Although he didn't howl during a full moon, couldn't turn himself into a nocturnal bat, nor did he sport a pair of metal bolts on the side of his neck, Peter Lorre, nonetheless, became one of the greatest and most recognizable horror icons of all time. His unique voice, physical appearance, and strange sense of humor landed him many roles of a predatory and villainous nature in countless movies -- especially film noir and other sub-genre thrillers. So convincing were Lorre's antagonistic portrayals that, out of fear, people would literally try to avoid him on the streets. However, movie audiences were eventually treated to other entertaining and enjoyable aspects of the talented actor's capabilities once he was finally allowed to display his impressive range during the Mr. Moto film series and later projects within the realm of comedy and drama. Possessing great comic timing, gifted with improvisational skills, and disciplined in method acting, Peter Lorre certainly could hold his own when working beside some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Like many of his fellow co-stars, Lorre received most of his training from performing in a substantial number of theatrical stage productions long before he began a career in motion pictures. Lorre especially enjoyed roles that challenged him and were far different from other characters he had already played, but his claim to fame were the vile and sinister roles that rattled and unnerved millions. Many have imitated and even mimicked him, but no one could ever duplicate the power he displayed behind each of his performances, no matter how small the role or how bad the script. A true professional of the highest degree.
Die Yerschwundene Frau (1929)
Der Weisse Dämon (1930)
Bomben auf Monte Carlo (1931)
Die Koffer des Herrn O.F. (1931)
M (1931)
A Man's a Man (1931)
Dope (1932)
F.P.1 Antwortet Nicht (1932)
Fünf von der Jazzband (1932)
Schuß im Morgengrauen (1932)
Stupéfiants (1932)
Du Haut en Bas (1933)
Les Requins du Pétrole (1933)
Unsichtbare Gegner (1933)
Was Frauen Träumen (1933)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Crime and Punishment (1935)
Mad Love (1935)
Crack-Up (1936)
Secret Agent (1936)
Lancer Spy (1937)
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
I'll Give a Million (1938)
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
Strange Cargo (1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
You'll Find Out (1940)
All Through the Night (1941)
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
They Met in Bombay (1941)
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Invisible Agent (1942)
Background to Danger (1943)
The Constant Nymph (1943)
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
The Conspirators (1944)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Passage to Marseille (1944)
Confidential Agent (1945)
Hotel Berlin (1945)
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
Black Angel (1946)
The Chase (1946)
Three Strangers (1946)
The Verdict (1946)
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Casbah (1948)
The Arrow Show: "Babysitter Sketch" (1949) -- TV series episode
Cavalcade of Stars: "The Tell-Tale Heart/Mad Doctor Sketch" (1949) -- TV series episode
Rope of Sand (1949)
Texaco Star Theater: "The Man with the Head of Glass/Cabinet of Dr. X" (1949) -- TV series episode
Variety: "The Man with the Head of Glass" (1949) -- TV series episode
We, the People: "Peter Lorre/Spyros Skouras" (1949) -- TV series episode
Double Confession (1950)
Quicksand (1950)
Der Verlorene (1951)
Celebrity Time: "March 23" (1952) -- TV series episode
Ford Festival: "Room for Two" (1952) -- TV series episode
Four Star Revue: "January 17" (1952; a.k.a. All Star Revue) -- TV series episode, with Boris Karloff & Martha Raye
Lux Video Theatre: "The Taste" (1952) -- TV series episode
Suspense!: "The Tortured Hand" (1952) -- TV series episode
Texaco Star Theater: "March 18" (1952) -- TV series episode
What's My Line?: "May 4" (1952) -- TV game-show episode
Beat the Devil (1953)
The Dave Garroway Show: "Episode #1.2" (1953) -- TV series episode
The Jackie Gleason Show: "May 6" (1953) -- TV series episode
The Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show: "Epionage Sketch" (1953) -- TV series episode
The United States Steel Hour: "The Vanishing Point" (1953) -- TV series episode
The Betty White Show: "October 7" (1954) -- TV series episode
Climax!: "Casino Royale" (1954) -- TV series episode
Disneyland: "The Disneyland Story" (1954) -- TV series episode
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #3.40" (1954) -- TV series episode, with Lon Chaney Jr.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: "The Pipe" (1954) -- TV series episode
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
The Best of Broadway: "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1955) -- TV series episode, with Boris Karloff
Climax!: "A Promise to Murder" (1955) -- TV series episode
Disneyland: "Monsters of the Deep" (1955) -- TV series episode
Disneyland: "The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland/A Tribute to Mickey Mouse" (1955) -- TV series episode
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents: "The Blue Landscape" (1955) -- TV series episode
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater: "The Sure Cure" (1955) -- TV series episode
The George Gobel Show: "Episode #1.29" (1955) -- TV series episode
Hollywood's Best: "April 22" (1955) -- TV series episode
I've Got a Secret: "January 5" (1955) -- TV game-show episode
Producers' Showcase: "Reunion in Vienna" (1955) -- TV series episode
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #4.18" (1955) -- TV series episode
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #5.10" (1955) -- TV series episode
The Rheingold Theatre: "The Blue Landscape" (1955) -- TV series episode
The Star and the Story: "The Blue Landscape" (1955) -- TV series episode
Star Time Playhouse: "The Pipe" (1955) -- TV series episode
Studio 57: "Young Couples Only" (1955) -- TV series episode
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
The Bob Hope Show: "November 11" (1956) -- TV series episode
Climax!: "The Fifth Wheel" (1956) -- TV series episode
Climax!: "The Man Who Lost His Head" (1956) -- TV series episode
Congo Crossing (1956)
The Ed Sullivan Show: "The John Huston Story" (1956) -- TV series episode, with Vincent Price
Encore Theater: "Queen's Bracelet" (1956) -- TV series episode
The Jackie Gleason Show: "September 29" (1956) -- TV series episode
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Playhouse 90: "Massacre at Sand Creek" (1956) -- TV series episode
Playhouse 90: "Sizeman and Son" (1956) -- TV series episode
Screen Directors Playhouse: "No. 5 Checked Out" (1956) -- TV series episode
Studio 57: "The Finishers" (1956) -- TV series episode
Studio 57: "The Queen's Bracelet" (1956) -- TV series episode
The 20th Century-Fox Hour: "Operation Cicero" (1956) -- TV series episode, with Alan Napier
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "The Diplomatic Corpse" (1957) -- TV series episode
The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
Climax!: "A Taste for Crime" (1957) -- TV series episode
Collector's Item: "The Left Fist of David" (1957) -- TV series pilot episode, with Vincent Price
Collector's Item: "Appraise the Lady" (1957) -- TV series 2nd pilot episode, with Vincent Price
Hell Ship Mutiny (1957)
Playhouse 90: "The Fabulous Irishman" (1957) -- TV series episode
Playhouse 90: "The Jet-Propelled Couch" (1957) -- TV series episode, with Maila Nurmi
Playhouse 90: "The Last Tycoon" (1957) -- TV series episode, with Jack Palance
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #6.21" (1957) -- TV series episode
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #7.6" (1957) -- TV series episode
The Sad Sack (1957)
Silk Stockings (1957)
The Story of Mankind (1957)
The Milton Berle Show: "Episode #1.11" (1958) -- TV series episode
Playhouse 90: "Turn Left at Mount Everest" (1958) -- TV series episode
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #7.19" (1958) -- TV series episode, with Jackie Coogan
The Big Circus (1959)
Five Fingers: "Thin Ice" (1959) -- TV series episode, with Alan Napier
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #8.27" (1959) -- TV series episode
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #9.7" (1959) -- TV series episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Man from the South" (1960) -- TV series episode
I've Got a Secret: "February 17" (1960) -- TV game-show episode, with Betsy Palmer
Mike Wallace Interviews: "March 8" (1960) -- TV series episode
Playhouse 90: "The Cruel Day" (1960) -- TV series episode
Rawhide: "Incident of the Slavemaster" (1960) -- TV series episode
The Red Skelton Show: "Episode #9.30" (1960) -- TV series episode, with Rod Serling
Scent of Mystery (1960)
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar: "February 15" (1960) -- TV series episode
Wagon Train: "The Alexander Portlass Story" (1960) -- TV series episode
What's My Line?: "February 14" (1960) -- TV game-show episode
The Best of the Post: "The Baron Loved His Wife" (1961) -- TV series episode
Checkmate: "The Human Touch" (1961) -- TV series episode
The Gertrude Berg Show: "First Test" (1961) -- TV series episode, with Mary Wickes
The Gertrude Berg Show: "The Trouble with Crayton" (1961) -- TV series episode
Here's Hollywood: "July 21" (1961) -- TV series episode
Mrs. G. Goes to College: "First Test" (1961) -- TV series episode
Mrs. G. Goes to College: "The Trouble with Crayton" (1961) -- TV series episode, with Mary Wickes
Peter Lorre Playhouse: "June" (1961) -- TV series pilot episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar: "November 16" (1961) -- TV series episode
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
The Jack Paar Tonight Show: "February 23" (1962) -- TV series episode
Route 66: "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing" (1962) -- TV series episode, with Boris Karloff & Lon Chaney Jr.
Tales of Terror (1962)
Tell It to Groucho: "May 3" (1962) -- TV series episode
The Comedy of Terrors (1963)
The DuPont Show of the Week: "Diamond Fever" (1963) -- TV series episode
The Hy Gardner Show: "March 3" (1963) -- TV series episode, with Boris Karloff
The Jack Benny Program: "January 22" (1963) -- TV series episode
Kraft Suspense Theatre: "The End of the World, Baby" (1963) -- TV series episode
The Merv Griffin Show: "Episode #1.79" (1963) -- TV series episode
The Merv Griffin Show: "Episode #1.106" (1963) -- TV series episode
The Raven (1963)
77 Sunset Strip: "5: Parts 1-5" (1963) -- TV series episodes, with Burgess Meredith & Victor Buono
The Steve Allen Show: "January 14" (1963) -- TV series episode
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show: "February 20" (1963) -- TV series episode
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: "January 25" (1963) -- TV series episode
Hollywood and the Stars: "Monsters We've Known and Loved" (1964) -- TV series episode, with Boris Karloff
Muscle Beach Party (1964)
The Patsy (1954)
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