- Date of Birth: June 26, 1904
- Place of Birth: Rózsahegy, Austria-Hungary [now Ruzomberok, Slovakia]
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Peter Lorre Biography
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Peter Lorre mini-bio: Peter Lorre was born into a Jewish family in what is
now Slovakia and started attending acting school in
Vienna. In the 1920s he worked with famous German
playwright Bertolt Brecht in Berlin. He became famous
in the German-speaking role of a child killer in the
1931 film "M".
Taking refuge from the Nazis in Germany he moved to
western Europe where he met Alfred Hitchcock and
played the villian in "The Man Who Knew Too Much" and
learned basic English phonetically. Eventually he
found his way to Hollywood and specialized in playing
wicked or strange foreigners.
Peter Lorre is famous for his voice and somewhat
creepy look and mannerisms. Impressions of him are
often found in Looney Tunes cartoons and humorous
songs.
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anne374posted 261 days ago -
The Peter Lorre Story
biographical overview of Peter's career:
http://www.bigpuppetshow.com/lorrestoryposted 383 days ago -
Is it wrong that Peter Lorre was my first celebrity crush? (I was a weird kid.)
posted 758 days ago -
I know! Flixster's list for Peter Lorre is awful. I tried sending bio info and films to add to the list but they didn't update with it.
posted 984 days ago -
Peter Lorre was a genius. His roles in M and Casablanca would make a brilliant career even if he had done nothing else, but Lorre appeared in over 80 films in his time (not 11 like Flixster claims) and was great in various other films such as The Maltese Falcon, Arsenic and Old Lace, and 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. As a German expat in 30's and 40's Hollywood, like Fritz Lang, Lorre also worked on some films which were objectively beneath his ability -- but Lorre, again like Lang, brought both style and professionalism to even those films.
posted 985 days ago -
Is there anyone better able to play a creepy guy than Peter Lorre? I think not. That voice is spectacular.
posted 989 days ago
