Peter Lorre

Acting · Born 1904-06-26 in Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)

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

• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as Conseil
• Arsenic and Old Lace as Dr. Einstein
• Casablanca as Ugarte
• The Maltese Falcon as Joel Cairo
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Comm. Lucius Emery
• M as Hans Beckert
• F.P.1 Doesn't Answer as Bildreporter Johnny
• Secret Agent as The General
• The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
• Around the World in 80 Days as Steward