Herbert Lom
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-09-12
Day of Death
2012-09-27 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
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
Acting
(2012)
(2007)
Beloved Count
as (archive footage)
(2002)
(1993)
Son of the Pink Panther
as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus
(1991)
The Pope Must Die
as Vittorio Corelli
(1991)
The Sect
as Moebius Kelly
(1989)
River of Death
as Colonel Ricardo Diaz
(1989)
Ten Little Indians
as Gen. Brancko Romensky
(1989)
The Masque of the Red Death
as Ludwig
(1988)
Skeleton Coast
as Elia
(1987)
Master of Dragonard Hill
as Le Farge
(1987)
Going Bananas
as Captain Mackintosh
(1986)
Whoops Apocalypse
as Gen. Mosquera
(1985)
King Solomon's Mines
as Colonel Bockner
(1984)
Memed My Hawk
as Ali Safa Bey
(1984)
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1983)
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus
(1983)
The Dead Zone
as Dr. Sam Weizak
(1982)
I Have Been Here Before
as Dr. Görtler
(1982)
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus
(1980)
Hopscotch
as Yaskov
(1980)
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Mr. Zebra
(1979)
The Lady Vanishes
as Dr. Egon Hartz
(1978)
Revenge of the Pink Panther
as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
(1977)
Charleston
as Inspector Watkins
(1976)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Dreyfus
(1976)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Simon Legree (archive)
(1975)
The Return of the Pink Panther
as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
(1974)
And Then There Were None
as Dr. Edward Armstrong
(1973)
And Now the Screaming Starts!
as Henry Fengriffen
(1973)
Dark Places
as Prescot
(1972)
Asylum
as Byron
(1972)
Vampir Cuadecuc
as Self
(1971)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Rene Marot
(1970)
Count Dracula
as Van Helsing
(1970)
Dorian Gray
as Henry Wotton
(1970)
Mister Jerico
as Victor Russo
(1970)
Mark of the Devil
as Lord Cumberland
(1969)
Doppelgänger
as Doctor Hassler
(1969)
99 Women
as Governor Santos
(1968)
Villa Rides
as General Huerta
(1968)
Assignment to Kill
as Matt Wilson
(1968)
Eve
as Diego
(1967)
The Karate Killers
as Randolph
(1967)
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2
as Etzel
(1966)
Gambit
as Shahbandar
(1966)
Our Man in Marrakesh
as Mr. Casimir
(1965)
Return from the Ashes
as Dr. Charles Bovard
(1965)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Simon Legree
(1964)
A Shot in the Dark
as Charles Dreyfus
(1964)
The Horse Without a Head
as Schiapa
(1962)
The Phantom of the Opera
as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)
(1962)
Tiara Tahiti
as Chong Sing
(1962)
Treasure of Silver Lake
as Colonel Brinkley
(1961)
Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
(1961)
El Cid
as Ben Yussuf
(1961)
Mr. Topaze
as Castel Benac
(1961)
The Frightened City
as Waldo Zhernikov
(1960)
Spartacus
as Tigranes Levantus
(1960)
I Aim at the Stars
as Anton Reger
(1959)
The Big Fisherman
as Herod Antipas
(1959)
North West Frontier
as Van Layden
(1959)
No Trees in the Street
as Wilkie
(1959)
Perilous Assignment
as Self
(1959)
Third Man on the Mountain
as Emil Saxo
(1958)
The Roots of Heaven
as Orsini
(1958)
I Accuse!
as Maj. DuPaty de Clam
(1958)
Passport to Shame
as Nick Biaggi
(1958)
Intent to Kill
as Juan Menda
(1958)
Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Police Commissar Vargas
(1957)
Hell Drivers
as Gino Rossi
(1957)
Action of the Tiger
as Trifon, Albania Bandit
(1957)
Fire Down Below
as Harbour Master
(1956)
War and Peace
as Napoleon
(1955)
The Ladykillers
as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
(1954)
The Love Lottery
as André Amico
(1954)
Star of India
as Governor Narbonne
(1954)
Beautiful Stranger
as Emil Landosh
(1953)
Rough Shoot
as Sandorski
(1953)
The Net
as Dr. Alex Leon
(1952)
The Ringer
as Maurice Meister
(1952)
Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard
as Roger Ford
(1952)
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
as Julius de Koster, Jr.
(1951)
Hell Is Sold Out
as Dominic Danges
(1951)
Two on the Tiles
as Ford
(1951)
Mr. Denning Drives North
as Mados
(1950)
The Black Rose
as Anthemus
(1950)
State Secret
as Karl Theodor
(1950)
Cage of Gold
as Rahman
(1950)
Night and the City
as Kristo
(1950)
Golden Salamander
as Rankl
(1948)
Portrait from Life
as Fritz Kottler Hendlemann
(1948)
Snowbound
as Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos
(1948)
Brass Monkey
as Peter Hobart
(1948)
Good-Time Girl
as Max Vine
(1947)
Dual Alibi
as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle
(1946)
Night Boat to Dublin
as Keitel
(1946)
Appointment with Crime
as Gregory Lang
(1945)
The Seventh Veil
as Dr. Larsen
(1944)
Hotel Reserve
as Andre Roux
(1943)
Tomorrow We Live
as Kurtz
(1943)
The Dark Tower
as Stephen Torg
(1942)
Secret Mission
as Medical Officer
(1942)
The Young Mr. Pitt
as Napoleon
(1940)
(1939)
Dad for a Day
as Gas Station Patron
(1938)
(1937)
Žena pod křížem
as Gustav