Peter Lorre

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Casablanca (1942)

M (1931)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

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1964 The Patsy
Morgan Heywood

1964 Muscle Beach Party
Mr. Strangdour

1963 The Comedy of Terrors
Felix Gillie

1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Frederick Bergen

– The End of the World, Baby (1963) … Frederick Bergen

1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Gypsy

– 5: Part 1 (1963) … Gypsy

1963 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Archie Lefferts

– Diamond Fever (1963) … Archie Lefferts

1963 The Raven
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo

1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Peter Lorre

– Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (1962) … Peter Lorre

1962 Five Weeks in a Balloon
Ahmed

1962 Tales of Terror
Montresor (segment "The Black Cat")

1961 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV series)

– The Trouble with Crayton (1961)

– First Test (1961)

1961 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Comm. Lucius Emery

1961 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Baron

– The Baron Loved His Wife (1961) … Baron

1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Alonzo Pace Graham

– The Human Touch (1961) … Alonzo Pace Graham

1960 Rawhide (TV series)
Victor Laurier

– Incident of the Slavemaster (1960) … Victor Laurier

1954-1960 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Guest / Boris - Chief Spy / King Zurium / …

– Clem and the Beanstalk (1960) … King Zurium

– Appleby the Weatherman (1959) … Boris - Chief Spy

– Rapid Growth (1959) … Mad Scientist

– Appleby's Garage (1958)

– Appleby's Patio (1957) … Guest

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1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Alexander Portlass

– The Alexander Portlass Story (1960) … Alexander Portlass

1956-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Café Owner / Dr. Ostrow / Karp / …

– The Cruel Day (1960) … Café Owner

– Turn Left at Mount Everest (1958) … Tenzing

– The Jet-Propelled Couch (1957) … Dr. Ostrow

– The Fabulous Irishman (1957)

– The Last Tycoon (1957) … Pete Zavras

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1960 Scent of Mystery
Smiley

1957-1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Carlos / Tomas Salgado

– Man from the South (1960) … Carlos

– The Diplomatic Corpse (1957) … Tomas Salgado

1959 Five Fingers (TV series)
The Colonel

– Thin Ice (1959) … The Colonel

1959 The Big Circus
Skeeter

1958 The Milton Berle Show (TV series)
Guest

– Episode #1.11 (1958) … Guest

1958 Collector's Item (TV movie)
Mr. Munsey

1957 Hell Ship Mutiny
Commissioner Lamoret

1957 The Sad Sack
Abdul

1957 The Story of Mankind
Nero

1957 Silk Stockings
Brankov, Commisar

1954-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Benny Kellerman / Le Chiffre / Mr. Ho / …

– A Taste for Crime (1957) … Benny Kellerman

– The Man Who Lost His Head (1956) … Mr. Ho

– The Fifth Wheel (1956) … Normie

– A Promise to Murder (1955) … Mr. Vorhees

– Casino Royale (1954) … Le Chiffre

1957 The Buster Keaton Story
Kurt Bergner

1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Moyzisch

– Operation Cicero (1956) … Moyzisch

1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
Japanese Steward - S.S. Carnatic

1956 Congo Crossing
Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas

1955-1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Heitzer / Mr. Grover

– The Queen's Bracelet (1956)

– The Finishers (1956) … Heitzer

– Young Couples Only (1955) … Mr. Grover

1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas
Peter Lorre (uncredited)

1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Willy

– No. 5 Checked Out (1956) … Willy

1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Inspector Andre Mondeau

– The Blue Landscape (1955) … Inspector Andre Mondeau

1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV series)
Ambrose Dodson

– The Sure Cure (1955) … Ambrose Dodson

1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Poffy

– Reunion in Vienna (1955) … Poffy

1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Dr. Herman Einstein

– Arsenic and Old Lace (1955) … Dr. Herman Einstein

1955 Young Couples Only (TV short)
Mr. Grover

1955 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)

– The Blue Landscape (1955)

1954 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Conseil

1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)

– The Pipe (1954)

1953 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)

– The Vanishing Point (1953)

1953 Beat the Devil
Julius O'Hara

1953 All Star Revue (TV series)
Guest Actor (Sketch)

– Episode #3.20 (1953) … Guest Actor (Sketch)

1952 Suspense (TV series)

– The Tortured Hand (1952)

1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Richard Pratt

– The Taste (1952) … Richard Pratt

1951 Der Verlorene
Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister

1950 Double Confession
Paynter

1950 Quicksand
Nick

1949 Rope of Sand
Toady

1948 Casbah
Slimane

1947 My Favorite Brunette
Kismet

1946 The Beast with Five Fingers
Hilary Cummins

1946 The Verdict
Victor Emmric

1946 The Chase
Gino

1946 Black Angel
Marko

1946 Three Strangers
Johnny West

1945 Confidential Agent
Contreras

1945 Hotel Berlin
Johannes Koenig

1944 Hollywood Canteen
Peter Lorre

1944 The Conspirators
Jan Bernazsky

1944 Arsenic and Old Lace
Dr. Einstein

1944 The Mask of Dimitrios
Cornelius Leyden

1944 Passage to Marseille
Marius

1943 The Cross of Lorraine
Sgt. Berger

1943 Background to Danger
Nikolai Zaleshoff

1943 The Constant Nymph
Fritz Bercovy

1942 Casablanca
Ugarte

1942 The Boogie Man Will Get You
Dr. Arthur Lorencz

1942 Invisible Agent
Baron Ikito

1942 In This Our Life
Extra on Roadhouse Table (uncredited)

1941 All Through the Night
Pepi

1941 The Maltese Falcon
Joel Cairo

1941 They Met in Bombay
Captain Chang

1941 Mr. District Attorney
Paul Hyde

1941 The Face Behind the Mask
Janos 'Johnny' Szabo

1940 You'll Find Out
Fenninger

1940 Stranger on the Third Floor
The Stranger

1940 Island of Doomed Men
Stephen Danel

1940 I Was an Adventuress
Polo

1940 Strange Cargo
M'sieu Pig

1939 Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto

1939 Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Mr. Moto

1939 Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Mr. Kentaro Moto

1938 Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mr. Moto

1938 I'll Give a Million
Louie 'The Dope' Monteau

1938 Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Mr. Moto

1938 Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto

1937 Thank You, Mr. Moto
Mr. Moto

1937 Lancer Spy
Maj. Sigfried Gruning

1937 Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Mr. Moto

1937 Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Professor Sturm

1936 Crack-Up
Colonel Gimpy

1936 Secret Agent
The General

1935 Crime and Punishment
Roderick Raskolnikov

1935 Mad Love
Doctor Gogol

1934 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Abbott

1933 High and Low
Beggar

1933 Unsichtbare Gegner
Henry Pless

1933 Was Frauen träumen
Otto Fuessli

1933 Les requins du pétrole
Henry Pless

1932 F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
Bildreporter Johnny

1932 Stupéfiants
Le bossu

1932 Dope
Hunchback

1932 Schuß im Morgengrauen
Klotz

1932 Fünf von der Jazzband
Car thief

1931 Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.
Redakteur Stix

1931 Bombs Over Monte Carlo
Pawlitschek

1931 M
Hans Beckert

1931 A Man's a Man (short)
Galy Gay - a packer

1930 The White Devil

1929 Die verschwundene Frau
Patient Of a Dentist (uncredited)

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5' 5" (1.65 m)

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All that anyone needs to imitate me is two soft-boiled eggs and a bedroom voice. See more »

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Lorre's speech and mannerisms provided the inspiration for the villainous 'Rocky Rococo' character in the Firesign Theater's 1968 radio play "The Adventures of Nick Danger, Third Eye". See more »

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Cancer

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