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Peter Lorre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Let’s face it, Ren is Peter Lorre.) Although the memory of his screen presence is indelible, still most people are unaware of the man behind the character and his life story.
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Peter Lorre portrays Kentaro Moto (I.A. Moto in Marquand's novels), who was very much unlike Charlie Chan in that he was the master of disguises and physically more active, often using ju-jistsu. It is seldom clear for whom Moto really works.
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With his big, sad eyes and chubby cheeks, actor Peter Lorre (1904-64) seemed predestined to be a movie villain: the compulsive child-killer of Fritz Lang's "M" or the oily, ... Looking to become a "general character actor," Lorre accepted Twentieth Century-Fox's invitation to play a variety of parts. However,
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Peter Lorre's 2 biggest hits were THE MALTESE FALCON and CASABLANCA. ... Peter Lorre in THE MALTESE FALCON with Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet. ... BACK TO: Character Actor Index * Specials *
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Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964), Lorre played the role of Joel Cairo in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and played the role of "Ugarte" in the film classic Casablanca (1942). It was Lorre's character who introduced the "letters of transit" (there was no such thing in reality) which became, in some ways,
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