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.
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Acting History
2021
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies as Self - (archive footage)
2012Dracula vs. Vampir
2007Beloved Count as (archive footage)
2002The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau as self
1994The World of Hammer as Self (archive footage)
1993Son of the Pink Panther as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus
1993The Detectives as Van der Dyck
1991The Pope Must Die as Vittorio Corelli
1991The Sect as Moebius Kelly
1989The Masque of the Red Death as Ludwig
1989River of Death as Colonel Ricardo Diaz
1989Ten Little Indians as Gen. Brancko Romensky
1988Skeleton Coast as Elia
1987Going Bananas as Captain Mackintosh
1987Master of Dragonard Hill as Le Farge
1986Whoops Apocalypse as Gen. Mosquera
1985King Solomon's Mines as Colonel Bockner
1984Memed My Hawk as Ali Safa Bey
1984Lace as Monsier Chardin
1984James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate as Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983The Dead Zone as Dr. Sam Weizak
1983Curse of the Pink Panther as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus
1982Trail of the Pink Panther as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus
1982I Have Been Here Before as Dr. Görtler
1981Peter and Paul as Barnabas
1980The Man with Bogart's Face as Mr. Zebra
1980Hopscotch as Yaskov
1979The Lady Vanishes as Dr. Egon Hartz
1978Revenge of the Pink Panther as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
1977Charleston as Inspector Watkins
1976The Pink Panther Strikes Again as Dreyfus
1976Uncle Tom's Cabin as Simon Legree (archive)
1975The Return of the Pink Panther as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
1974And Then There Were None as Dr. Edward Armstrong
1973Dark Places as Prescot
1973And Now the Screaming Starts! as Henry Fengriffen
1972Asylum as Byron
1972Vampir Cuadecuc as Self
1971Murders in the Rue Morgue as Rene Marot
1970Dorian Gray as Henry Wotton
1970Count Dracula as Van Helsing
1970Mister Jerico as Victor Russo
1970Mark of the Devil as Lord Cumberland
1969Doppelgänger as Doctor Hassler
196999 Women as Governor Santos
1968Hawaii Five-O as Mondrago
1968Eve as Diego
1968Villa Rides as General Huerta
1968Assignment to Kill as Matt Wilson
1967The Karate Killers as Randolph
1967Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 as Etzel
1966Gambit as Shahbandar
1966Our Man in Marrakesh as Mr. Casimir
1965Return from the Ashes as Dr. Charles Bovard
1965BBC Play of the Month as Dr. Görtler
1965Uncle Tom's Cabin as Simon Legree
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Randolph
1964A Shot in the Dark as Charles Dreyfus
1964The Horse Without a Head as Schiapa
1963The Human Jungle as Doctor Roger Corder M. D., D. P. M.
1962Treasure of Silver Lake as Colonel Brinkley
1962Tiara Tahiti as Chong Sing
1962The Phantom of the Opera as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)
1961Mysterious Island as Captain Nemo
1961El Cid as Ben Yussuf
1961The Frightened City as Waldo Zhernikov
1961Mr. Topaze as Castel Benac
1960Spartacus as Tigranes Levantus
1960I Aim at the Stars as Anton Reger
1959Third Man on the Mountain as Emil Saxo
1959Perilous Assignment as Self
1959North West Frontier as Van Layden
1959The Big Fisherman as Herod Antipas
1959No Trees in the Street as Wilkie
1958Passport to Shame as Nick Biaggi
1958The Roots of Heaven as Orsini
1958Intent to Kill as Juan Menda
1958I Accuse! as Maj. DuPaty de Clam
1958Chase a Crooked Shadow as Police Commissar Vargas
1957Action of the Tiger as Trifon, Albania Bandit
1957Hell Drivers as Gino Rossi
1957Fire Down Below as Harbour Master
1956War and Peace as Napoleon
1955The Ladykillers as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
1954Beautiful Stranger as Emil Landosh
1954The Love Lottery as André Amico
1954Star of India as Governor Narbonne
1953Rough Shoot as Sandorski
1953The Net as Dr. Alex Leon
1952The Man Who Watched Trains Go By as Julius de Koster, Jr.
1952The Ringer as Maurice Meister
1952Whispering Smith Hits London as Roger Ford
1951Mr. Denning Drives North as Mados
1951Two on the Tiles as Ford
1951Hell Is Sold Out as Dominic Danges
1950Cage of Gold as Rahman
1950State Secret as Karl Theodor
1950The Black Rose as Anthemus
1950Night and the City as Kristo
1950Golden Salamander as Rankl
1948Portrait from Life as Fritz Kottler Hendlemann
1948Brass Monkey as Peter Hobart
1948Good-Time Girl as Max Vine
1948Snowbound as Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos
1947Dual Alibi as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle
1946Appointment with Crime as Gregory Lang
1946Night Boat to Dublin as Keitel
1945The Seventh Veil as Dr. Larsen
1944Hotel Reserve as Andre Roux
1943The Dark Tower as Stephen Torg
1943Tomorrow We Live as Kurtz
1942Secret Mission as Medical Officer
1942The Young Mr. Pitt as Napoleon
1940After Mein Kampf
1939Dad for a Day as Gas Station Patron
1938Boží mlýny
1937Žena pod křížem as Gustav