Peter Lorre

Known for ActingBorn 1904-06-26Died 1964-03-23Rózsahegy (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.Read more

Movies & web series

Collector’s Item

The White Demon

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

Heroes of Horror

The Gertrude Berg Show

Bambi

The Oil Sharks

The Missing Wife

The Horror of It All

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Casablanca

The Disneyland Story

Studio 57

What Women Dream

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

The Wonderful World of Disney

M

The Jack Benny Program

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Trunks of Mr. O.F.

The George Gobel Show

Playhouse 90

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Maltese Falcon

Moto Is Missing

Arsenic and Old Lace

The Red Skelton Show

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

Five from the Jazzband

Stupéfiants

Rawhide

Hollywood Canteen

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

They Met in Bombay

77 Sunset Strip

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Screen Director's Playhouse

What's My Line?

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

The Mask of Dimitrios

Strange Cargo

Silk Stockings

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Mad Love

The Movie Orgy

Route 66

A Shot at Dawn