Peter Lorre
Acting
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.
Filmography 138
Movies (114)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies2022Self - (archive footage)
A Physical History of 'M'2015Hans Beckert (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film2014Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman2007Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb2007Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
Moto Is Missing2007Mr. Moto (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk2003Self (archive footage)- Heroes of Horror2001(archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story1997Self (archive footage)
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace1996Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick1988
Creepy Classics1987Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
The Double Face of Peter Lorre1984Self (archive footage)
The Horror of It All1983Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns1979(archive footage)- The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute1974Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy1968Self (archive footage)
The Dinosaur and the Baby1967Hans Beckert (archive footage)
The Patsy1964Morgan Heywood
Muscle Beach Party1964Mr. Strangdour
The Comedy of Terrors1964Felix Gillie
The Raven1963Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing1962
Five Weeks in a Balloon1962Ahmed
Tales of Terror1962Montresor ("The Black Cat")
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1961Comm. Lucius Emery- Five Fingers : Thin Ice1961The Colonel
Scent of Mystery1960Smiley
The Big Circus1959Skeeter
Hell Ship Mutiny1957Lamoret
Shows (24)
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany1975Self (archive footage)
Kraft Suspense Theatre1963Frederick Bergen
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962Self
The Merv Griffin Show1962Self- The Gertrude Berg Show1961
Route 661960
Checkmate1960Alonzo Pace Graham
Rawhide1959Victor Laurier
77 Sunset Strip1958The Gypsy
Playhouse 901956Café Owner
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955Moyzisch
Screen Director's Playhouse1955Willy
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955Tomas Salgado / Carlos
The Wonderful World of Disney1954Self
Climax!1954Mr. Vorhees- The George Gobel Show1954Self
Studio 571954Mr. Grover
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
The Red Skelton Show1951Mad Scientist
The Jack Benny Program1950Luverne Goodheart- Lux Video Theatre1950Richard Pratt
What's My Line?1950Self
Suspense1949
Bambi1948Self (archive footage)