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Peter Lorre

Acting

Born: 1904-06-26
Died: 1964-03-23
From: Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Gender: Male
Height: 160.00 m
Popularity: 1.2

Also Known As

László Löwenstein

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.

Photos11

Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

German Film Award

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting129 titles

Collector’s Item
10.0
Movie

Collector’s Item

1957Action
The White Demon
10.0
Movie

The White Demon

1932Drama
The Oil Sharks
9.0
Movie

The Oil Sharks

1933Drama
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
9.0
Movie

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

2007Documentary
Bambi
9.0
Series

Bambi

1948 - ...Documentary
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
9.0
Series

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

1975Documentary
The Horror of It All
8.3
Movie

The Horror of It All

1983Documentary
What Women Dream
8.2
Movie

What Women Dream

1933Comedy
Casablanca
8.1
Movie

Casablanca

1943Drama
M
8.1
Movie

M

1931Drama
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
8.0
Movie

The Trunks of Mr. O.F.

1931Drama
The Disneyland Story
8.0
Movie

The Disneyland Story

1954Documentary
Studio 57
8.0
Series

Studio 57

1954-1958Drama
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
Cartoon

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 - ...Action
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Series

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955-1962Thriller
The Jack Benny Program
7.8
Series

The Jack Benny Program

1950-1965Comedy
The Maltese Falcon
7.7
Movie

The Maltese Falcon

1941Thriller
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.6
Movie

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944Comedy
Playhouse 90
7.6
Series

Playhouse 90

1956-1960Drama
Five from the Jazzband
7.5
Movie

Five from the Jazzband

1932Drama
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
7.5
Movie

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014Documentary
Stupéfiants
7.5
Movie

Stupéfiants

1932Drama
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
The Red Skelton Show
7.4
Series

The Red Skelton Show

1951-1971Comedy
Hollywood Canteen
7.3
Movie

Hollywood Canteen

1944Comedy
They Met in Bombay
7.3
Movie

They Met in Bombay

1941Action
Rawhide
7.2
Series

Rawhide

1959-1965Action
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
Series

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951-1963Drama
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
7.1
Movie

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954Action
77 Sunset Strip
7.1
Series

77 Sunset Strip

1958-1964Thriller
Mad Love
7.0
Movie

Mad Love

1935Horror
The Mask of Dimitrios
7.0
Movie

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944Thriller
Strange Cargo
7.0
Movie

Strange Cargo

1940Drama
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
7.0
Movie

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

1937Drama
Moto Is Missing
7.0
Movie

Moto Is Missing

2007Documentary
A Shot at Dawn
7.0
Movie

A Shot at Dawn

1932Thriller
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
7.0
Movie

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

2003Documentary
What's My Line?
7.0
Series

What's My Line?

1950-1967Drama
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
Series

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955-1956Comedy
Silk Stockings
6.8
Movie

Silk Stockings

1957Comedy
The Lost One
6.8
Movie

The Lost One

1951Drama
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
Movie

Around the World in 80 Days

1956Action
Background to Danger
6.7
Movie

Background to Danger

1943Thriller
Tales of Terror
6.7
Movie

Tales of Terror

1962Horror
All Through the Night
6.7
Movie

All Through the Night

1942Comedy
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
6.7
Movie

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939Thriller
Route 66
6.7
Series

Route 66

1960-1964Drama
The Movie Orgy
6.6
Movie

The Movie Orgy

1968Comedy
My Favorite Brunette
6.6
Movie

My Favorite Brunette

1947Comedy
Passage to Marseille
6.6
Movie

Passage to Marseille

1944Action
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
6.6
Movie

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

1939Action
The Big Circus
6.6
Movie

The Big Circus

1959Drama
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
Series

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-1986Documentary
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
6.5
Movie

F.P.1 Doesn't Answer

1932Sci-Fi
The Man Who Knew Too Much
6.5
Movie

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1934Thriller
The Face Behind the Mask
6.5
Movie

The Face Behind the Mask

1941Thriller
The Verdict
6.5
Movie

The Verdict

1946Thriller
Stranger on the Third Floor
6.5
Movie

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940Thriller
The Comedy of Terrors
6.5
Movie

The Comedy of Terrors

1964Comedy
I Was an Adventuress
6.5
Movie

I Was an Adventuress

1940Drama
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
6.5
Movie

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

1996Documentary
Invisible Opponent
6.5
Movie

Invisible Opponent

1933Drama
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5
Series

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963-1965Thriller
Three Strangers
6.4
Movie

Three Strangers

1946Thriller
The Beast with Five Fingers
6.4
Movie

The Beast with Five Fingers

1947Thriller
Creepy Classics
6.4
Movie

Creepy Classics

1987Documentary
Mr. Moto's Gamble
6.4
Movie

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938Thriller
The Cross of Lorraine
6.4
Movie

The Cross of Lorraine

1943Action
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
6.4
Movie

Bombs Over Monte Carlo

1931Comedy
A Man's a Man
6.4
Movie

A Man's a Man

1931Drama
The Conspirators
6.3
Movie

The Conspirators

1944Drama
The Raven
6.3
Movie

The Raven

1963Comedy
The Constant Nymph
6.3
Movie

The Constant Nymph

1943Drama
The Patsy
6.2
Movie

The Patsy

1964Comedy
Beat the Devil
6.2
Movie

Beat the Devil

1953Action
The Chase
6.2
Movie

The Chase

1946Thriller
Double Confession
6.2
Movie

Double Confession

1950Thriller
Mysterious Mr. Moto
6.2
Movie

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938Thriller
Crime and Punishment
6.2
Movie

Crime and Punishment

1935Thriller
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
6.2
Movie

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

1937Thriller
Thank You, Mr. Moto
6.2
Movie

Thank You, Mr. Moto

1937Thriller
The Dinosaur and the Baby
6.2
Movie

The Dinosaur and the Baby

1967Documentary
Secret Agent
6.1
Movie

Secret Agent

1936Thriller
Black Angel
6.1
Movie

Black Angel

1946Thriller
The Boogie Man Will Get You
6.1
Movie

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942Comedy
Quicksand
6.1
Movie

Quicksand

1950Thriller
Hotel Berlin
6.1
Movie

Hotel Berlin

1945Action
I'll Give a Million
6.1
Movie

I'll Give a Million

1938Comedy
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
6.0
Movie

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988Documentary
Lancer Spy
6.0
Movie

Lancer Spy

1937Drama
Scent of Mystery
6.0
Movie

Scent of Mystery

1960Thriller
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
6.0
Movie

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

1943Documentary
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
Series

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955-1957Drama
Casbah
5.9
Movie

Casbah

1948Drama
Crack-Up
5.9
Movie

Crack-Up

1936Thriller
Invisible Agent
5.8
Movie

Invisible Agent

1942Horror
Rope of Sand
5.8
Movie

Rope of Sand

1949Action
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
5.8
Movie

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

1938Thriller
Mr. District Attorney
5.8
Movie

Mr. District Attorney

1941Comedy
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
5.8
Movie

The Double Face of Peter Lorre

1984Documentary
High and Low
5.7
Movie

High and Low

1933Comedy
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
5.7
Movie

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939Thriller
Muscle Beach Party
5.7
Movie

Muscle Beach Party

1964Comedy
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
5.6
Movie

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961Action
The Sad Sack
5.6
Movie

The Sad Sack

1957Comedy
You'll Find Out
5.6
Movie

You'll Find Out

1940Comedy
Island of Doomed Men
5.6
Movie

Island of Doomed Men

1940Thriller
Confidential Agent
5.5
Movie

Confidential Agent

1945Drama
Congo Crossing
5.5
Movie

Congo Crossing

1956Action
Hell Ship Mutiny
5.5
Movie

Hell Ship Mutiny

1957Action
Five Weeks in a Balloon
5.4
Movie

Five Weeks in a Balloon

1962Action
The Buster Keaton Story
5.2
Movie

The Buster Keaton Story

1957Comedy
Casino Royale
5.2
Movie

Casino Royale

1954Drama
Suspense
5.1
Series

Suspense

1949-1954Drama
Checkmate
4.8
Series

Checkmate

1960-1962Thriller
The Eternal Jew
4.7
Movie

The Eternal Jew

1940Documentary
Meet Me in Las Vegas
4.5
Movie

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956Comedy
The Story of Mankind
4.4
Movie

The Story of Mankind

1957Drama
Climax!
3.8
Series

Climax!

1954-1958Drama
Operation Undersea
2.0
Movie

Operation Undersea

1954Documentary
The Hollywood Clowns
0
Movie

The Hollywood Clowns

1979Documentary
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
0
Movie

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

2007Horror
The Last Tycoon
0
Movie

The Last Tycoon

1957Drama
Bogart: The Untold Story
0
Movie

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997Documentary
A Physical History of 'M'
0
Movie

A Physical History of 'M'

2015Documentary
Sizeman and Son
0
Movie

Sizeman and Son

1956Drama
The Fabulous Irishman
0
Movie

The Fabulous Irishman

1957Drama
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
0
Movie

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

1962Comedy
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
0
Movie

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022Documentary

Directing1 title

The Lost One
6.8
Movie

The Lost One

1951Drama

Writing1 title

The Lost One
6.8
Movie

The Lost One

1951Drama