Peter Lorre
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 26 June 1904 · Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
- Died
- 23 March 1964
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
Acting 120
- 2026Monsters of the Deep as Himself
- 2024Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 2015A Physical History of 'M' as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
- 2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
- 2009Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
- 2007Moto Is Missing as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
- 2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk as Self (archive footage)
- 2001Heroes of Horror as (archive footage)
- 1997Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1996Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace as Self (archive footage)
- 1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
- 1987Creepy Classics as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
- 1984The Double Face of Peter Lorre as Self (archive footage)
- 1983The Horror of It All as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
- 1979The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1979(Sin título) Descartes Arrebato as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
- 1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute as Self (archive footage)
- 1968The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1967The Dinosaur and the Baby as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
- 1964The Patsy as Morgan Heywood
- 1964Muscle Beach Party as Mr. Strangdour
- 1964The Comedy of Terrors as Felix Gillie
- 1963The Raven as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
- 1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
- 1962Five Weeks in a Balloon as Ahmed
- 1962Tales of Terror as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 1 episode
- 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Comm. Lucius Emery
- 1961Five Fingers : Thin Ice as The Colonel
- 1960Scent of Mystery as Smiley
- 1959The Big Circus as Skeeter
- 1957Hell Ship Mutiny as Lamoret
- 1957Collector’s Item as Mr. Munsey
- 1957The Sad Sack as Abdul
- 1957The Jet-Propelled Couch as Dr. Ostrow
- 1957The Story of Mankind as Nero
- 1957Silk Stockings as Brankov
- 1957The Fabulous Irishman
- 1957The Buster Keaton Story as Kurt Bergner
- 1957The Last Tycoon as Pete Zavras
- 1956Sizeman and Son as Karp
- 1956Around the World in 80 Days as Steward
- 1956Congo Crossing as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
- 1956Meet Me in Las Vegas
- 1956No. 5 Checked Out as Willy
- 195420,000 Leagues Under the Sea as Conseil
- 1954Operation Undersea as Self
- 1954The Disneyland Story as Self
- 1954Casino Royale as Le Chiffre
- 1953Beat the Devil as Julius O'Hara
- 1951The Lost One as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
- 1950Double Confession as Paynter
- 1950Quicksand as Nick Dramoshag
- 1949Rope of Sand as Toady
- 1948Casbah as Slimane
- 1947My Favorite Brunette as Kismet
- 1947The Beast with Five Fingers as Hilary Cummins
- 1946The Chase as Gino
- 1946The Verdict as Victor Emmric
- 1946Black Angel as Marko
- 1946Three Strangers as Johnny West
- 1945Confidential Agent as Contreras
- 1945Hotel Berlin as Johannes Koenig
- 1944Hollywood Canteen as Self
- 1944The Conspirators as Jan Bernazsky
- 1944Arsenic and Old Lace as Dr. Einstein
- 1944The Mask of Dimitrios as Cornelius Leyden
- 1944Passage to Marseille as Marius
- 1943The Cross of Lorraine as Sergeant Berger
- 1943Background to Danger as Nikolai Zaleshoff
- 1943The Constant Nymph as Fritz Bercovy
- 1943Casablanca as Ugarte
- 1943Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines as Secret Agent
- 1942The Boogie Man Will Get You as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
- 1942Invisible Agent as Baron Ikito
- 1942All Through the Night as Pepi
- 1941The Maltese Falcon as Joel Cairo
- 1941They Met in Bombay as Captain Chang
- 1941Mr. District Attorney as Paul Hyde
- 1941The Face Behind the Mask as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
- 1940The Eternal Jew as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
- 1940You'll Find Out as Professor Karl Fenninger
- 1940Stranger on the Third Floor as The Stranger
- 1940Island of Doomed Men as Stephen Danel
- 1940I Was an Adventuress as Polo
- 1940Strange Cargo as M'sieu Pig
- 1939Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation as Mr. Moto
- 1939Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Kentaro Moto
- 1939Mr. Moto's Last Warning as Mr. Kentaro Moto
- 1938Mysterious Mr. Moto as Mr. Moto
- 1938I'll Give a Million as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
- 1938Mr. Moto Takes a Chance as Mr. Moto
- 1938Mr. Moto's Gamble as Kentaro Moto
- 1937Thank You, Mr. Moto as Mr. Moto
- 1937Lancer Spy as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
- 1937Think Fast, Mr. Moto as Kentaro Moto
- 1937Nancy Steele Is Missing! as Professor Sturm
- 1936Crack-Up as Colonel Gimpy
- 1936Secret Agent as The General
- 1935Crime and Punishment as Roderick Raskolnikov
- 1935Mad Love as Doctor Gogol
- 1934The Man Who Knew Too Much as Abbott
- 1933High and Low as Beggar
- 1933Invisible Opponent as Henry Pless
- 1933The Oil Sharks as Henry Pless
- 1933What Women Dream as Otto Fuessli
- 1932F.P.1 Doesn't Answer as Bildreporter Johnny
- 1932Stupéfiants as The Hunchback
- 1932The White Demon as Hunchback
- 1932A Shot at Dawn as Klotz
- 1932Five from the Jazzband as Car Thief
- 1931A Man's a Man as Galy Gay
- 1931The Trunks of Mr. O.F. as Redakteur Stix
- 1931Bombs Over Monte Carlo as Pawlitschek
- 1931M as Hans Beckert
- 1929The Missing Wife as Patient of a Dentist
Directing 1
- 1951The Lost One · director
Writing 1
- 1951The Lost One · screenplay