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Peter Lorre (I) (1904–1964)

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Peter was born in Rózsahegy, Hungary, to Alois and Elvira Löwenstein. He was educated in elementary and secondary schools in Vienna, Austria. He ran away from home when he was 17 and joined an improvised theater. In 1922, he worked as a bank clerk. Did bits with a company in Breslau, then secured a part in Galsworthy's "Society" in Zurich... See full bio »

Born:

László Löwenstein
in Rózsahegy, Austria-Hungary [now Ruzomberok, Slovakia]

Died:

(age 59) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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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
See all 9 episodes »
 
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
See all 6 episodes »
 
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)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1963 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
– The Peter Lorre/Joanie Sommers Show (1963) (performer: "I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl That Murdered Dear Old Dad" - uncredited)
 
1957 Silk Stockings (performer: "Too Bad We Can't Go Back to Moscow" - uncredited, "Red Blues" - uncredited, "Siberia" - uncredited)
 
1936 One in a Million ("Horror Boys of Hollywood" 1936)
 
1931 Bombs Over Monte Carlo (performer: "Jawohl, Herr Kapitän")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1995 Tausendjahrekino (documentary short) (voice)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1951 Der Verlorene
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1951 Der Verlorene (novel / screenplay)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 Evocator (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
– Monsters We've Known and Loved (1964) … Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (also archive footage)
 
1963 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.106 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #1.79 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 February 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself / Luverne Goodheart
– The Peter Lorre/Joanie Sommers Show (1963) … Himself/Luverne Goodheart
 
1960-1962 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 February 1962 (1962) … Himself
– Episode #3.96 (1960) … Himself
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 July 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1960 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 February 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1952-1960 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 14 February 1960 (1960) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 4 May 1952 (1952) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1956 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 November 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1954-1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Himself
– The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland/A Tribute to Mickey Mouse (1955) … Himself
– Monsters of the Deep (1955) … Himself
– The Disneyland Story (1954) … Himself
 
1955 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.29 (1955) … Himself
 
1953 The Paul Winchell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.13 (1953) … Himself
 
1953 The Dave Garroway Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1953) … Himself
 
1953 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 May 1953 (1953) … Himself
 
1949-1952 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #4.27 (1952) … Himself - Actor
– Episode #1.41 (1949) … Himself - Actor
 
1949 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1949) … Himself
 
1949 We, the People (TV series)
Himself
– Peter Lorre/Spyros Skouras (1949) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (28 titles)
2011 German Grusel - Die Edgar Wallace-Serie (TV documentary)
Hans Beckert (uncredited)
 
2010 Cabaret-Berlin: The Wild Scene (TV documentary)
herr Stix
 
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (TV documentary)
Abbott/The General (uncredited)
 
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary)
Conseil
 
2007 Displaced Person - Peter Lorre und sein Film 'Der Verlorene' (video documentary)
Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
 
2007 Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (video)
Mr. Jekyll
 
2006 The Mysterious Mr. Lorre: A Conversation with Stephen Youngkin (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (TV documentary)
Morgan Heywood (uncredited)
 
2004 Fritz Lang: Circle of Destiny (TV documentary)
Hans Beckert (in "M") (uncredited)
 
2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Satin and Silk (video short)
Himself
 
2002 Prisoner of Paradise (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Das Jahrhundert des Theaters (TV series)
Himself
 
2001 Heroes of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself/Hans Beckert/Joel Cairo/Ugarte/Doctor Gogol/Dr. Adolphus Bedlo/Hilary Cummins/Montresor Herringbone
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1996 Bogart: The Untold Story (TV documentary)
Actor in 'The Maltese Falcon' (uncredited)
 
1994 It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (TV documentary)
 
1990 Dream On (TV series)
 
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Peter Lorre - Das doppelte Gesicht
 
1982 Coming Soon (video documentary)
edited from 'Invisible Agent' (uncredited)
 
1979 The Hollywood Clowns (video documentary)
 
1976 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1956 Hour of Stars (TV series)
 
1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1940 The Eternal Jew (documentary)
Hans Beckert
 
1937 Jews without Masks (documentary short)
 

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Stage: Appeared in "Die Pioniere von Ingosltadt" by Marie-Louise Fleisher. See more »

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Height:

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[on his first meeting with Alfred Hitchcock] I had heard that he loved to tell stories and so I watched him like a hawk, and when I was of the opinion he had just told the punchline of a story, I broke out in such laughter that I almost fell off my chair. See more »

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Star Sign:

Cancer