Peter Lorre
- Born
- June 26, 1904 · Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
- Died
- March 23, 1964
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
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 · 64 credits
- 2025The Sinister Cinema Story · Archive footage
- 2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster · Archive footage (Dr. Adolphus Bedlo)
- 1964The Patsy · Actor (Morgan Heywood)
- 1963The Raven · Actor (Bedlo)
- 1963The Comedy of Terrors · Actor (Felix Gillie)
- 1962Tales of Terror · Actor (Montresor (segment: The Black Cat))
- 1962Five Weeks in a Balloon · Actor (Ahmed)
- 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · Actor (Comm. Lucius Emery)
- 1960Holiday in Spain · Actor (Smiley)
- 1959The Big Circus · Actor (Skeeter)
- 1957Silk Stockings · Actor (Brankov)
- 1957The Story of Mankind · Actor (Nero)
- 1957The Sad Sack · Actor (Abdul)
- 1957The Buster Keaton Story · Actor (Kurt Bergner)
- 1957Hell Ship Mutiny · Actor (Commissioner Lamoret)
- 1956Congo Crossing · Actor (Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas)
- 195420,000 Leagues Under the Sea · Actor (Conseil)
- 1953Beat the Devil · Actor (Julius O'Hara)
- 1950Quicksand · Actor (Nick)
- 1949Rope of Sand · Actor (Toady)
- 1948Casbah · Actor (Slimane)
- 1947My Favorite Brunette · Actor (Kismet)
- 1946Black Angel · Actor (Marko)
- 1946The Beast with Five Fingers · Actor (Hilary Cummins)
- 1946The Verdict · Actor (Victor Emmric)
- 1946Three Strangers · Actor (Johnny West)
- 1945Confidential Agent · Actor (Contreras)
- 1945Hotel Berlin · Actor (Johannes Koenig)
- 1944Arsenic and Old Lace · Actor (Dr. Einstein)
- 1944Passage to Marseille · Actor (Marius)
- 1944The Mask of Dimitrios · Actor (Cornelius Leyden)
- 1944The Conspirators · Actor (Jan Bernazsky)
- 1944Undercover · Actor (Secret Agent)
- 1944Undercover · Archive footage (Secret Agent)
- 1943Background to Danger · Actor (Nikolai Zaleshoff)
- 1943The Constant Nymph · Actor (Fritz Bercovy)
- 1943The Cross of Lorraine · Actor (Sergeant Berger)
- 1942Casablanca · Actor (Ugarte)
- 1942All Through the Night · Actor (Pepi)
- 1942Invisible Agent · Actor (Baron Ikito)
- 1942The Boogie Man Will Get You · Actor (Dr. Arthur Lorencz)
- 1941The Maltese Falcon · Actor (Joel Cairo)
- 1941The Face Behind the Mask · Actor (Janos 'Johnny' Szabo)
- 1941They Met in Bombay · Actor (Captain Chang)
- 1941Mr. District Attorney · Actor (Paul Hyde)
- 1940Stranger on the Third Floor · Actor (The Stranger)
- 1940Strange Cargo · Actor (M'sieu Pig)
- 1940You'll Find Out · Actor (Karl Fenninger)
- 1940Island of Doomed Men · Actor (Stephen Danel)
- 1940I Was an Adventuress · Actor (Polo)
- 1939Mr. Moto in Danger Island · Actor (Mr. Moto)
- 1939Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation · Actor (Mr. Moto)
- 1938Mr. Moto's Last Warning · Actor (Mr. Moto)
- 1938Mysterious Mr. Moto · Actor (Mr. Moto)
- 1938Mr. Moto's Gamble · Actor (Mr. Moto)
- 1938Mr. Moto Takes a Chance · Actor (Mr. Moto)
- 1938I'll Give a Million · Actor (Louie 'The Dope' Monteau)
- 1937Think Fast, Mr. Moto · Actor (Mr. Moto)
- 1937Thank You, Mr. Moto · Actor (Mr. Moto)
- 1937Lancer Spy · Actor (Maj. Sigfried Gruning)
- 1937Nancy Steele Is Missing! · Actor (Prof. Sturm)
- 1936Crack-Up · Actor (Colonel Gimpy)
- 1935Mad Love · Actor (Doctor Gogol)
- 1935Crime and Punishment · Actor (Roderick Raskolnikov)