Peter Lorre

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Merv Griffin Show

Climax!

Climax!

Climax!

Climax!

Climax!

The Red Skelton Show

All Movies (113)

• Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies2022 · as Self - (archive footage)
• A Physical History of 'M'2015 · as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
• Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film2014 · as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
• Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb2007 · as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
• Moto Is Missing2007 · as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
• Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• Heroes of Horror2001 · as (archive footage)
• Bogart: The Untold Story1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick1988
• Creepy Classics1987 · as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
• The Double Face of Peter Lorre1984 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Horror of It All1983 · as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
• The Hollywood Clowns1979 · as (archive footage)
• The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute1974 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Movie Orgy1968 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Dinosaur and the Baby1967 · as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
• The Patsy1964 · as Morgan Heywood
• Muscle Beach Party1964 · as Mr. Strangdour
• The Comedy of Terrors1964 · as Felix Gillie
• The Raven1963 · as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
• Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing1962
• Five Weeks in a Balloon1962 · as Ahmed
• Tales of Terror1962 · as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1961 · as Comm. Lucius Emery
• Five Fingers : Thin Ice1961 · as The Colonel
• Scent of Mystery1960 · as Smiley
• The Big Circus1959 · as Skeeter
• Hell Ship Mutiny1957 · as Lamoret
• Collector’s Item1957 · as Mr. Munsey
• The Sad Sack1957 · as Abdul
• The Story of Mankind1957 · as Nero
• Silk Stockings1957 · as Brankov, Commisar
• The Fabulous Irishman1957
• The Buster Keaton Story1957 · as Kurt Bergner
• The Last Tycoon1957 · as Pete Zavras
• Sizeman and Son1956 · as Karp
• Around the World in 80 Days1956 · as Steward
• Congo Crossing1956 · as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
• Meet Me in Las Vegas1956
• No. 5 Checked Out1956 · as Willy
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea1954 · as Conseil
• Operation Undersea1954 · as Self
• The Disneyland Story1954 · as Self
• Casino Royale1954 · as Le Chiffre
• Beat the Devil1953 · as Julius O'Hara
• The Lost One1951 · as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
• Double Confession1950 · as Paynter
• Quicksand1950 · as Nick Dramoshag
• Rope of Sand1949 · as Toady
• Casbah1948 · as Slimane
• My Favorite Brunette1947 · as Kismet
• The Beast with Five Fingers1947 · as Hilary Cummins
• The Verdict1946 · as Victor Emmric
• The Chase1946 · as Gino
• Black Angel1946 · as Marko
• Three Strangers1946 · as Johnny West
• Confidential Agent1945 · as Contreras
• Hotel Berlin1945 · as Johannes Koenig
• Hollywood Canteen1944 · as Self
• The Conspirators1944 · as Jan Bernazsky
• Arsenic and Old Lace1944 · as Dr. Einstein
• The Mask of Dimitrios1944 · as Cornelius Leyden
• Passage to Marseille1944 · as Marius
• The Cross of Lorraine1943 · as Sergeant Berger
• Background to Danger1943 · as Nikolai Zaleshoff
• The Constant Nymph1943 · as Fritz Bercovy
• Casablanca1943 · as Ugarte
• Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines1943 · as Secret Agent
• The Boogie Man Will Get You1942 · as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
• Invisible Agent1942 · as Baron Ikito
• All Through the Night1942 · as Pepi
• The Maltese Falcon1941 · as Joel Cairo
• They Met in Bombay1941 · as Captain Chang
• Mr. District Attorney1941 · as Paul Hyde
• The Face Behind the Mask1941 · as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
• The Eternal Jew1940 · as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
• You'll Find Out1940 · as Professor Karl Fenninger
• Stranger on the Third Floor1940 · as The Stranger
• Island of Doomed Men1940 · as Stephen Danel
• I Was an Adventuress1940 · as Polo
• Strange Cargo1940 · as M'sieu Pig
• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation1939 · as Mr. Moto
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island1939 · as Kentaro Moto
• Mr. Moto's Last Warning1939 · as Mr. Kentaro Moto
• Mysterious Mr. Moto1938 · as Mr. Moto
• I'll Give a Million1938 · as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
• Mr. Moto Takes a Chance1938 · as Mr. Moto
• Mr. Moto's Gamble1938 · as Kentaro Moto
• Thank You, Mr. Moto1937 · as Mr. Moto
• Lancer Spy1937 · as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
• Think Fast, Mr. Moto1937 · as Kentaro Moto
• Nancy Steele Is Missing!1937 · as Professor Sturm
• Crack-Up1936 · as Colonel Gimpy
• Secret Agent1936 · as The General
• Crime and Punishment1935 · as Roderick Raskolnikov
• Mad Love1935 · as Doctor Gogol
• The Man Who Knew Too Much1934 · as Abbott
• High and Low1933 · as Beggar
• Invisible Opponent1933 · as Henry Pless
• The Oil Sharks1933 · as Henry Pless
• What Women Dream1933 · as Otto Fuessli
• F.P.1 Doesn't Answer1932 · as Bildreporter Johnny
• Stupéfiants1932 · as The Hunchback
• The White Demon1932 · as Hunchback
• A Shot at Dawn1932 · as Klotz
• Five from the Jazzband1932 · as Car Thief
• A Man's a Man1931 · as Galy Gay
• The Trunks of Mr. O.F.1931 · as Redakteur Stix
• Bombs Over Monte Carlo1931 · as Pawlitschek
• M1931 · as Hans Beckert
• The Missing Wife1929 · as Patient of a Dentist

All TV Shows (32)

• Film Emigration from Nazi Germany1975 · as Self (archive footage)
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Frederick Bergen
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Gertrude Berg Show1961
• Route 661960
• Checkmate1960 · as Alonzo Pace Graham
• Rawhide1959 · as Victor Laurier
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as The Gypsy
• Playhouse 901956 · as Café Owner
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Moyzisch
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Willy
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Tomas Salgado / Carlos
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Tomas Salgado
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Self
• Climax!1954 · as Mr. Vorhees
• Climax!1954 · as Le Chiffre
• Climax!1954 · as Normie
• Climax!1954 · as Mr. Ho
• Climax!1954 · as Benny Kellerman
• The George Gobel Show1954 · as Self
• Studio 571954 · as Mr. Grover
• Studio 571954 · as Heitzer
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Mad Scientist
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as King Zurium
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Boris
• The Jack Benny Program1950 · as Luverne Goodheart
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Richard Pratt
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• Suspense1949
• Bambi1948 · as Self (archive footage)