Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 12, 1917
Place of Birth:
Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
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Herbert Lom
Biography
Herbert Lom (born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru; 11 September 1917 – 27 September 2012) was a Czech-born British film and television actor who moved to the United Kingdom in 1939. In a career lasting more than 60 years, he appeared in character roles, often portraying criminals or villains early in his career and professional men in later years.
Lom was noted for his precise, elegant enunciation of English. He is best known for his roles in The Ladykillers, The Pink Panther film series and the television series The Human Jungle.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dracula vs. Vampir | |
| 2007 | Beloved Count | (archive footage) |
| 2002 | The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau | self |
| 1993 | Son of the Pink Panther | Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus |
| 1991 | The Sect | Moebius Kelly |
| 1991 | The Pope Must Die | Vittorio Corelli |
| 1989 | The Masque of the Red Death | Ludwig |
| 1989 | River of Death | Colonel Ricardo Diaz |
| 1989 | Ten Little Indians | Gen. Brancko Romensky |
| 1988 | Skeleton Coast | Elia |
| 1987 | Master of Dragonard Hill | Le Farge |
| 1987 | Going Bananas | Captain Mackintosh |
| 1986 | Whoops Apocalypse | Gen. Mosquera |
| 1985 | King Solomon's Mines | Colonel Bockner |
| 1984 | James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate | Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Memed My Hawk | Ali Safa Bey |
| 1983 | The Dead Zone | Dr. Sam Weizak |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus |
| 1982 | Trail of the Pink Panther | Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus |
| 1982 | I Have Been Here Before | Dr. Görtler |
| 1980 | Hopscotch | Yaskov |
| 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face | Mr. Zebra |
| 1979 | The Lady Vanishes | Dr. Egon Hartz |
| 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther | Chief Inspector Dreyfus |
| 1977 | Charleston | Inspector Watkins |
| 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Dreyfus |
| 1976 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Simon Legree (archive) |
| 1975 | The Return of the Pink Panther | Chief Inspector Dreyfus |
| 1974 | And Then There Were None | Dr. Edward Armstrong |
| 1973 | And Now the Screaming Starts! | Henry Fengriffen |
| 1973 | Dark Places | Prescot |
| 1972 | Asylum | Byron |
| 1972 | Vampir Cuadecuc | Self |
| 1971 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Rene Marot |
| 1970 | Count Dracula | Van Helsing |
| 1970 | Dorian Gray | Henry Wotton |
| 1970 | Mark of the Devil | Lord Cumberland |
| 1970 | Mister Jerico | Victor Russo |
| 1969 | 99 Women | Governor Santos |
| 1969 | Doppelgänger | Doctor Hassler |
| 1968 | Villa Rides | General Huerta |
| 1968 | Eve | Diego |
| 1968 | Assignment to Kill | Matt Wilson |
| 1967 | Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 | Etzel |
| 1967 | The Karate Killers | Randolph |
| 1966 | Gambit | Shahbandar |
| 1966 | Our Man in Marrakesh | Mr. Casimir |
| 1965 | Return from the Ashes | Dr. Charles Bovard |
| 1965 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Simon Legree |
| 1964 | A Shot in the Dark | Charles Dreyfus |
| 1964 | The Horse Without a Head | Schiapa |
| 1962 | Treasure of Silver Lake | Colonel Brinkley |
| 1962 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie) |
| 1962 | Tiara Tahiti | Chong Sing |
| 1961 | Mysterious Island | Captain Nemo |
| 1961 | Mr. Topaze | Castel Benac |
| 1961 | The Frightened City | Waldo Zhernikov |
| 1961 | El Cid | Ben Yussuf |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Tigranes Levantus |
| 1960 | I Aim at the Stars | Anton Reger |
| 1959 | Third Man on the Mountain | Emil Saxo |
| 1959 | North West Frontier | Van Layden |
| 1959 | Perilous Assignment | Self |
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman | Herod Antipas |
| 1959 | No Trees in the Street | Wilkie |
| 1958 | Chase a Crooked Shadow | Police Commissar Vargas |
| 1958 | Passport to Shame | Nick Biaggi |
| 1958 | Intent to Kill | Juan Menda |
| 1958 | I Accuse! | Maj. DuPaty de Clam |
| 1958 | The Roots of Heaven | Orsini |
| 1957 | Action of the Tiger | Trifon, Albania Bandit |
| 1957 | Hell Drivers | Gino Rossi |
| 1957 | Fire Down Below | Harbour Master |
| 1956 | War and Peace | Napoleon |
| 1955 | The Ladykillers | Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey' |
| 1954 | The Love Lottery | André Amico |
| 1954 | Beautiful Stranger | Emil Landosh |
| 1954 | Star of India | Governor Narbonne |
| 1953 | Rough Shoot | Sandorski |
| 1953 | The Net | Dr. Alex Leon |
| 1952 | The Man Who Watched Trains Go By | Julius de Koster, Jr. |
| 1952 | Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard | Roger Ford |
| 1952 | The Ringer | Maurice Meister |
| 1951 | Mr. Denning Drives North | Mados |
| 1951 | Hell Is Sold Out | Dominic Danges |
| 1951 | Two on the Tiles | Ford |
| 1950 | Night and the City | Kristo |
| 1950 | Golden Salamander | Rankl |
| 1950 | Cage of Gold | Rahman |
| 1950 | State Secret | Karl Theodor |
| 1950 | The Black Rose | Anthemus |
| 1948 | Good-Time Girl | Max Vine |
| 1948 | Snowbound | Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos |
| 1948 | Brass Monkey | Peter Hobart |
| 1948 | Portrait from Life | Fritz Kottler Hendlemann |
| 1947 | Dual Alibi | Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle |
| 1946 | Night Boat to Dublin | Keitel |
| 1946 | Appointment with Crime | Gregory Lang |
| 1945 | The Seventh Veil | Dr. Larsen |
| 1944 | Hotel Reserve | Andre Roux |
| 1943 | The Dark Tower | Stephen Torg |
| 1943 | Tomorrow We Live | Kurtz |
| 1942 | The Young Mr. Pitt | Napoleon |
| 1942 | Secret Mission | Medical Officer |
| 1940 | After Mein Kampf | |
| 1939 | Dad for a Day | Gas Station Patron |
| 1938 | Boží mlýny | |
| 1937 | Žena pod křížem | Gustav |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Detectives | Van der Dyck |
| 1984 | Lace | Monsier Chardin |
| 1981 | Peter and Paul | Barnabas |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Mondrago |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Randolph |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Doctor Roger Corder M. D., D. P. M. |