Peter Lorre Biography

Fast Facts

• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960
• A stage actor in his teenage years, he worked alongside puppeteer Richard Teschner in Vienna
• Quote: "All anyone needs to imitate me is two soft-boiled eggs and a bedroom voice․"
• Quote: "(On Alfred Hitchcock) "I had heard that he loved to tell stories and so I watched him like a hawk, and when I was of the opinion he had just told the punchline of a story, I broke out in such laughter that I almost fell off my chair․""
• Known for his roles as eccentric characters in films with dark subject matters
• Often cast as the foreign villain in many of his films
• Cooperated with the House Un-American Activities Committee's (HUAC) investigation of Communists in Hollywood
• Was the very first person to portray a villain in the "James Bond" franchise
• Is the inspiration for the voice of the character Flat Top on "The Dick Tracy Show․"
• While growing up in Vienna, he was once a student of Sigmund Freud