Peter LorrePeter Lorre, 1946, by Yousuf KarshPeter Lorre (June 26, 1904 - March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor known largely for playing criminals. He was born Ladislav (László) Löwenstein in Rózsahegy/Rosenberg, Austria-Hungary, which is now Ruzomberok, Slovakia. His parents were Alois and Elvira, and he was the eldest son in their German-speaking Jewish family. He began acting on stage in Vienna, Austria; Breslau, Germany; and Zürich, Switzerland. At age 21 he moved to Berlin and caught the attention of German playwright Bertolt Brecht. Lorre became famous when Fritz Lang cast him as the child killer in M in 1931. Scenes from that film were re-used by the Nazi propaganda agencies in the anti-Semitic movie Der ewige Jude. None of his films were in Hungarian. When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, Lorre moved from Berlin to Paris and, eventually, Hollywood. Typecast as a villain, he found himself with no shortage of work. Moving from a villainous role in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), he then played Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment in 1935, and followed that up in a series of Mr. Moto movies, a parallel to the better known Charlie Chan series, in which he played a Japanese detective. He also had significant roles in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1943). For some years, Lorre suffered severely from gall-bladder problems, for which he was prescribed morphine. During his early career in Hollywood, Lorre was an addict, and he could often be found scurrying away between shoots to satisfy his habit. It was only during the Mr. Moto series that he finally managed to overcome his addiction. After the 1940s, Lorre began to gain weight and played lesser roles, with the exception of Skeeter the clown in the 1959 movie The Big Circus. Lorre's caricature was frequently used in Warner Brothers cartoons, and his persona was used as the basis of the character Flat Top in the Dick Tracy cartoons. Peter Lorre died in 1964 and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. Lorre has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6619 Hollywood Boulevard. FilmographyLorre in M (1931)
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Lorre has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6619 Hollywood Boulevard. He died of cancer in 1986. Peter Lorre died in 1964 and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. Playing opposite Grace Kelly in Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954), his popularity later slumped and he was reduced to playing in low-budget horror movies such as X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes. Lorre's caricature was frequently used in Warner Brothers cartoons, and his persona was used as the basis of the character Flat Top in the Dick Tracy cartoons. The pinnacle of his career came in 1946 when he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an alcoholic in the film The Lost Weekend. After the 1940s, Lorre began to gain weight and played lesser roles, with the exception of Skeeter the clown in the 1959 movie The Big Circus. He was born Reginald Truscott-Jones in Neath, Wales, and took his stage surname from an area of the town. Moto series that he finally managed to overcome his addiction. Ray Milland (January 3, 1907 - March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor who worked primarily in the United States. It was only during the Mr. During his early career in Hollywood, Lorre was an addict, and he could often be found scurrying away between shoots to satisfy his habit. For some years, Lorre suffered severely from gall-bladder problems, for which he was prescribed morphine. He also had significant roles in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1943). Moto movies, a parallel to the better known Charlie Chan series, in which he played a Japanese detective. Moving from a villainous role in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), he then played Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment in 1935, and followed that up in a series of Mr. Typecast as a villain, he found himself with no shortage of work. When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, Lorre moved from Berlin to Paris and, eventually, Hollywood. None of his films were in Hungarian. Scenes from that film were re-used by the Nazi propaganda agencies in the anti-Semitic movie Der ewige Jude. Lorre became famous when Fritz Lang cast him as the child killer in M in 1931. At age 21 he moved to Berlin and caught the attention of German playwright Bertolt Brecht. He began acting on stage in Vienna, Austria; Breslau, Germany; and Zürich, Switzerland. His parents were Alois and Elvira, and he was the eldest son in their German-speaking Jewish family. He was born Ladislav (László) Löwenstein in Rózsahegy/Rosenberg, Austria-Hungary, which is now Ruzomberok, Slovakia. Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 - March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor known largely for playing criminals. Die Verschwundene Frau. M. Bomben auf Monte Carlo. Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.. Mann ist Mann. Fünf von der Jazzband. F.P.1 antwortet nicht. Der Weisse Dämon. Stupéfiants. Schuss im Morgengrauen. Was Frauen träumen. Unsichtbare Gegner. Les Requins du pétrole. Du haut en bas. The Man Who Knew Too Much. Mad Love. Crime and Punishment. Secret Agent. Crack-Up. Moto. Think Fast, Mr. Thank You, Mr. Moto. Nancy Steele Is Missing!. Lancer Spy. Moto's Gamble. Mr. I'll Give a Million. Mysterious Mr. Moto. Moto Takes a Chance. Mr. Moto's Last Warning. Mr. Mr. Moto in Danger Island. Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation. Strange Cargo. I Was an Adventuress. Stranger on the Third Floor. You'll Find Out. Der Ewige Jude. Island of Doomed Men. District Attorney. Mr. They Met in Bombay. The Maltese Falcon. The Face Behind the Mask. All Through the Night. In This Our Life. Invisible Agent. The Boogie Man Will Get You. Casablanca. The Constant Nymph. Background to Danger. The Cross of Lorraine. The Mask of Dimitrios. Arsenic and Old Lace. The Conspirators. Passage to Marseille. Confidential Agent. Hotel Berlin. Three Strangers. Black Angel. The Chase. The Verdict. The Beast with Five Fingers. My Favorite Brunette. Casbah. Rope of Sand. Quicksand. Double Confession. Der Verlorene. Beat the Devil. Casino Royale. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Around the World in Eighty Days. Operation Cicero. Meet Me in Las Vegas. Congo Crossing. Silk Stockings. The Story of Mankind. Hell Ship Mutiny. The Sad Sack. The Buster Keaton Story. The Big Circus. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Five Weeks in a Balloon. The Raven. The Comedy of Terrors. Muscle Beach Party. The Patsy. |