Peter Lorre: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As László Loewenstein • László Löwenstein
Born June 26, 1904 • Hungary
Died March 23, 1964 (aged 59) • Los AngelesCalifornia
Married To Celia Lovsky (1934–1945) • Kaaren Verne (1945–1950) • Annemarie Stoldt (married 1953)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Tales of Terror" (1962) • "Wagon Train" (1960) • "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (1963) • "F.P.1 antwortet nicht" (1932) • "Mr. District Attorney" (1941) • "Silk Stockings" (1957) • "Suspense" (1952) • "Secret Agent" (1936) • "Hollywood Canteen" (1944) • "The Verdict" (1946) • "Nancy Steele Is Missing!" (1937) • "Double Confession" (1950) • "Was Frauen träumen" (1933) • "77 Sunset Strip" (1963) • "Rope of Sand" (1949) • "The Conspirators" (1944) • "Invisible Agent" (1942) • "Crack-Up" (1936) • "The Sad Sack" (1957) • "Stranger on the Third Floor" (1940) • "Producers' Showcase" (1955) • "Background to Danger" (1943) • "Studio 57" (1955–1958) • "You'll Find Out" (1940) • "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1957–1960) • "Island of Doomed Men" (1940) • "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956) • "The Comedy of Terrors" (1963) • "Five Fingers" (1959) • "Route 66" (1962) • "Stupéfiants" (1932) • "The Cross of Lorraine" (1943) • "Mad Love" (1935) • "Die Koffer des Herrn O.F." (1931) • "Les requins du pétrole" (1933) • "The Milton Berle Show" (1958) • "Casbah" (1948) • "Playhouse 90" (1956–1960) • "Lux Video Theatre" (1952) • "Hotel Berlin" (1945) • "The Best of Broadway" (1955) • "Scent of Mystery" (1960) • "Strange Cargo" (1940) • "Unsichtbare Gegner" (1933) • "Schuß im Morgengrauen" (1932) • "Mysterious Mr. Moto" (1938) • "Hell Ship Mutiny" (1957) • "The Gertrude Berg Show" (1961) • "They Met in Bombay" (1941) • "Mr. Moto's Gamble" (1938) • "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954) • "Thank You, Mr. Moto" (1937) • "All Through the Night" (1942) • "Mr. Moto Takes a Chance" (1938) • "Bomben auf Monte Carlo" (1931) • "I'll Give a Million" (1938) • "Der Verlorene" (1951) • "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961) • "The Red Skelton Show" (1955–1960) • "Mr. Moto's Last Warning" (1939) • "Climax!" (1954–1957) • "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934) • "The Constant Nymph" (1943) • "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) • "Rawhide" (1960) • "Der weiße Dämon" (1932) • "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1963) • "My Favorite Brunette" (1947) • "The Best of the Post" (1961) • "The Patsy" (1964) • "Mr. Moto in Danger Island" (1939) • "The Story of Mankind" (1957) • "The Beast with Five Fingers" (1946) • "Du haut en bas" (1933) • "Congo Crossing" (1956) • "Three Strangers" (1946) • "The Boogie Man Will Get You" (1942) • "Quicksand" (1950) • "Lancer Spy" (1937) • "The Mask of Dimitrios" (1944) • "Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation" (1939) • "Der weiße Teufel" (1930) • "Beat the Devil" (1953) • "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944) • "The United States Steel Hour" (1953) • "Five Weeks in a Balloon" (1962) • "The Face Behind the Mask" (1941) • "Mann ist Mann" (1931) • "Checkmate" (1961) • "The Big Circus" (1959) • "Confidential Agent" (1945) • "Casablanca" (1942) • "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" (1956) • "Think Fast, Mr. Moto" (1937) • "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1954) • "The Star and the Story" (1955) • "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1956) • "The Buster Keaton Story" (1957) • "The Chase" (1946) • "I Was an Adventuress" (1940) • "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" (1955) • "Fünf von der Jazzband" (1932) • "M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder" (1931) • "Muscle Beach Party" (1964) • "The Raven" (1963) • "Crime and Punishment" (1935) • "Black Angel" (1946) • "Passage to Marseille" (1944)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "Der Verlorene" (1951)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Der Verlorene" (1951)

Top Questions

When was Peter Lorre born?
Peter Lorre was born on June 26, 1904.
Is Peter Lorre married?
Kaaren Verne (1945–1950), Celia Lovsky (1934–1945), Annemarie Stoldt (married 1953)
Where was Peter Lorre born?
Peter Lorre was born in Ruzomberok, Slovakia.

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