Herbert Lom

Biography

Herbert Lom (born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru; 11 September 1917 – 27 September 2012) was a Czech-born British film and television actor who moved to the United Kingdom in 1939. In a career lasting more than 60 years, he appeared in character roles, often portraying criminals or villains early in his career and professional men in later years. Lom was noted for his precise, elegant enunciation of English. He is best known for his roles in The Ladykillers, The Pink Panther film series and the television series The Human Jungle.

Known For

Hawaii Five-O

BBC Play of the Month

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Spartacus

The Detectives

The Human Jungle

The World of Hammer

Lace

All Movies (109)

• Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies2021 · as Self - (archive footage)
• Dracula vs. Vampir2012
• Beloved Count2007 · as (archive footage)
• The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau2002 · as self
• Son of the Pink Panther1993 · as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus
• The Pope Must Die1991 · as Vittorio Corelli
• The Sect1991 · as Moebius Kelly
• The Masque of the Red Death1989 · as Ludwig
• River of Death1989 · as Colonel Ricardo Diaz
• Ten Little Indians1989 · as Gen. Brancko Romensky
• Skeleton Coast1988 · as Elia
• Going Bananas1987 · as Captain Mackintosh
• Master of Dragonard Hill1987 · as Le Farge
• Whoops Apocalypse1986 · as Gen. Mosquera
• King Solomon's Mines1985 · as Colonel Bockner
• Memed My Hawk1984 · as Ali Safa Bey
• James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate1984 · as Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Dead Zone1983 · as Dr. Sam Weizak
• Curse of the Pink Panther1983 · as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus
• Trail of the Pink Panther1982 · as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus
• I Have Been Here Before1982 · as Dr. Görtler
• The Man with Bogart's Face1980 · as Mr. Zebra
• Hopscotch1980 · as Yaskov
• The Lady Vanishes1979 · as Dr. Egon Hartz
• Revenge of the Pink Panther1978 · as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
• Charleston1977 · as Inspector Watkins
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again1976 · as Dreyfus
• Uncle Tom's Cabin1976 · as Simon Legree (archive)
• The Return of the Pink Panther1975 · as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
• And Then There Were None1974 · as Dr. Edward Armstrong
• Dark Places1973 · as Prescot
• And Now the Screaming Starts!1973 · as Henry Fengriffen
• Asylum1972 · as Byron
• Vampir Cuadecuc1972 · as Self
• Murders in the Rue Morgue1971 · as Rene Marot
• Dorian Gray1970 · as Henry Wotton
• Count Dracula1970 · as Van Helsing
• Mister Jerico1970 · as Victor Russo
• Mark of the Devil1970 · as Lord Cumberland
• Doppelgänger1969 · as Doctor Hassler
• 99 Women1969 · as Governor Santos
• The Face of Eve1968 · as Diego
• Villa Rides1968 · as General Huerta
• Assignment to Kill1968 · as Matt Wilson
• The Karate Killers1967 · as Randolph
• Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 21967 · as Etzel
• Gambit1966 · as Shahbandar
• Our Man in Marrakesh1966 · as Mr. Casimir
• Return from the Ashes1965 · as Dr. Charles Bovard
• Uncle Tom's Cabin1965 · as Simon Legree
• A Shot in the Dark1964 · as Charles Dreyfus
• The Horse Without a Head1964 · as Schiapa
• Treasure of Silver Lake1962 · as Colonel Brinkley
• Tiara Tahiti1962 · as Chong Sing
• The Phantom of the Opera1962 · as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)
• Mysterious Island1961 · as Captain Nemo
• El Cid1961 · as Ben Yussuf
• The Frightened City1961 · as Waldo Zhernikov
• Mr. Topaze1961 · as Castel Benac
• Spartacus1960 · as Tigranes Levantus
• I Aim at the Stars1960 · as Anton Reger
• Third Man on the Mountain1959 · as Emil Saxo
• Perilous Assignment1959 · as Self
• North West Frontier1959 · as Van Layden
• The Big Fisherman1959 · as Herod Antipas
• No Trees in the Street1959 · as Wilkie
• Passport to Shame1958 · as Nick Biaggi
• The Roots of Heaven1958 · as Orsini
• Intent to Kill1958 · as Juan Menda
• I Accuse!1958 · as Maj. DuPaty de Clam
• Chase a Crooked Shadow1958 · as Police Commissar Vargas
• Action of the Tiger1957 · as Trifon, Albania Bandit
• Hell Drivers1957 · as Gino Rossi
• Fire Down Below1957 · as Harbour Master
• War and Peace1956 · as Napoleon
• The Ladykillers1955 · as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
• Beautiful Stranger1954 · as Emil Landosh
• The Love Lottery1954 · as André Amico
• Star of India1954 · as Governor Narbonne
• Rough Shoot1953 · as Sandorski
• The Net1953 · as Dr. Alex Leon
• The Man Who Watched Trains Go By1952 · as Julius de Koster, Jr.
• The Ringer1952 · as Maurice Meister
• Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard1952 · as Roger Ford
• Mr. Denning Drives North1951 · as Mados
• Two on the Tiles1951 · as Ford
• Hell Is Sold Out1951 · as Dominic Danges
• Cage of Gold1950 · as Rahman
• State Secret1950 · as Karl Theodor
• The Black Rose1950 · as Anthemus
• Night and the City1950 · as Kristo
• Golden Salamander1950 · as Rankl
• Brass Monkey1948 · as Peter Hobart
• Portrait from Life1948 · as Fritz Kottler Hendlemann
• Good-Time Girl1948 · as Max Vine
• Snowbound1948 · as Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos
• Dual Alibi1947 · as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle
• Appointment with Crime1946 · as Gregory Lang
• Night Boat to Dublin1946 · as Keitel
• The Seventh Veil1945 · as Dr. Larsen
• Hotel Reserve1944 · as Andre Roux
• The Dark Tower1943 · as Stephen Torg
• Tomorrow We Live1943 · as Kurtz
• Secret Mission1942 · as Medical Officer
• The Young Mr. Pitt1942 · as Napoleon
• After Mein Kampf1940
• Dad for a Day1939 · as Gas Station Patron
• Boží mlýny1938
• Žena pod křížem1937 · as Gustav

All TV Shows (9)

• The World of Hammer1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Detectives1993 · as Van der Dyck
• Lace1984 · as Monsier Chardin
• Darkroom1981 · as The Phantom of the Opera (archive footage)
• Peter and Paul1981 · as Barnabas
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Mondrago
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Dr. Görtler
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Randolph
• The Human Jungle1963 · as Doctor Roger Corder M. D., D. P. M.