Peter Lorre

Born

6/26/1904

Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)

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.

Known For101 Movies

Casablanca
1943
★8.1
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
★7.1
M
1931
★8.1
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
★6.7
The Maltese Falcon
1941
★7.7
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
★7.6
Tales of Terror
1962
★6.7
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
★6.5
What Women Dream
1933
★8.2
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
★6.5
The Raven
1963
★6.3
The Constant Nymph
1943
★6.3
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
★2.0
Beat the Devil
1953
★6.1
Confidential Agent
1945
★5.5
Congo Crossing
1956
★5.5
Stupéfiants
1932
★7.5
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
★6.0
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
★5.7
The Movie Orgy
1968
★6.8
Passage to Marseille
1944
★6.6
The Oil Sharks
1933
★9.0
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962
★5.5
Silk Stockings
1957
★6.9
The Patsy
1964
★6.2
All Through the Night
1942
★6.7
My Favorite Brunette
1947
★6.7
Secret Agent
1936
★6.1
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
★7.1
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
★4.5
The Verdict
1946
★6.5
Invisible Agent
1942
★5.8
Muscle Beach Party
1964
★5.7
Three Strangers
1946
★6.4
The Conspirators
1944
★6.3
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
★6.5
Crack-Up
1936
★5.9
The White Demon
1932
★10.0
The Chase
1946
★6.2
Rope of Sand
1949
★5.8
The Eternal Jew
1940
★4.7
Black Angel
1946
★6.1
The Big Circus
1959
★6.6
Hollywood Canteen
1944
★7.3
Casino Royale
1954
★5.1
Mad Love
1935
★7.0
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
★6.2
The Story of Mankind
1957
★4.4
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
★6.5
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
★7.0
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947
★6.4
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
★6.4
Strange Cargo
1940
★7.0
I'll Give a Million
1938
★6.1
Quicksand
1950
★6.1
The Lost One
1951
★6.8
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
★7.5
The Sad Sack
1957
★5.7
Casbah
1948
★5.9
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
★5.7
Hotel Berlin
1945
★6.2
Island of Doomed Men
1940
★5.5
You'll Find Out
1940
★5.6
Mr. District Attorney
1941
★5.8
Background to Danger
1943
★6.7
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
★9.0
Crime and Punishment
1935
★6.2
Creepy Classics
1987
★6.4
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
★6.2
Lancer Spy
1937
★6.0
The Cross of Lorraine
1943
★6.5
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
★NR
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937
★6.7
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
★6.2
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
★6.7
A Shot at Dawn
1932
★7.0
Invisible Opponent
1933
★6.5
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
★6.6
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
★6.2
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
1931
★6.4
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
1984
★5.8
I Was an Adventuress
1940
★6.5
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
★5.2
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
★6.0
They Met in Bombay
1941
★7.3
The Horror of It All
1983
★8.3
Scent of Mystery
1960
★6.0
High and Low
1933
★5.7
Double Confession
1950
★6.2
Operation Undersea
1954
★2.0
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
★6.2
The Disneyland Story
1954
★9.0
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957
★5.5
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938
★5.8
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
1932
★6.5
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
★6.5
Collector’s Item
1957
★10.0
Five from the Jazzband
1932
★7.5
A Man's a Man
1931
★6.4
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
★8.0
Moto Is Missing
2007
★7.0