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Director
Peter Lorre
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 2094
IMDb ID: nm0000048
Known for: Acting
Born: June 26, 1904
Died: March 23, 1964
Age: 59
Place of birth: Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1931 - 2022
Years active: 92
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
Wikidata: Q78505
Also known as
László Löwenstein
Frequent jobs
Director (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Peter Lorre.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Peter Lorre.
as Ugarte
Casablanca
1943 • Movie
as Hans Beckert
M
1931 • Movie
as Joel Cairo
The Maltese Falcon
1941 • Movie
as Dr. Einstein
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • Movie
as Conseil
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 • Movie
as Doctor Gogol
Mad Love
1935 • Movie
as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Tales of Terror
1962 • Movie
as Steward
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • Movie
as Abbott
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934 • Movie
as Felix Gillie
The Comedy of Terrors
1964 • Movie
as The Stranger
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 • Movie
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
The Raven
1963 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Peter Lorre.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Peter Lorre.
as Ugarte
Casablanca
1943 • Movie
as Steward
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • Movie
as Conseil
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 • Movie
as Hans Beckert
M
1931 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003 • Movie
as Joel Cairo
The Maltese Falcon
1941 • Movie
as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
Congo Crossing
1956 • Movie
as Dr. Einstein
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy
1968 • Movie
as Henry Pless
The Oil Sharks
1933 • Movie
as Hunchback
The White Demon
1932 • Movie
as Abbott
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Peter Lorre.
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Mad Scientist • 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
1951 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
What's My Line?
1950 • Series
as Mr. Vorhees • 1 eps
Climax!
1954 • Series
as Victor Laurier • 1 eps
Rawhide
1959 • Series
1 eps
Route 66
1960 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Bambi
1948 • Series
as The Gypsy • 2 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1958 • Series
1 eps
Suspense
1949 • Series
as Luverne Goodheart • 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
1950 • Series
as Frederick Bergen • 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Peter Lorre.
as Self - (archive footage)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 • Movie
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
A Physical History of 'M'
2015 • Movie
as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 • Movie
as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007 • Movie
as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
Moto Is Missing
2007 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996 • Movie
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988 • Movie
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
Creepy Classics
1987 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
1984 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Peter Lorre.
as Self (archive footage) • 5 eps
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
1975 • Series
as Frederick Bergen • 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
1 eps
Route 66
1960 • Series
as Alonzo Pace Graham • 1 eps
Checkmate
1960 • Series
as Victor Laurier • 1 eps
Rawhide
1959 • Series
as The Gypsy • 2 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1958 • Series
as Café Owner • 1 eps
Playhouse 90
1956 • Series
as Moyzisch • 1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 • Series
as Willy • 1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 • Series
as Tomas Salgado / Carlos • 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 • Series