Person
Peter Lorre
- Specialty
- Acting
- Birth
- June 26, 1904 · 59 years
- Death
- March 23, 1964
- Origin
- Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Technical Alias
László Löwenstein
Professional Trajectory
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.
