Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1904-06-26
Deathday
1964-03-23
Place of Birth
Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Peter Lorre
Biography
Peter Lorre was an Austrian-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
Casablanca
as Ugarte
M
as Hans Beckert
The Maltese Falcon
as Joel Cairo
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Dr. Einstein
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Conseil
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Steward
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Abbott
The Raven
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Tomas Salgado / Carlos
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Tomas Salgado