Peter Lorre
Acting
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.
As actor 139
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Rawhide
1959
The Red Skelton Show
1951
What's My Line?
1950
Climax!
1954
Route 66
1960
Suspense
1949
Bambi
1948
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Jack Benny Program
1950
Studio 57
1954
Playhouse 90
1956
Casablanca
1943
Checkmate
1960
The George Gobel Show
1954
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
M
1931
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Lux Video Theatre
1950
The Maltese Falcon
1941
Stupéfiants
1932
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
The Raven
1963
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
1975
Tales of Terror
1962
What Women Dream
1933
Beat the Devil
1953
The Movie Orgy
1968
The Comedy of Terrors
1964
The Constant Nymph
1943
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
Hollywood Canteen
1944
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1934
The Patsy
1964
Invisible Agent
1942
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
Quicksand
1950
Secret Agent
1936
Congo Crossing
1956
Passage to Marseille
1944
The White Demon
1932
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
The Verdict
1946
Silk Stockings
1957
Three Strangers
1946
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Black Angel
1946
Mysterious Mr. Moto
1938
Rope of Sand
1949
Mad Love
1935
The Chase
1946
The Eternal Jew
1940
Muscle Beach Party
1964
Monsters of the Deep
All Through the Night
1942
Crime and Punishment
1935
The Oil Sharks
1933
My Favorite Brunette
1947
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962
The Beast with Five Fingers
1947
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
The Conspirators
1944
The Big Circus
1959
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
Confidential Agent
1945
I'll Give a Million
1938
Crack-Up
1936
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
Creepy Classics
1987
The Sad Sack
1957
The Cross of Lorraine
1943
The Lost One
1951
Island of Doomed Men
1940
Strange Cargo
1940
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988
F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
1932
Mr. District Attorney
1941
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
Casino Royale
1954
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957
Hotel Berlin
1945
You'll Find Out
1940
Background to Danger
1943
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
The Fabulous Irishman
1957
The Horror of It All
1983
Lancer Spy
1937
Casbah
1948
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
The Story of Mankind
1957
They Met in Bombay
1941
Heroes of Horror
2001
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
1931
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
Operation Undersea
1954
Double Confession
1950
A Shot at Dawn
1932
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
I Was an Adventuress
1940
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957
Five from the Jazzband
1932
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007
Collector’s Item
1957
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
The Last Tycoon
1957
Sizeman and Son
1956
The Disneyland Story
1954
High and Low
1933
A Physical History of 'M'
2015
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
1984
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
1938
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
A Man's a Man
1931
The Missing Wife
1929
Scent of Mystery
1960
No. 5 Checked Out
1956
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
Moto Is Missing
2007
Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing
1962
Invisible Opponent
1933