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Peter Lorre (German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈlɔʁə]; born László Löwenstein, Hungarian: [ˈlaːsloː ˈløːvɛ(n)ʃtɒjn]; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States.He began his stage career in Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, before moving to Germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in Berlin ...
Peter Lorre. Actor: M. 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. As a youth he ran away from home, first working as a ...
May 31, 2022 · 1. He Was A Loner. Peter Lorre was born to Hungarian Jewish parents in June of 1904. His real name was László Löwenstein, which would have made for a much cooler stage name.
Actor Peter Lorre, the Carpathian mountain boy who became a professional ogre, sleepy-voiced comedian, and bon vivant, died Monday of an apparent stroke in his tiny Hollywood apartment.
Peter Lorre. Actor: M. 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. As a youth he ran away from home, first working as a ...
Peter Lorre was a Hungary-born American actor, best known for his portrayal of evil characters. He started his acting career playing villainous roles in German movies. Later, he acted in English movies, but most of them were negative roles.
Jun 22, 2024 · Peter Lorre was a Hungarian-born American motion-picture actor who projected a sinister image as a lisping, round-faced, soft-voiced villain in thrillers. A player of bit parts with a German theatrical troupe from 1921, Lorre achieved international fame as the psychotic child murderer in the German
Dies, 59; por; illus. 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.
Peter Lorre (26 June 1904 – 23 March 1964) was an Austrian-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 ...
Sep 2, 2014 · “You always remember the eyes,” notes a co-star in a 1996 episode of cheapjack TV documentary series Biography titled The Master of Menace. Despite a career-length battle against typecasting that would often leave him facing bankruptcy, and with nearly 80 features to his name, the naming of the episode says a lot about Peter Lorre’s legacy in popular culture.
