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Peter Lorre (German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈlɔʁə]; born László Löwenstein, Hungarian: [ˈlaːsloː ˈløːvɛ(n)ʃtɒjn]; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States.
Peter Lorre. Actor: M. Peter Lorre was born László Löwenstein in Rózsahegy in the Slovak area of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents. He learned both Hungarian and German languages from birth, and was educated in elementary and secondary schools in the Austria-Hungary capitol Vienna, but did not complete.
- June 26, 1904
- March 23, 1964
May 29, 2024 · Peter Lorre was a Hungarian-born American motion-picture actor who projected a sinister image as a lisping, round-faced, soft-voiced villain in thrillers. A player of bit parts with a German theatrical troupe from 1921, Lorre achieved international fame as the psychotic child murderer in the German.
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Peter Lorre. Actor: M. Peter Lorre was born László Löwenstein in Rózsahegy in the Slovak area of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents. He learned both Hungarian and German languages from birth, and was educated in elementary and secondary schools in the Austria-Hungary capitol Vienna, but did not complete.
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Peter Lorre was a Hungary-born American actor, best known for his portrayal of evil characters. He started his acting career playing villainous roles in German movies. Later, he acted in English movies, but most of them were negative roles.
Dec 2, 2008 · Known in the United States primarily for his performances as the child murderer in M and as the anarchist in Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), Lorre was typecast from the beginning...
Photos and information about classic film actor Peter Lorre, and the book The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre by Stephen D. Youngkin (University Press of Kentucky, 2005).