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- 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 roles with sinister overtones.
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Early life. Acting career. In Europe (1922–1934) First years in Hollywood (1935–1940) Mainly at Warner Bros. (1941–1946) After World War II (1947–1964) Marriages and family. Failing health and death. Legacy and honors. Filmography. Television. Notes. References. Bibliography. Further reading. External links.
The Master of Horror. Lord high minister of all that is sinister. Height. 5′ 3″ (1.60 m) Mini Bio. Peter Lorre was born László Löwenstein in Rózsahegy in the Slovak area of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of Hungarian Jewish parents.
- 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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
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. When Peter...
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 roles with sinister overtones.
Aug 30, 2014 · He was 59. 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...
