Peter Lorre
June 26, 1904 (121 years old) in Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
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.
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- 2022 · Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 2015 · A Physical History of 'M' as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
- 2014 · Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
- 2007 · Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
- 2007 · Moto Is Missing as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
- 2003 · Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · Heroes of Horror as (archive footage)
- 1997 · Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 · John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as
- 1987 · Creepy Classics as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
- 1984 · The Double Face of Peter Lorre as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 · The Horror of It All as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
- 1979 · The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1979 · (Sin título) Descartes Arrebato as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
- 1975 · Film Emigration from Nazi Germany as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 · The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute as Self (archive footage)
- 1968 · The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Dinosaur and the Baby as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
- 1964 · The Patsy as Morgan Heywood
- 1964 · Muscle Beach Party as Mr. Strangdour
- 1964 · The Comedy of Terrors as Felix Gillie
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Frederick Bergen
- 1963 · The Raven as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
- 1962 · Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing as
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · Five Weeks in a Balloon as Ahmed
- 1962 · Tales of Terror as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
- 1961 · The Gertrude Berg Show as
- 1961 · Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Comm. Lucius Emery
- 1961 · Five Fingers : Thin Ice as The Colonel
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1960 · Checkmate as Alonzo Pace Graham
- 1960 · Scent of Mystery as Smiley
- 1959 · The Big Circus as Skeeter
- 1959 · Rawhide as Victor Laurier
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as The Gypsy
- 1957 · Hell Ship Mutiny as Lamoret
- 1957 · Collector’s Item as Mr. Munsey
- 1957 · The Sad Sack as Abdul
- 1957 · The Story of Mankind as Nero
- 1957 · Silk Stockings as Brankov, Commisar
- 1957 · The Fabulous Irishman as
- 1957 · The Buster Keaton Story as Kurt Bergner
- 1957 · The Last Tycoon as Pete Zavras
- 1956 · Sizeman and Son