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Peter Lorre
Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
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 por…
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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.
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2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Movie Self - (archive footage)
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2015
A Physical History of 'M'
Movie Hans Beckert (archive footage)
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2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Movie Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
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2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Movie Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
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2007
Moto Is Missing
Movie Mr. Moto (archive footage)
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2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2001
Heroes of Horror
Movie (archive footage)
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1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1996
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 1988
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1987
Creepy Classics
Movie Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
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1984
The Double Face of Peter Lorre
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1983
The Horror of It All
Movie Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
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1979
The Hollywood Clowns
Movie (archive footage)
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1975
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1968
The Movie Orgy
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1967
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Movie Hans Beckert (archive footage)
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1964
The Patsy
Movie Morgan Heywood
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1964
Muscle Beach Party
Movie Mr. Strangdour
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1964
The Comedy of Terrors
Movie Felix Gillie
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1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV show Frederick Bergen
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1963
The Raven
Movie Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
- 1962
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
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1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV show Self
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1962
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Movie Ahmed
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1962
Tales of Terror
Movie Montresor ("The Black Cat")
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1961
The Gertrude Berg Show
TV show
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1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Movie Comm. Lucius Emery
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1961
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Movie The Colonel
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1960
Route 66
TV show
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1960
Checkmate
TV show Alonzo Pace Graham
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1960
Scent of Mystery
Movie Smiley
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1959
The Big Circus
Movie Skeeter
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1959
Rawhide
TV show Victor Laurier
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1958
77 Sunset Strip
TV show The Gypsy
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1957
Hell Ship Mutiny
Movie Lamoret
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1957
Collector’s Item
Movie Mr. Munsey
