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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 […]
Peter Lorre (1904-1964) was born Laszlo (Ladislav) Löwenstein in Rosenberg, a small town in Austria-Hungary about 150 miles northeast of Vienna. He grew up and was educated in Vienna.*. To satisfy his father, he became an unhappy bank clerk before starting his acting career. Despite his father’s disapproval, Lorre was drawn to the German ...
Peter Lorre, ursprunglig László Löwenstein, född 26 juni 1904 i Rózsahegy i Österrike-Ungern (nuvarande Ružomberok i Slovakien ), död 23 mars 1964 i Los Angeles i Kalifornien, var en österrikisk - amerikansk skådespelare. Lorre inledde sin skådespelarkarriär i Wien innan han flyttade till Tyskland, där han först verkade på scen ...
HOLLYWOOD, March 23 (UPI) —Peter Lorre, whose mild manner and sinister voice sent shivers up the spines of moviegoers for three decades, died of a stroke today. His age was 59.
Peter Lorre (26 June 1904 – 23 March 1964) 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 ...
Jul 3, 2024 · Mr. Moto's Gamble is the third film in the Mr. Moto series starring Peter Lorre as the title character. It is best remembered for originating as a movie in the Charlie Chan series and being changed to a Mr Moto entry at the last minute. 23. Mysterious Mr. Moto. Peter Lorre, Mary Maguire, Henry Wilcoxon.
Sep 2, 2014 · Peter Lorre: 10 essential performances. From his astonishing debut as the child-killer in Fritz Lang’s M, Peter Lorre went on to become one of Hollywood’s best-recognised character actors. “You always remember the eyes,” notes a co-star in a 1996 episode of cheapjack TV documentary series Biography titled The Master of Menace.
