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Herbert Lom

Highest Rated: 100% The Ladykillers (1955)

Lowest Rated: 6% Son of the Pink Panther (1993)

Birthday: Sep 11, 1917

Birthplace: Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

An imposing character actor in American and European features since the 1940s, Herbert Lom played imperious, often villainous continental and ethnic types in "Night and the City" (1950), "The Ladykillers" (1955) and "Spartacus" (1960) before displaying an unexpected gift for physical comedy in the "Pink Panther" films. Lom's trademark was a rich, plummy voice with only a hint of his Czech origins, which allowed him to play everything from a Muslim chieftain in "El Cid" (1961) to Captain Nemo in "The Mysterious Island" (1961) to Napoleon on two separate occasions. His turn as the apoplectic Chief Inspector Dreyfus, whose frustration with Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau literally drove him insane, gave him international fame, though Lom could be found more frequently in international productions than in Hollywood projects. His career wound down in the early 1990s, but the lasting appeal of the "Panther" franchise made him a favorite among film fans until his death in 2012. Herbert Lom's rich and varied career underscored his status as one of the most versatile character players of the late 20th century.

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Highest rated movies

100% 87% The Ladykillers
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100% 80% Gambit Watchlist
94% 86% A Shot in the Dark
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94% 87% Spartacus
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89% 77% The Dead Zone
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86% 82% The Return of the Pink Panther
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84% 70% Revenge of the Pink Panther
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82% 64% Mysterious Island
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80% 77% Hopscotch
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80% 85% Hell Drivers
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Filmography

Movies

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6% 18% Son of the Pink Panther Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus (Character) $2.4M 1993
60% 46% The Devil's Daughter Moebius Kelly (Character) - 1991
29% 51% The Pope Must Diet Vittorio Corelli (Character) $201.1K 1991
73% 70% The Masque of the Red Death Ludwig (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 45% Ten Little Indians Gen. Brancko Romensky (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 27% River of Death Colonel Ricardo Diaz (Character) $237.5K 1989
No Score Yet 17% Skeleton Coast Elia (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 20% Master of Dragonard Hill Le Farge (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Scoop The Journey - Baldwin (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 29% Going Bananas Captain Mackintosh (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 63% Whoops Apocalypse Gen. Mosquera (Character) $9.9K 1986
8% 32% King Solomon's Mines Colonel Bockner (Character) $13.4M 1985
No Score Yet 90% Lace Monsieur Chardin (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Memed My Hawk Ali Safa Bey (Character) - 1984
89% 77% The Dead Zone Dr. Sam Weizak (Character) - 1983
29% 23% Curse of the Pink Panther Dreyfus (Character) - 1983
23% 32% Trail of the Pink Panther Chief Insp. Charles Dreyfus (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 64% The Man With Bogart's Face Mr. Zebra (Character) - 1980
80% 77% Hopscotch Yaskov (Character) - 1980
33% 43% The Lady Vanishes Dr. Hartz (Character) - 1979
84% 70% Revenge of the Pink Panther Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charleston Inspector Watkins (Character) - 1977
72% 83% The Pink Panther Strikes Again Dreyfus (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet 30% And Then There Were None Dr. Edward Armstrong (Character) - 1975
86% 82% The Return of the Pink Panther Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet 40% Dark Places Prescott (Character) - 1974
40% 43% And Now the Screaming Starts Henry Fengriffen (Character) - 1973
67% 51% Asylum Dr. Byron (Character) - 1972
20% 22% Murders in the Rue Morgue Rene Marot (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 55% The Secret of Dorian Gray Henry Wotton (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 56% Cuadecuc, Vampir Himself/Prof. Van Helsing (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 44% Count Dracula Van Helsing (Character) - 1970
38% 47% Mark of the Devil Lord Cumberland (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mister Jerico Victor Russo (Character) - 1969
40% 45% Journey to the Far Side of the Sun Doctor Hassler (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet 27% 99 Women Governor Santos (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet 43% Villa Rides Gen. Victoriano Huerta (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Assignment to Kill Matt Wilson (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eve Diego (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 König Etzel (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bang, Bang, You're Dead Mr. Casimir (Character) - 1966
100% 80% Gambit Shahbandar (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 73% Return From the Ashes Dr. Charles Bovard (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Uncle Tom's Cabin Simon Legree (Character) - 1965
94% 86% A Shot in the Dark Charles Dreyfus (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Horse Without a Head Schiapa (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 50% The Treasure of Silver Lake Col. Brinkley (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet 50% The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom, aka Prof. L. Petrie (Character) - 1962
50% No Score Yet I Like Money Castel Benac (Character) - 1962
82% 64% Mysterious Island Captain Nemo (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 33% The Frightened City Waldo Zhernikov (Character) - 1961
94% 87% Spartacus Tigranes Levantus (Character) $1.7M 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Aim at the Stars Anton Reger (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet 68% Flame Over India Van Leyden (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 72% Third Man on the Mountain Emil Saxo (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 44% The Big Fisherman Herod Antipas (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 50% Chase a Crooked Shadow Police Commissar Vargas (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Intent to Kill Juan Menda (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 50% The Roots of Heaven Orsini (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 83% I Accuse! Maj. DuPaty de Clam (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Room 43 Nick Biaggi (Character) - 1958
80% 85% Hell Drivers Gino Rossi (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 28% Fire Down Below Harbour Master (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Action of the Tiger Trifon (Character) - 1957
50% 63% War and Peace Napoleon (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Star of India Unknown (Character) - 1956
100% 87% The Ladykillers Louis (Character) $22.2K 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Twist of Fate Emil Landosh (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Love Lottery André Amico (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Net Dr. Alex Leon (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shoot First Sandorski (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Denning Drives North Mados (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 12% The Paris Express Julius de Koster, Jr. (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard Ford (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Whispering Smith Hits London Ford (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ringer Maurice Meister (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hell Is Sold Out Dominic Danges (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 62% Golden Salamander Rankl (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 44% The Black Rose Anthemus (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet State Secret Karl Theodor (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cage of Gold Rahman (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Good-Time Girl Max (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Portrait From Life Fritz Kottler Hendlemann (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Brass Monkey Peter Hobart (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Snowbound Von Kellerman (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dual Alibi Jules de Lisle/Georges de Lisle (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Train to Dublin Unknown (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet 44% Appointment With Crime Gregory Lang (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet 57% The Seventh Veil Dr. Larsen (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet 31% Hotel Reserve Andre Roux (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 38% The Dark Tower Stephen Torg (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 0% Secret Mission Medical Officer (Character) - 1942

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Detectives Unknown (Character) 1994
100% No Score Yet The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Unknown (Guest Star) 1967