Peter Lorre was born László Lowenstein on Rózsahegy, Hungary. He was educated in elementary and secondary schools in Vienna, Austria. As a youth, he ran away from home, worked as a bank clerk and, after stage training in Vienna, made his acting debut in Zurich. He remained unknown, traveling for several years and acting in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, until Fritz Lang cast him as the psychopathic child killer in M - Il mostro di Düsseldorf (1931). After several more films in Germany, Lorre left as the Nazis came to power, going to Paris, London and, in 1935, Hollywood. He played Raskolnikov in Ho ucciso! (1935) and a series of Mr. Moto movies during the late 1930s. He began his pairing with Sydney Greenstreet as Joel Cairo in Il mistero del falco (1941), continued in Casablanca (1942) and seven other films during the early 1940s. In Germany, he wrote, directed and starred in Un uomo perduto (1951). After that, somewhat heavier, he played in a string of not-so-stellar efforts, one exception being his role as a clown in Il grande circo (1959). He died from a stroke the year he made his last movie, playing a stooge in Jerry Lewis' Jerry 8 e 3/4 (1964).

Birth Name: László Löwenstein

Height: 160

Birth Details: June 26, 1904 in Rózsahegy, Austria-Hungary [now Ruzomberok, Slovakia]

Date of Birth: 1904-06-26

Place of Birth: Rózsahegy, Austria-Hungary [now Ruzomberok, Slovakia]

Spouses: Annemarie Stoldt (22 July 1953 - 23 March 1964) (his death) (1 child) Kaaren Verne (25 May 1945 - 1950) (divorced) Celia Lovsky (23 June 1934 - 13 March 1945) (divorced)