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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. 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 (born June 26, 1904, Rózsahegy, Hung.—died March 23, 1964, Hollywood, Calif., U.S.) was a Hungarian-born American motion-picture actor who projected a sinister image as a lisping, round-faced, soft-voiced villain in thrillers. M. Peter Lorre in M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang.
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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.
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.
- Actor, Writer, Director
- June 26, 1904
- 3 min
- March 23, 1964
Dec 2, 2008 · Born as Ladislav Loewenstein. Actor. Interested in the theater from early on, Lorre acted on various stages in Breslau, Zurich and Vienna before coming to Berlin in 1929 when Bertolt Brecht...
Aug 30, 2014 · Born László Löwenstein in Rosenberg, Hungary, in 1904, Lorre grew up in Vienna where he left school to work as a bank clerk by day and to act at night in a theatre company that combined...
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