Peter Lorre

Birth Name:

László Löwenstein

Birth Place:

Ruzomberok, Slovakia

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Director, Writer

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
Is the inspiration for the voice of the character Flat Top on "The Dick Tracy Show․"
Was the very first person to portray a villain in the "James Bond" franchise
While growing up in Vienna, he was once a student of Sigmund Freud

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