Peter Lorre was born in June 26, 1904 in Rózsahegy, Austria-Hungary, now Ruzomberok, Slovakia and died on March 23, 1964. He was born László Löwenstein and was a Hungarian-Austrian - American actor.

When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, Lorre took refuge first in Paris and then London where he played a charming villain in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934).

He also appeared in Mad Love (1935), in a series of Mr. Moto movies and Son of Frankenstein. Lorre played the role of Joel Cairo in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and portrayed the character Ugarte in the film classic Casablanca (1942).

Lorre played Dr. Einstein in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). In 1954, Lorre starred alongside Kirk Douglas and James Mason in the hit-classic 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.

He was married three times: Celia Lovsky (1934 – 13 March 1945); Kaaren Verne (25 May 1945 – 1950) and Annemarie Brenning (21 July 1953 – 23 March 1964).

He died in 1964 of a stroke he was 59 years old.

Filmography

• The Patsy (1964)
• Muscle Beach Party (1964)
• The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
• "The Red Skelton Show" (4 episodes, 1954-1964)
• "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1 episode, 1963)
• "77 Sunset Strip" (5 episodes, 1963)
• "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1 episode, 1963)
• The Raven (1963)
• "The Jack Benny Program" (1 episode, 1963)
• "Route 66" (1 episode, 1962)
• Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
• Tales of Terror (1962)
• "The Gertrude Berg Show" (2 episodes, 1961)
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
• "The Best of the Post" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Checkmate" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Rawhide" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Wagon Train" (1 episode, 1960)
• "Playhouse 90" (6 episodes, 1956-1960)
• Scent of Mystery (1960)
• "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (2 episodes, 1957-1960)
• "Five Fingers" (1 episode, 1959)
• The Big Circus (1959)
• "The Milton Berle Show" (1 episode, 1958)
• Collector's Item (1958) (TV)
• Hell Ship Mutiny (1957)
• The Sad Sack (1957)
• The Story of Mankind (1957)
• Silk Stockings (1957)
• "Climax!" (5 episodes, 1954-1957)
• The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
• Operation Cicero (1956) (TV)
• "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1 episode, 1956)
• Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
• "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1 episode, 1956)
• Congo Crossing (1956)
• Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
• "Studio 57" (2 episodes, 1956)
• "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
• "The Star and the Story" (1 episode, 1955)
• "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" (1 episode, 1955)
• "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1955)
• "The Best of Broadway" (1 episode, 1955)
• "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" (1 episode, 1955)
• Young Couples Only (1955) (TV)
• 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
• "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1954)
• "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1953)
• Beat the Devil (1953)
• "Suspense" (1 episode, 1952)
• "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
• Verlorene, Der (1951)
• Double Confession (1950)
• Quicksand (1950)
• Rope of Sand (1949)
• Casbah (1948)
• My Favorite Brunette (1947)
• The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
• The Verdict (1946)
• The Chase (1946)
• Black Angel (1946)
• Three Strangers (1946)
• Confidential Agent (1945)
• Hotel Berlin (1945)
• The Conspirators (1944)
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
• The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• Passage to Marseille (1944)
• The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
• Background to Danger (1943)
• The Constant Nymph (1943)
• Casablanca (1942)
• The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
• Invisible Agent (1942)
• All Through the Night (1941)
• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• They Met in Bombay (1941)
• Mr. District Attorney (1941)
• The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
• You'll Find Out (1940)
• Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
• Island of Doomed Men (1940)
• I Was an Adventuress (1940)
• Strange Cargo (1940)
• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
• Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
• Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
• I'll Give a Million (1938)
• Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
• Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
• Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
• Lancer Spy (1937)
• Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
• Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
• Crack-Up (1936)
• Secret Agent (1936)
• Crime and Punishment (1935)
• Mad Love (1935)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
• Unsichtbare Gegner (1933)
• Was Frauen träumen (1933)
• Du haut en bas (1933)
• Requins du pétrole, Les (1933)
• F.P.1 antwortet nicht (1932)
• Stupéfiants (1932)
• Weiße Dämon, Der (1932)
• Schuß im Morgengrauen (1932)
• Fünf von der Jazzband (1932)
• Koffer des Herrn O.F., Die (1931)
• Bomben auf Monte Carlo (1931)
• M (1931)
• Mann ist Mann (1931)
• Weiße Teufel, Der (1930)
• Verschwundene Frau, Die (1929)