Peter Lorre

June 26, 1904 - March 23, 1964 Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
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Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner. He caused an international sensation in 1931 with his portrayal of a serial killer who preys on little girls in the German film M. Later he became a popular featured player in Hollywood crime films and mysteries, notably alongside Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet, and as the star of the successful Mr. Moto detective series.

His titles like M, Casablanca, and The Maltese Falcon - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 19, 2026

Watched: 0/81
Weighted avg: 7.18 /10
  • 1
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    M German
    1931May 1931 by Fritz Lang
    Lead role as Hans Beckert
    Lead role as Hans Beckert
    7.74 Excellent
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    2
    Casablanca
    1943January 1943 by Michael Curtiz
    Supporting as Ugarte
    Supporting as Ugarte
    7.84 Excellent
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    3
    The Maltese Falcon
    1941October 1941 by John Huston
    Supporting as Joel Cairo
    Supporting as Joel Cairo
    7.33 Excellent--
  • 4
    4
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    1954December 1954 by Richard Fleischer
    Supporting as Conseil
    Supporting as Conseil
    6.63 Good
  • 5
    5
    Arsenic and Old Lace
    1944September 1944 by Frank Capra
    Supporting as Dr. Einstein
    Supporting as Dr. Einstein
    7.22 Good++
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    6
    The Man Who Knew Too Much
    1934December 1934 by Alfred Hitchcock
    Starring as Abbott
    Starring as Abbott
    6.04 Okay++
  • 7
    7
    The Raven
    1963January 1963 by Roger Corman
    Starring as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
    Starring as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
    5.87 Okay+
  • 8
    8
    Around the World in 80 Days
    1956October 1956 by Michael Anderson
    Minor role as Steward
    Minor role as Steward
    6.20 Good--
  • 9
    9
    Tales of Terror
    1962July 1962 by Roger Corman
    Starring as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
    Starring as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
    6.19 Good--
  • 10
    10
    Mad Love
    1935July 1935 by Karl Freund
    Lead role as Doctor Gogol
    Lead role as Doctor Gogol
    6.43 Good-
  • 11
    11
    The Comedy of Terrors
    1964January 1964 by Jacques Tourneur
    Starring as Felix Gillie
    Starring as Felix Gillie
    6.01 Okay++
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    12
    Stranger on the Third Floor
    1940August 1940 by Boris Ingster
    Lead role as The Stranger
    Lead role as The Stranger
    5.99 Okay++
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    Secret Agent
    1936May 1936 by Alfred Hitchcock
    Starring as The General
    Starring as The General
    5.70 Okay+
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    Beat the Devil
    1953November 1953 by John Huston
    Supporting as Julius O'Hara
    Supporting as Julius O'Hara
    5.70 Okay+
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    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
    1961July 1961 by Irwin Allen
    Supporting as Comm. Lucius Emery
    Supporting as Comm. Lucius Emery
    5.39 Okay-
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    The Face Behind the Mask
    1941January 1941 by Robert Florey
    Lead role as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
    Lead role as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
    6.05 Okay++
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    Crime and Punishment
    1935November 1935 by Josef von Sternberg
    Starring as Roderick Raskolnikov
    Starring as Roderick Raskolnikov
    5.87 Okay+
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    Invisible Agent
    1942July 1942 by Edwin L. Marin
    Starring as Baron Ikito
    Starring as Baron Ikito
    5.62 Okay
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    The Verdict
    1946October 1946 by Don Siegel
    Starring as Victor Emmric
    Starring as Victor Emmric
    6.02 Okay++
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    My Favorite Brunette
    1947March 1947 by Elliott Nugent
    Starring as Kismet
    Starring as Kismet
    6.12 Good--
  • 21
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    The Chase
    1946November 1946 by Arthur Ripley
    Supporting as Gino
    Supporting as Gino
    5.87 Okay+
  • 22
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    Casino Royale
    1954October 1954 by William H. Brown Jr.
    Starring as Le Chiffre
    Starring as Le Chiffre
    5.31 Okay-
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    23
    Black Angel
    1946August 1946 by Roy William Neill
    Starring as Marko
    Starring as Marko
    5.77 Okay+
  • 24
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    The Lost One German
    1951September 1951 by Peter Lorre
    Lead role as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
    Lead role as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
    6.14 Good--
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    Silk Stockings
    1957July 1957 by Rouben Mamoulian
    Supporting as Brankov
    Supporting as Brankov
    6.25 Good--
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    Think Fast, Mr. Moto
    1937July 1937 by Norman Foster
    Lead role as Kentaro Moto
    Lead role as Kentaro Moto
    5.89 Okay++
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    27
    All Through the Night
    1942January 1942 by Vincent Sherman
    Supporting as Pepi
    Supporting as Pepi
    6.16 Good--
  • 28
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    Mr. Moto's Last Warning
    1939January 1939 by Norman Foster
    Lead role as Mr. Kentaro Moto
    Lead role as Mr. Kentaro Moto
    5.69 Okay+
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    Passage to Marseille
    1944February 1944 by Michael Curtiz
    Supporting as Marius
    Supporting as Marius
    6.11 Good--
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    Strange Cargo
    1940March 1940 by Frank Borzage
    Supporting as M'sieu Pig
    Supporting as M'sieu Pig
    6.31 Good--
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    31
    The Mask of Dimitrios
    1944June 1944 by Jean Negulesco
    Supporting as Cornelius Leyden
    Supporting as Cornelius Leyden
    6.37 Good-
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    The Beast with Five Fingers
    1947February 1947 by Robert Florey
    Starring as Hilary Cummins
    Starring as Hilary Cummins
    5.95 Okay++
  • 33
    33
    The Eternal Jew German
    1940November 1940 by Fritz Hippler
    Supporting as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
    Supporting as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
    5.06 Okay--
  • 34
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    The Patsy
    1964June 1964 by Jerry Lewis
    Supporting as Morgan Heywood
    Supporting as Morgan Heywood
    5.85 Okay+
  • 35
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    Mr. Moto in Danger Island
    1939April 1939 by Herbert I. Leeds
    Lead role as Kentaro Moto
    Lead role as Kentaro Moto
    6.09 Okay++
  • 36
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    Mr. Moto's Gamble
    1938April 1938 by James Tinling
    Lead role as Kentaro Moto
    Lead role as Kentaro Moto
    5.99 Okay++
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    37
    The Boogie Man Will Get You
    1942October 1942 by Lew Landers
    Starring as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
    Starring as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
    5.90 Okay++
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    38
    Three Strangers
    1946January 1946 by Jean Negulesco
    Starring as Johnny West
    Starring as Johnny West
    5.97 Okay++
  • 39
    39
    Mysterious Mr. Moto
    1938September 1938 by Norman Foster
    Lead role as Mr. Moto
    Lead role as Mr. Moto
    5.92 Okay++
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    Thank You, Mr. Moto
    1937December 1937 by Norman Foster
    Lead role as Mr. Moto
    Lead role as Mr. Moto
    5.93 Okay++
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    Quicksand
    1950March 1950 by Irving Pichel
    Supporting as Nick Dramoshag
    Supporting as Nick Dramoshag
    5.83 Okay+
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    Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
    1938June 1938 by Norman Foster
    Lead role as Mr. Moto
    Lead role as Mr. Moto
    5.81 Okay+
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    Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
    1939July 1939 by Norman Foster
    Lead role as Mr. Moto
    Lead role as Mr. Moto
    6.05 Okay++
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    You'll Find Out
    1940November 1940 by David Butler
    Starring as Professor Karl Fenninger
    Starring as Professor Karl Fenninger
    5.68 Okay+
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    Island of Doomed Men
    1940May 1940 by Charles Barton
    Lead role as Stephen Danel
    Lead role as Stephen Danel
    5.78 Okay+
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    Rope of Sand
    1949August 1949 by William Dieterle
    Supporting as Toady
    Supporting as Toady
    5.71 Okay+
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    Five Weeks in a Balloon
    1962August 1962 by Irwin Allen
    Supporting as Ahmed
    Supporting as Ahmed
    5.59 Okay
  • 48
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    The Sad Sack
    1957November 1957 by George Marshall
    Supporting as Abdul
    Supporting as Abdul
    5.67 Okay+
  • 49
    49
    Background to Danger
    1943July 1943 by Raoul Walsh
    Supporting as Nikolai Zaleshoff
    Supporting as Nikolai Zaleshoff
    6.10 Okay++
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    Crack-Up
    1936December 1936 by Malcolm St. Clair
    Lead role as Colonel Gimpy
    Lead role as Colonel Gimpy
    5.88 Okay+
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    51
    The Cross of Lorraine
    1943November 1943 by Tay Garnett
    Supporting as Sergeant Berger
    Supporting as Sergeant Berger
    5.98 Okay++
  • 52
    52
    They Met in Bombay
    1941June 1941 by Clarence Brown
    Starring as Captain Chang
    Starring as Captain Chang
    6.25 Good--
  • 53
    53
    Confidential Agent
    1945November 1945 by Herman Shumlin
    Supporting as Contreras
    Supporting as Contreras
    5.64 Okay
  • 54
    54
    Casbah
    1948April 1948 by John Berry
    Starring as Slimane
    Starring as Slimane
    5.86 Okay+
  • 55
    55
    The Constant Nymph
    1943June 1943 by Edmund Goulding
    Supporting as Fritz Bercovy
    Supporting as Fritz Bercovy
    5.94 Okay++
  • 56
    56
    The Story of Mankind
    1957November 1957 by Irwin Allen
    Minor role as Nero
    Minor role as Nero
    5.23 Okay-
  • 57
    57
    Double Confession
    1950April 1950 by Ken Annakin
    Starring as Paynter
    Starring as Paynter
    5.95 Okay++
  • 58
    58
    The Conspirators
    1944October 1944 by Jean Negulesco
    Supporting as Jan Bernazsky
    Supporting as Jan Bernazsky
    5.96 Okay++
  • 59
    59
    Hotel Berlin
    1945March 1945 by Peter Godfrey
    Supporting as Johannes Koenig
    Supporting as Johannes Koenig
    5.94 Okay++
  • 60
    60
    Congo Crossing
    1956July 1956 by Joseph Pevney
    Starring as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
    Starring as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
    5.81 Okay+
  • 61
    61
    The Big Circus
    1959July 1959 by Joseph M. Newman
    Supporting as Skeeter
    Supporting as Skeeter
    6.03 Okay++
  • 62
    62
    Scent of Mystery
    1960January 1960 by Jack Cardiff
    Starring as Smiley
    Starring as Smiley
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    Mr. District Attorney
    1941March 1941 by William Morgan
    Starring as Paul Hyde
    Starring as Paul Hyde
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    I Was an Adventuress
    1940May 1940 by Gregory Ratoff
    Supporting as Polo
    Supporting as Polo
    6.02 Okay++
  • 65
    65
    Lancer Spy
    1937October 1937 by Gregory Ratoff
    Starring as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
    Starring as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    The Buster Keaton Story
    1957May 1957 by Sidney Sheldon
    Supporting as Kurt Bergner
    Supporting as Kurt Bergner
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    The Double Face of Peter Lorre German
    1984September 1984 by Harun Farocki
    Lead role as Self (archive footage)
    Lead role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
    1943January 1943 by John Ford
    Minor role as Secret Agent
    Minor role as Secret Agent
    5.90 Okay++
  • 69
    69
    I'll Give a Million
    1938July 1938 by Walter Lang
    Starring as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
    Starring as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    F.P.1 Doesn't Answer German
    1932December 1932 by Karl Hartl
    Supporting as Bildreporter Johnny
    Supporting as Bildreporter Johnny
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    A Man's a Man German
    1931December 1931 by Bertolt Brecht
    Starring as Galy Gay
    Starring as Galy Gay
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    The Dinosaur and the Baby French
    1967March 1967 by André S. Labarthe
    Supporting as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
    Supporting as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    What Women Dream German
    1933April 1933 by Géza von Bolváry
    Supporting as Otto Fuessli
    Supporting as Otto Fuessli
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    Hell Ship Mutiny
    1957December 1957 by Lee Sholem
    Starring as Lamoret
    Starring as Lamoret
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Bombs Over Monte Carlo German
    1931August 1931 by Hanns Schwarz
    Supporting as Pawlitschek
    Supporting as Pawlitschek
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Heroes of Horror
    2001January 2001 by David J. Skal
    Starring as (archive footage)
    Starring as (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Creepy Classics
    1987October 1987 by Pamela Page
    Minor role as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
    Minor role as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    High and Low French
    1933December 1933 by G.W. Pabst
    Minor role as Beggar
    Minor role as Beggar
    Needs more reviews
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    79
    The Horror of It All
    1983February 1983 by Gene Feldman
    Minor role as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
    Minor role as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
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    80
    Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
    2014August 2014 by Jeff Herberger
    Minor role as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
    Minor role as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
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    81
    The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
    1974February 1974 by Charles Braverman
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Vincent Price 8 titles
Boris Karloff 9 titles
Humphrey Bogart 5 titles
John Carradine 9 titles
Clark Gable 2 titles
George Sanders 2 titles
Claude Rains 3 titles
Richard Haydn 1 title
David Niven 1 title