Peter Lorre
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1904-06-26 – 1964-03-23
Place of birth: Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Biography
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
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954Conseil
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944Dr. Einstein
Casablanca
1943Ugarte
The Maltese Falcon
1941Joel Cairo
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961Comm. Lucius Emery
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
1932Bildreporter Johnny
M
1931Hans Beckert
Secret Agent
1936The General
The Movie Orgy
1968Self (archive footage)
Around the World in 80 Days
1956Steward
Black Angel
1946Marko
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942Dr. Arthur Lorentz
The Patsy
1964Morgan Heywood
Quicksand
1950Nick Dramoshag
What Women Dream
1933Otto Fuessli
Beat the Devil
1953Julius O'Hara
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934Abbott
Five from the Jazzband
1932Car Thief
The Hollywood Clowns
1979(archive footage)