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Peter Lorre, 59, Hungarian-born actor whose deceptively mild manner and low-pitched voice made him one of motion pictures' favorite villains, died in Hollywod March 23 of a stroke.
Peter Lorre was born in Ruzomberok, Slovakia. When was Peter Lorre born? Peter Lorre was born on June 26, 1904. Photos. See All Images → ...
Peter Lorre as ”Saint-Just” in Dantons Tod (Danton’s Death, 1932). After fleeing Nazi Germany two days before the Reichstag Fire on February 27, 1933, the Jewish actor joined fellow émigrés in Paris, where M still played and people recognized him as Le Maudit (The Damned One), a reference to the French title of the picture.
Aug 11, 2021 · What most people don't know about Peter Lorre is that he dealt with drug addiction throughout his life. The London Review of Books' review of the 2005 biography "The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre" by Stephen Youngkin, explained that at the age of 21, Lorre's appendix burst, which caused chronic stomach pains that doctors treated with copious amounts of highly addictive morphine.
Lorre, Peter (1904-1964)Often typecast as a menacing figure, Peter Lorre achieved Hollywood fame during the 1930s, first as a featured player and later as a character actor who trademarked his screen performances with a delicately strung balance between good and evil. To villainous parts he added a touch of dark humor, while he shaded comic ...
Peter Lorre Jr.. Actor: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. Eugene Weingand was born in Karlsruhe, Germany on April 1, 1934 and emigrated to the US at the age of 20. Because of his passing resemblance to Peter Lorre he began calling himself Peter Lorie Jr. and in 1963 he applied to have his name legally changed to Peter Lorie Jr. but the famous actor objected, as did American International Pictures, which...
Died March 23, 1964 of stroke in Hollywood, CA. P eter Lorre is most famous for his roles in horror films — most often portraying psychopathic killers. Lorre portrayed his film roles of villain, sleuth and maniac with suave understatement in tones tinged with the accents of his native Hungary. He was vilest of villains on-screen: the little ...
