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Peter Lorre

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

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-06-26

Popularity

1.3

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.

Movie Credits

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

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7.0

1954

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Arsenic and Old Lace

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7.6

1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

Casablanca

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8.1

1943

Casablanca

The Maltese Falcon

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7.7

1941

The Maltese Falcon

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

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5.6

1961

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

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8.1

1931

F.P.1 Doesn't Answer

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6.0

1932

F.P.1 Doesn't Answer

Secret Agent

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6.1

1936

Secret Agent

The Movie Orgy

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6.4

1968

The Movie Orgy

Around the World in 80 Days

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6.6

1956

Around the World in 80 Days

Black Angel

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6.0

1946

Black Angel

The Boogie Man Will Get You

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6.1

1942

The Boogie Man Will Get You

The Patsy

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6.2

1964

The Patsy

Quicksand

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6.0

1950

Quicksand

What Women Dream

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8.4

1933

What Women Dream

Beat the Devil

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6.1

1953

Beat the Devil

The Man Who Knew Too Much

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6.5

1934

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Five from the Jazzband

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7.0

1932

Five from the Jazzband

The Hollywood Clowns

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0.0

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

Mad Love

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7.0

1935

Mad Love

The Face Behind the Mask

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6.5

1941

The Face Behind the Mask

Background to Danger

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6.6

1943

Background to Danger

The Conspirators

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6.0

1944

The Conspirators

The Mask of Dimitrios

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6.9

1944

The Mask of Dimitrios

Heroes of Horror

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9.0

2001

Heroes of Horror

Three Strangers

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6.4

1946

Three Strangers

The Verdict

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6.5

1946

The Verdict

Invisible Agent

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5.8

1942

Invisible Agent

The Beast with Five Fingers

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6.3

1947

The Beast with Five Fingers

The Chase

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6.2

1946

The Chase

The Raven

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6.3

1963

The Raven

Tales of Terror

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6.6

1962

Tales of Terror

Double Confession

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6.0

1950

Double Confession

Stranger on the Third Floor

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6.5

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

Mysterious Mr. Moto

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6.0

1938

Mysterious Mr. Moto

The Comedy of Terrors

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6.5

1964

The Comedy of Terrors

All Through the Night

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6.8

1942

All Through the Night

Silk Stockings

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6.7

1957

Silk Stockings

The Sad Sack

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5.6

1957

The Sad Sack

The Story of Mankind

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4.3

1957

The Story of Mankind

Five Weeks in a Balloon

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5.3

1962

Five Weeks in a Balloon

Rope of Sand

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5.6

1949

Rope of Sand

Crime and Punishment

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6.3

1935

Crime and Punishment

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

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7.7

1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

High and Low

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5.0

1933

High and Low

Casbah

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5.8

1948

Casbah

Hollywood Canteen

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7.3

1944

Hollywood Canteen

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

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5.8

1938

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

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5.9

1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

Meet Me in Las Vegas

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4.3

1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

My Favorite Brunette

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6.6

1947

My Favorite Brunette

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

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5.5

1939

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

Passage to Marseille

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6.6

1944

Passage to Marseille

You'll Find Out

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5.5

1940

You'll Find Out

Strange Cargo

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7.0

1940

Strange Cargo

Creepy Classics

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6.3

1987

Creepy Classics

(Sin título) Descartes Arrebato

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10.0

1979

(Sin título) Descartes Arrebato

The Constant Nymph

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6.1

1943

The Constant Nymph

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

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6.1

1937

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

Thank You, Mr. Moto

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6.1

1937

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Mr. Moto's Gamble

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6.3

1938

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

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6.6

1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

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6.6

1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

The Cross of Lorraine

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6.3

1943

The Cross of Lorraine

They Met in Bombay

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7.3

1941

They Met in Bombay

The Lost One

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6.7

1951

The Lost One

Island of Doomed Men

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5.3

1940

Island of Doomed Men

Collector’s Item

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0.0

1957

Collector’s Item

Lancer Spy

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5.3

1937

Lancer Spy

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

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5.0

1937

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Moto Is Missing

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7.0

2007

Moto Is Missing

Bombs Over Monte Carlo

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6.0

1931

Bombs Over Monte Carlo

Scent of Mystery

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5.6

1960

Scent of Mystery

Mr. District Attorney

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5.4

1941

Mr. District Attorney

The Big Circus

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6.5

1959

The Big Circus

The Buster Keaton Story

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4.9

1957

The Buster Keaton Story

Confidential Agent

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5.5

1945

Confidential Agent

Congo Crossing

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5.2

1956

Congo Crossing

Hotel Berlin

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5.8

1945

Hotel Berlin

The Missing Wife

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0.0

1929

The Missing Wife

Hell Ship Mutiny

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4.0

1957

Hell Ship Mutiny

Crack-Up

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5.5

1936

Crack-Up

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

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7.5

2014

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

The Trunks of Mr. O.F.

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7.0

1931

The Trunks of Mr. O.F.

The Horror of It All

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8.0

1983

The Horror of It All

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

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0.0

1961

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

A Shot at Dawn

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0.0

1932

A Shot at Dawn

The White Demon

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0.0

1932

The White Demon

Casino Royale

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5.0

1954

Casino Royale

I'll Give a Million

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5.7

1938

I'll Give a Million

Stupéfiants

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7.0

1932

Stupéfiants

I Was an Adventuress

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6.3

1940

I Was an Adventuress

Operation Undersea

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2.0

1954

Operation Undersea

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

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0.0

2003

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

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0.0

2007

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

The Last Tycoon

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0.0

1957

The Last Tycoon

The Eternal Jew

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4.5

1940

The Eternal Jew

The Oil Sharks

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0.0

1933

The Oil Sharks

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

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6.0

1996

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

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5.7

1943

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

Muscle Beach Party

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5.6

1964

Muscle Beach Party

Unsichtbare Gegner

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6.0

1933

Unsichtbare Gegner

No. 5 Checked Out

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5.0

1956

No. 5 Checked Out

Bogart: The Untold Story

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0.0

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

The Dinosaur and the Baby

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6.0

1967

The Dinosaur and the Baby

A Physical History of 'M'

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0.0

2015

A Physical History of 'M'

A Man's a Man

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5.8

1931

A Man's a Man

The Disneyland Story

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8.0

1954

The Disneyland Story

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

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9.0

2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

The Double Face of Peter Lorre

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5.3

1984

The Double Face of Peter Lorre

Sizeman and Son

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0.0

1956

Sizeman and Son

The Fabulous Irishman

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0.0

1957

The Fabulous Irishman

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

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0.0

1962

Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

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0.0

2022

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Tv Credits

77 Sunset Strip

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6.7

1958

77 Sunset Strip

Kraft Suspense Theatre

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5.3

1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Route 66

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6.3

1960

Route 66

The Merv Griffin Show

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6.2

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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7.8

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Rawhide

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7.2

1959

Rawhide

Lux Video Theatre

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6.3

1950

Lux Video Theatre

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

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7.2

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Climax!

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3.3

1954

Climax!

The 20th Century Fox Hour

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5.4

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Suspense

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4.9

1949

Suspense

The Gertrude Berg Show

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9.0

1961

The Gertrude Berg Show

Climax!

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3.3

1954

Climax!

The Red Skelton Show

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7.4

1951

The Red Skelton Show

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7.4

1951

The Red Skelton Show

The George Gobel Show

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7.3

1954

The George Gobel Show

The Jack Benny Program

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7.8

1950

The Jack Benny Program

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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7.5

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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7.8

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Climax!

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3.3

1954

Climax!

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3.3

1954

Climax!

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3.3

1954

Climax!

The Red Skelton Show

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7.4

1951

The Red Skelton Show

Bambi

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9.0

1948

Bambi

What's My Line?

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6.9

1950

What's My Line?

The Wonderful World of Disney

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7.8

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

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9.0

1975

Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

Screen Director's Playhouse

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6.5

1955

Screen Director's Playhouse

Studio 57

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0.0

1954

Studio 57

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0.0

1954

Studio 57

Playhouse 90

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7.6

1956

Playhouse 90

Checkmate

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4.1

1960

Checkmate