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Lorre, Peterorig. László Loewenstein(born June 26, 1904, Rózsahegy, Hung.—died March 23, 1964, Hollywood, Calif., U.S.) Hungarian-born U.S. film actor. He played bit parts with a German theatrical troupe before earning international fame as the psychotic murderer in the German film M (1931). He left Germany in 1933 and made his English-language debut in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). He went to Hollywood, where he played malevolent characters in movies such as Mad Love (1935), The Maltese Falcon (1941), Casablanca (1942), and The Beast with Five Fingers (1946). He also starred in the eight Mr. Moto detective movies (1937–39). He later directed and starred in the German film The Lost One (1951). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In the typical casting of the era, the Japanese sleuth was played by Peter Lorre, a non-Asian who had made his mark for his chilling portrayal of a child molester in Fritz Lang's 1931 ``M. is where closet case Peter Lorre (Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon) lived and died. On the south side of Santa Monica, east of Gower, is Hollywood Memorial Park, final resting place of Peter Lorre, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. |
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