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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 (1904-1964) Actor. Writer. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 2549. Play trailer 2:30. The Comedy of Terrors (1963) 25 Videos. 99+ Photos. Peter Lorre was born László Löwenstein in Rózsahegy in the Slovak area of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents.
- Actor, Writer, Director
- June 26, 1904
- 3 min
- March 23, 1964
Times Staff Writer. Actor Peter Lorre, the Carpathian mountain boy who became a professional ogre, sleepy-voiced comedian, and bon vivant, died Monday of an apparent stroke in his tiny...
Peter Lorre. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. June 26, 1904 · Rózsahegy, Austria-Hungary [now Ruzomberok, Slovakia] Died. March 23, 1964 · Los Angeles, California, USA (stroke) Birth name. László Löwenstein. Nicknames. Lazzy. Europe's One Man Chamber of Horrors. The Master of Horror. Lord high minister of all that is sinister. Height. 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- June 26, 1904
- March 23, 1964
Mar 22, 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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Aug 30, 2014 · Peter Lorre: a great screen actor remembered. 50 years after his death, a season of Peter Lorre's films at the BFI will show him as a versatile, captivating screen presence. Philip...
Peter Lorre was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States. He began his stage career in Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, before moving to Germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
