Herbert Lom
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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Herbert Lom
Filmography
Movies
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6% |
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Son of the Pink Panther | Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus (Character) | $2.4M | 1993 |
60% |
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The Devil's Daughter | Moebius Kelly (Character) | - | 1991 |
29% |
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The Pope Must Diet | Vittorio Corelli (Character) | $201.1K | 1991 |
73% |
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The Masque of the Red Death | Ludwig (Character) | - | 1990 |
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Ten Little Indians | Gen. Brancko Romensky (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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River of Death | Colonel Ricardo Diaz (Character) | $237.5K | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Skeleton Coast | Elia (Character) | - | 1988 |
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Master of Dragonard Hill | Le Farge (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scoop | The Journey - Baldwin (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Going Bananas | Captain Mackintosh (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Whoops Apocalypse | Gen. Mosquera (Character) | $9.9K | 1986 |
8% |
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King Solomon's Mines | Colonel Bockner (Character) | $13.4M | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Lace | Monsieur Chardin (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Memed My Hawk | Ali Safa Bey (Character) | - | 1984 |
89% |
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The Dead Zone | Dr. Sam Weizak (Character) | - | 1983 |
29% |
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Curse of the Pink Panther | Dreyfus (Character) | - | 1983 |
23% |
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Trail of the Pink Panther | Chief Insp. Charles Dreyfus (Character) | - | 1982 |
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The Man With Bogart's Face | Mr. Zebra (Character) | - | 1980 |
80% |
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Hopscotch | Yaskov (Character) | - | 1980 |
33% |
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The Lady Vanishes | Dr. Hartz (Character) | - | 1979 |
84% |
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Revenge of the Pink Panther | Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charleston | Inspector Watkins (Character) | - | 1977 |
72% |
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Dreyfus (Character) | - | 1976 |
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And Then There Were None | Dr. Edward Armstrong (Character) | - | 1975 |
86% |
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The Return of the Pink Panther | Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Character) | - | 1975 |
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Dark Places | Prescott (Character) | - | 1974 |
40% |
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And Now the Screaming Starts | Henry Fengriffen (Character) | - | 1973 |
67% |
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Asylum | Dr. Byron (Character) | - | 1972 |
20% |
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Murders in the Rue Morgue | Rene Marot (Character) | - | 1971 |
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The Secret of Dorian Gray | Henry Wotton (Character) | - | 1970 |
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Cuadecuc, Vampir |
Himself/ |
- | 1970 |
No Score Yet |
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Count Dracula | Van Helsing (Character) | - | 1970 |
38% |
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Mark of the Devil | Lord Cumberland (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mister Jerico | Victor Russo (Character) | - | 1969 |
40% |
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Journey to the Far Side of the Sun | Doctor Hassler (Character) | - | 1969 |
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99 Women | Governor Santos (Character) | - | 1969 |
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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% |
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Gambit | Shahbandar (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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Return From the Ashes | Dr. Charles Bovard (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Simon Legree (Character) | - | 1965 |
94% |
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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 |
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The Treasure of Silver Lake | Col. Brinkley (Character) | - | 1962 |
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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% |
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Mysterious Island | Captain Nemo (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet |
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The Frightened City | Waldo Zhernikov (Character) | - | 1961 |
94% |
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Spartacus | Tigranes Levantus (Character) | $1.7M | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Aim at the Stars | Anton Reger (Character) | - | 1960 |
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Flame Over India | Van Leyden (Character) | - | 1959 |
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Third Man on the Mountain | Emil Saxo (Character) | - | 1959 |
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The Big Fisherman | Herod Antipas (Character) | - | 1959 |
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Chase a Crooked Shadow | Police Commissar Vargas (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Intent to Kill | Juan Menda (Character) | - | 1958 |
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The Roots of Heaven | Orsini (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet |
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I Accuse! | Maj. DuPaty de Clam (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Room 43 | Nick Biaggi (Character) | - | 1958 |
80% |
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Hell Drivers | Gino Rossi (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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Fire Down Below | Harbour Master (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Action of the Tiger | Trifon (Character) | - | 1957 |
50% |
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War and Peace | Napoleon (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Star of India | Unknown (Character) | - | 1956 |
100% |
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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 |
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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 |
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Golden Salamander | Rankl (Character) | - | 1950 |
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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/ |
- | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Train to Dublin | Unknown (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet |
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Appointment With Crime | Gregory Lang (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet |
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The Seventh Veil | Dr. Larsen (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet |
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Hotel Reserve | Andre Roux (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet |
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The Dark Tower | Stephen Torg (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Secret Mission | Medical Officer (Character) | - | 1942 |
TV
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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 |