In a career lasting more than 60 years, he appeared in character roles, often portraying criminals or villains early in his career and professional men in later years. Lom was noted for his precise, elegant enunciation of English. He is best known for his roles in The Ladykillers, The Pink Panther film series and the television series The Human Jungle.
Known for
Spartacus
1960Tigranes Levantus
A Shot in the Dark
1964Charles Dreyfus
The Lady Vanishes
1979Dr. Egon Hartz
And Then There Were None
1974Dr. Edward Armstrong
Whoops Apocalypse
1986Gen. Mosquera
The Ladykillers
1955Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
The Dead Zone
1983Dr. Sam Weizak
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2
1967Etzel
Count Dracula
1970Van Helsing
Treasure of Silver Lake
1962Colonel Brinkley
The Masque of the Red Death
1989Ludwig
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958Police Commissar Vargas
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)
War and Peace
1956Napoleon
The Karate Killers
1967Randolph
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Hopscotch
1980Yaskov
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976Dreyfus