Acting

Peter Lorre

1904–1964 · Acting

66.0avg grm
13titles
#16best rank
2honors
Cbest title · #16 on siteCasablanca1942 · as Ugarte85.5

Honors

2
—German Film Award
—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

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.

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

ranked on this site
1950s4 titlesPPlayhouse 901956 · as Karp · series64.0PPlayhouse 901956 · as Dr. Ostrow · series64.0PPlayhouse 901956 · as Café Owner · series64.0220,000 Leagues Under the Sea1954 · as Conseil71.8
1940s7 titlesVThe Verdict1946 · as Victor Emmric55.7AArsenic and Old Lace1944 · as Dr. Einstein73.5MThe Mask of Dimitrios1944 · as Cornelius Leyden55.3CCasablanca1942 · as Ugarte85.5AAll Through the Night1942 · as Pepi54.0MThe Maltese Falcon1941 · as Joel Cairo80.0FThe Face Behind the Mask1941 · as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo55.5
1930s2 titlesMMad Love1935 · as Doctor Gogol54.9MM1931 · as Hans Beckert80.0

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Peter Lorre

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born1904
died1964
known forActing
titles on site13
best title rank#16 · Casablanca (1942)
avg GRM66.0
honors2 · German Film Award
Honors
  • —German Film Award
  • —star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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

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