Peter Lorre

Actor

Born: June 26, 1904 (59 years old)

Died: March 23, 1964

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.

Filmography (91)

• Casablanca (1943, ★ 8.1)
• What Women Dream (1933, ★ 8.4)
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954, ★ 7.1)
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944, ★ 7.6)
• The Maltese Falcon (1941, ★ 7.7)
• M (1931, ★ 8.1)
• The Movie Orgy (1968, ★ 6.4)
• Around the World in 80 Days (1956, ★ 6.6)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934, ★ 6.5)
• Mad Love (1935, ★ 7)
• The Face Behind the Mask (1941, ★ 6.5)
• The Mask of Dimitrios (1944, ★ 7)
• Background to Danger (1943, ★ 6.6)
• Three Strangers (1946, ★ 6.4)
• The Verdict (1946, ★ 6.5)
• Tales of Terror (1962, ★ 6.7)
• Stranger on the Third Floor (1940, ★ 6.4)
• The Comedy of Terrors (1964, ★ 6.5)
• All Through the Night (1942, ★ 6.7)
• Silk Stockings (1957, ★ 6.8)
• Hollywood Canteen (1944, ★ 7.3)
• They Met in Bombay (1941, ★ 7.3)
• The Horror of It All (1983, ★ 8)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955, ★ 7.8)
• Rawhide (1959, ★ 7.2)
• The Jack Benny Program (1950, ★ 7.8)
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1954, ★ 7.8)
• Playhouse 90 (1956, ★ 7.6)
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961, ★ 5.6)
• F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1932, ★ 6)