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Peter Lorre

Actor · Died March 23, 1964, aged 59 · Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 26, 1904
Died
March 23, 1964 (aged 59)
From
Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Works as
Actor
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 122 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Peter Lorre's films like?

Across their 56 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Crime14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Bonds
15%
Power
12%
Ideas
8%
Self
8%
Survival
8%
Society
6%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 56 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 23 · Serious 14 · Dark 19

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 20 · Stylized 27 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 29 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 24 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 12

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 43 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

43 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 13 of 43 analyzed roles.

Shadow
13 of 43
Trickster
11 of 43
Ally
9 of 43
Hero
6 of 43
Threshold guardian
2 of 43
Herald
1 of 43
Mentor
1 of 43
Show the 43 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
41
Thrilling
13
Absurd
11
Melancholic
14
Dread
10
Other
54

How their films linger

Fun26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 13 with a twist

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Lorre's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Lorre's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

122 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Physical History of 'M' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Hans Beckert (archive footage)

  • Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film(2014)

    as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics(2008)

    as Conseil

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)

  • Moto Is Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mr. Moto (archive footage)

  • Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten(2006)

    as Morgan Heywood

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Heroes of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as (archive footage)

  • John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick(1988)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Creepy Classics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)

  • The Horror of It All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)

  • The Hollywood Clowns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Dinosaur and the Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Hans Beckert (archive footage)

  • The Patsy(1964)

    as Morgan Heywood

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Muscle Beach Party(1964)

    as Mr. Strangdour

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Comedy of Terrors(1963)

    as Felix Gillie

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Frederick Bergen

  • The Raven(1963)

    as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Five Weeks in a Balloon(1962)

    as Ahmed

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Tales of Terror(1962)

    as Montresor ("The Black Cat")

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Gertrude Berg Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1961)

    as Comm. Lucius Emery

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Five Fingers : Thin Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as The Colonel

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Checkmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Alonzo Pace Graham

  • Scent of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Smiley

  • The Big Circus(1959)

    as Skeeter

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor Laurier

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Gypsy

  • Hell Ship Mutiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Lamoret

  • Collector's Item: The Left Fist of David(1957)

    as Mr. Munsey

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Sad Sack(1957)

    as Abdul

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Jet-Propelled Couch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Dr. Ostrow

  • The Story of Mankind(1957)

    as Nero

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Silk Stockings(1957)

    as Brankov

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Fabulous Irishman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Buster Keaton Story(1957)

    as Kurt Bergner

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Last Tycoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Pete Zavras

  • Sizeman and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Karp

  • Around the World in 80 Days(1956)

    as Steward

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Café Owner

  • Congo Crossing(1956)

    as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Meet Me in Las Vegas(1956)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • No. 5 Checked Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Willy

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Willy

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Moyzisch

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Tomas Salgado · as Tomas Salgado / Carlos

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea(1954)

    as Conseil

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Casino Royale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Le Chiffre

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Benny Kellerman · as Le Chiffre · as Mr. Ho · as Mr. Vorhees · as Normie

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Heitzer · as Mr. Grover

  • Beat the Devil(1953)

    as Julius O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Red Skelton Hour(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Boris · as King Zurium · as Mad Scientist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Screenplay · as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister

  • The Jack Benny Program (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Luverne Goodheart

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Pratt

  • Double Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Paynter

  • Quicksand(1950)

    as Nick Dramoshag

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Rope of Sand(1949)

    as Toady

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Casbah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Slimane

  • My Favorite Brunette(1947)

    as Kismet

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Beast with Five Fingers(1946)

    as Hilary Cummins

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Chase(1946)

    as Gino

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Verdict(1946)

    as Victor Emmric

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Black Angel(1946)

    as Marko

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Three Strangers(1946)

    as Johnny West

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Confidential Agent(1945)

    as Contreras

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Johannes Koenig

  • The Conspirators(1944)

    as Jan Bernazsky

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Arsenic and Old Lace(1944)

    as Dr. Einstein

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Mask of Dimitrios(1944)

    as Cornelius Leyden

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Passage to Marseille(1944)

    as Marius

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Cross of Lorraine(1943)

    as Sergeant Berger

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Background to Danger(1943)

    as Nikolai Zaleshoff

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Constant Nymph(1943)

    as Fritz Bercovy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Casablanca(1942)

    as Ugarte

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Secret Agent

  • The Boogie Man Will Get You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Dr. Arthur Lorentz

  • Invisible Agent(1942)

    as Baron Ikito

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • All Through the Night(1942)

    as Pepi

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Maltese Falcon(1941)

    as Joel Cairo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • They Met in Bombay(1941)

    as Captain Chang

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mr. District Attorney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Paul Hyde

  • The Face Behind the Mask(1941)

    as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Eternal Jew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Hans Beckert (archive footage)

  • You'll Find Out(1940)

    as Professor Karl Fenninger

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Stranger on the Third Floor(1940)

    as The Stranger

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Island of Doomed Men(1940)

    as Stephen Danel

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • I Was an Adventuress(1940)

    as Polo

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Strange Cargo(1940)

    as M'sieu Pig

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation(1939)

    as Mr. Moto

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Moto in Danger Island(1939)

    as Kentaro Moto

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Moto's Last Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mr. Kentaro Moto

  • Mysterious Mr. Moto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mr. Moto

  • I'll Give a Million(1938)

    as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mr. Moto

  • Mr. Moto's Gamble(1938)

    as Kentaro Moto

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Thank You, Mr. Moto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mr. Moto

  • Lancer Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Maj. Sigfried Gruning

  • Think Fast, Mr. Moto(1937)

    as Kentaro Moto

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Nancy Steele Is Missing! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Professor Sturm

  • Crack-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Colonel Gimpy

  • Secret Agent(1936)

    as The General

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Roderick Raskolnikov

  • Mad Love(1935)

    as Doctor Gogol

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much(1934)

    as Abbott

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • High and Low (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Beggar

  • Invisible Opponent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Henry Pless

  • The Oil Sharks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Henry Pless

  • What Women Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Otto Fuessli

  • F.P.1 Doesn't Answer(1932)

    as Bildreporter Johnny

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Stupéfiants(1932)

    as The Hunchback

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The White Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Hunchback

  • A Shot at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Klotz

  • Five from the Jazzband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Car Thief

  • A Man's a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Galy Gay

  • The Trunks of Mr. O.F. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Redakteur Stix

  • Bombs Over Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Pawlitschek

  • M(1931)

    as Hans Beckert

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Missing Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Patient of a Dentist

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 120 titles from 1929 to 2015.

Biggest box office

Casablanca (1942)

$4.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Casablanca (1942)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

Top draw in 27 MovieCove titles.

  • 1931Screen debut· M
  • 1931First top-billed film· M

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting120 of 120: 119 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting1 of 120: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 120: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s29 · acting1940s33 · acting1950s33 · 33 acting · 1 crew1960s15 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s3 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 15% of 46 roles
3141465161

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Peter Lorre's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 60; across their 56 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 56

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th32
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

43 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser43
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008)

60th percentile spread · 10% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Casablanca (1942)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Lorre's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles27–44 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles5–16 · median 9 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles4–21 · median 9 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles33–45 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles24–47 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Peter Lorre work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Lorre's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack L. Warner shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles