Peter Lorre
Acting
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
2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2015A Physical History of 'M'
Hans Beckert (archive footage)
2014Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
2007Moto Is Missing
Mr. Moto (archive footage)
2007Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self (archive footage)
2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self (archive footage)
1997Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage)
1996Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Self (archive footage)
1988John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1987Creepy Classics
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
1984The Double Face of Peter Lorre
Self (archive footage)
1983The Horror of It All
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
1979The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
1968The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1967The Dinosaur and the Baby
Hans Beckert (archive footage)
1964The Patsy
Morgan Heywood
1964The Comedy of Terrors
Felix Gillie
1964Muscle Beach Party
Mr. Strangdour
1963The Raven
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
1962Tales of Terror
Montresor ("The Black Cat")
1962Five Weeks in a Balloon
Ahmed
1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1961Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Comm. Lucius Emery
