Personal Info
Birthday
June 26, 1904
Place of Birth
Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Known For
Acting
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.
Directed Movies (1)
Acting Filmography (130)
2.0
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Movie2022
No Backdrop
0.0
A Physical History of 'M'
Movie2015
No Backdrop
7.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Movie2014
No Backdrop
9.0
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Movie2007
No Backdrop
0.0
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Movie2007
No Backdrop
7.0
Moto Is Missing
Movie2007
No Backdrop
7.0
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Movie2003
0.0
Bogart: The Untold Story
Movie1997
6.5
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Movie1996
6.0
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Movie1988
No Backdrop
6.4
Creepy Classics
Movie1987
No Backdrop
5.8
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
Movie1984
8.3
The Horror of It All
Movie1983
No Backdrop
0.0
The Hollywood Clowns
Movie1979
9.0
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
TV Series1975
6.7
The Movie Orgy
Movie1968
6.2
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Movie1967
6.2
The Patsy
Movie1964
5.7
Muscle Beach Party
Movie1964
6.5
The Comedy of Terrors
Movie1964
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV Series1963
6.3
The Raven
Movie1963
0.0
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
Movie1962
No Backdrop
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
TV Series1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962
5.5
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Movie1962
6.7
Tales of Terror
Movie1962
5.7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Movie1961
6.7
Route 66
TV Series1960
4.8
Checkmate
TV Series1960
6.0
Scent of Mystery
Movie1960
6.6
The Big Circus
Movie1959
7.2
Rawhide
TV Series1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
TV Series1958
5.5
Hell Ship Mutiny
Movie1957
No Backdrop
10.0
Collector’s Item
Movie1957
5.7
The Sad Sack
Movie1957
4.4
The Story of Mankind
Movie1957
6.8
Silk Stockings
Movie1957
No Backdrop
0.0
The Fabulous Irishman
Movie1957
5.2
The Buster Keaton Story
Movie1957
No Backdrop
0.0
The Last Tycoon
Movie1957
No Backdrop
0.0
Sizeman and Son
Movie1956
6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie1956
7.6
Playhouse 90
TV Series1956
5.5
Congo Crossing
Movie1956
4.5
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Movie1956
6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV Series1955
7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV Series1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV Series1955
7.1
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Movie1954
No Backdrop
2.0
Operation Undersea
Movie1954
8.0
The Disneyland Story
Movie1954
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV Series1954
5.2
Casino Royale
Movie1954
3.8
Climax!
TV Series1954
No Backdrop
7.5
Studio 57
TV Series1954
6.1
Beat the Devil
Movie1953
No Backdrop
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV Series1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
TV Series1951
6.8
The Lost One
Movie1951
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
TV Series1950
6.2
Double Confession
Movie1950
6.1
Quicksand
Movie1950
7.0
What's My Line?
TV Series1950
5.8
Rope of Sand
Movie1949
No Backdrop
5.1
Suspense
TV Series1949
5.9
Casbah
Movie1948
No Backdrop
9.0
Bambi
TV Series1948
6.6
My Favorite Brunette
Movie1947
6.4
The Beast with Five Fingers
Movie1947
6.5
The Verdict
Movie1946
6.2
The Chase
Movie1946
6.1
Black Angel
Movie1946
6.4
Three Strangers
Movie1946
5.5
Confidential Agent
Movie1945
6.2
Hotel Berlin
Movie1945
7.3
Hollywood Canteen
Movie1944
6.3
The Conspirators
Movie1944
7.6
Arsenic and Old Lace
Movie1944
7.1
The Mask of Dimitrios
Movie1944
6.6
Passage to Marseille
Movie1944
6.5
The Cross of Lorraine
Movie1943
6.7
Background to Danger
Movie1943
6.3
The Constant Nymph
Movie1943
8.1
Casablanca
Movie1943
6.0
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Movie1943
6.2
The Boogie Man Will Get You
Movie1942
5.8
Invisible Agent
Movie1942
6.7
All Through the Night
Movie1942
7.7
The Maltese Falcon
Movie1941
7.3
They Met in Bombay
Movie1941
5.8
Mr. District Attorney
Movie1941
6.5
The Face Behind the Mask
Movie1941
4.7
The Eternal Jew
Movie1940
5.6
You'll Find Out
Movie1940
6.5
Stranger on the Third Floor
Movie1940
5.5
Island of Doomed Men
Movie1940
6.5
I Was an Adventuress
Movie1940
7.0
Strange Cargo
Movie1940
6.6
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Movie1939
6.7
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Movie1939
5.7
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Movie1939
6.2
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Movie1938
6.1
I'll Give a Million
Movie1938
5.8
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Movie1938
6.4
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Movie1938
6.2
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Movie1937
6.0
Lancer Spy
Movie1937
6.2
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Movie1937
6.7
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Movie1937
5.9
Crack-Up
Movie1936
6.1
Secret Agent
Movie1936
6.2
Crime and Punishment
Movie1935
7.0
Mad Love
Movie1935
6.5
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Movie1934
5.7
High and Low
Movie1933
6.5
Invisible Opponent
Movie1933
No Backdrop
9.0
The Oil Sharks
Movie1933
No Backdrop
8.2
What Women Dream
Movie1933
6.5
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
Movie1932
7.5
Stupéfiants
Movie1932
No Backdrop
10.0
The White Demon
Movie1932
7.0
A Shot at Dawn
Movie1932
No Backdrop
7.5
Five from the Jazzband
Movie1932
6.4
A Man's a Man
Movie1931
8.0
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
Movie1931
6.4
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
Movie1931
8.1
M
Movie1931
No Backdrop
0.0
Monsters of the Deep
MovieN/A