Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States. Known for his timidly devious characters, appearance, and accented voice, he was frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner. He was caricatured throughout his life and his cultural legacy remains in the media today.
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Background
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- Ružomberok
- Awards
- 🏆 German Film Award🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Trending topics shown first"Me act? Why, I just make faces! Really, that's all I do, I make lots of faces and they pay me for it. The director says: "You're mad, Peter. Make like you're mad.” Then pretty soon someone calls out “…"
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1904
Born
Birth1964
Died
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