Peter Lorre
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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
Credits
Casablanca (1943)
as Ugarte
M (1931)
as Hans Beckert
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
as Joel Cairo
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
as Conseil
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as Steward
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
as Dr. Einstein
Beat the Devil (1953)
as Julius O'Hara
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
as Abbott
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
as Comm. Lucius Emery
The Raven (1963)
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
The Movie Orgy (1968)
as Self (archive footage)
All Through the Night (1942)
as Pepi
Confidential Agent (1945)
as Contreras
Silk Stockings (1957)
as Brankov
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
as The Stranger
Stupéfiants (1932)
as The Hunchback
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
as Ahmed
The Patsy (1964)
as Morgan Heywood
The Story of Mankind (1957)
as Nero
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
as Self - (archive footage)
Casino Royale (1954)
as Le Chiffre
Invisible Agent (1942)
as Baron Ikito
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Actor
Secret Agent (1936)
as The General
The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
as Kurt Bergner
Tales of Terror (1962)
as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
as Cornelius Leyden
The Oil Sharks (1933)
as Henry Pless
The Beast with Five Fingers (1947)
as Hilary Cummins
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
as Felix Gillie
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
as Kentaro Moto
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
as Kismet
Congo Crossing (1956)
as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
They Met in Bombay (1941)
as Captain Chang
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1988)
Actor
Collector’s Item (1957)
as Mr. Munsey
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
as Polo
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
as Mr. Moto
Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
as Kentaro Moto
Black Angel (1946)
as Marko
I'll Give a Million (1938)
as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
Passage to Marseille (1944)
as Marius
The Big Circus (1959)
as Skeeter
You'll Find Out (1940)
as Professor Karl Fenninger
Mad Love (1935)
as Doctor Gogol
Three Strangers (1946)
as Johnny West
Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
as Mr. Moto
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
as Sergeant Berger
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)
as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
as Stephen Danel
The Eternal Jew (1940)
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
The Verdict (1946)
as Victor Emmric
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
as Self
Crack-Up (1936)
as Colonel Gimpy
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
as Kentaro Moto
Rope of Sand (1949)
as Toady
Strange Cargo (1940)
as M'sieu Pig
The Conspirators (1944)
as Jan Bernazsky
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
as Paul Hyde
Five Fingers : Thin Ice (1961)
as The Colonel
The Chase (1946)
as Gino
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Jet-Propelled Couch (1957)
as Dr. Ostrow
Muscle Beach Party (1964)
as Mr. Strangdour
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1932)
as Bildreporter Johnny
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
as Mr. Kentaro Moto
The Constant Nymph (1943)
as Fritz Bercovy
Hotel Berlin (1945)
as Johannes Koenig
Monsters of the Deep (—)
as Himself
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (1962)
Actor
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
The Sad Sack (1957)
as Abdul
The Horror of It All (1983)
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943)
as Secret Agent
Background to Danger (1943)
as Nikolai Zaleshoff
The Dinosaur and the Baby (1967)
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Bombs Over Monte Carlo (1931)
as Pawlitschek
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (2007)
as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
as Mr. Moto
What Women Dream (1933)
as Otto Fuessli
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
as Mr. Moto
Crime and Punishment (1935)
as Roderick Raskolnikov
No. 5 Checked Out (1956)
as Willy
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
as Professor Sturm
The Double Face of Peter Lorre (1984)
as Self (archive footage)
Five from the Jazzband (1932)
as Car Thief
Casbah (1948)
as Slimane
High and Low (1933)
as Beggar
The Lost One (1951)
as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
The White Demon (1932)
as Hunchback
The Trunks of Mr. O.F. (1931)
as Redakteur Stix
Quicksand (1950)
as Nick Dramoshag
Hell Ship Mutiny (1957)
as Lamoret
A Physical History of 'M' (2015)
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Lancer Spy (1937)
as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
The Disneyland Story (1954)
as Self
A Shot at Dawn (1932)
as Klotz
Creepy Classics (1987)
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
The Fabulous Irishman (1957)
Actor
Sizeman and Son (1956)
as Karp
Scent of Mystery (1960)
as Smiley
Heroes of Horror (2001)
as (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
as (archive footage)
The Last Tycoon (1957)
as Pete Zavras
Operation Undersea (1954)
as Self
The Missing Wife (1929)
as Patient of a Dentist
Invisible Opponent (1933)
as Henry Pless
Double Confession (1950)
as Paynter
Moto Is Missing (2007)
as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
A Man's a Man (1931)
as Galy Gay