Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Known for
Acting
Born
September 12, 1917
Died
September 27, 2012 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

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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Filmography

2021
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies poster

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2012
Dracula vs. Vampir

Dracula vs. Vampir

Movie

2007
Beloved Count

Beloved Count

Movie · as (archive footage)

2002
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau poster

The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau

Movie · as self

1994
The World of Hammer poster

The World of Hammer

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps

1993
Son of the Pink Panther poster

Son of the Pink Panther

Movie · as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus

1993
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · as Van der Dyck · 1 ep

1991
The Sect poster

The Sect

Movie · as Moebius Kelly

1991
The Pope Must Die poster

The Pope Must Die

Movie · as Vittorio Corelli

1989
The Masque of the Red Death poster

The Masque of the Red Death

Movie · as Ludwig

1989
River of Death poster

River of Death

Movie · as Colonel Ricardo Diaz

1989
Ten Little Indians poster

Ten Little Indians

Movie · as Gen. Brancko Romensky

1988
Skeleton Coast poster

Skeleton Coast

Movie · as Elia

1987
Master of Dragonard Hill poster

Master of Dragonard Hill

Movie · as Le Farge

1987
Going Bananas poster

Going Bananas

Movie · as Captain Mackintosh

1986
Whoops Apocalypse poster

Whoops Apocalypse

Movie · as Gen. Mosquera

1985
King Solomon's Mines poster

King Solomon's Mines

Movie · as Colonel Bockner

1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate poster

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

Movie · as Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984
Memed My Hawk poster

Memed My Hawk

Movie · as Ali Safa Bey

1984
Lace poster

Lace

TV · as Monsier Chardin · 2 eps

1983
The Dead Zone poster

The Dead Zone

Movie · as Dr. Sam Weizak

1983
Curse of the Pink Panther poster

Curse of the Pink Panther

Movie · as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus

1982
Trail of the Pink Panther poster

Trail of the Pink Panther

Movie · as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus

1982
I Have Been Here Before poster

I Have Been Here Before

Movie · as Dr. Görtler

1981
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow poster

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

Movie · as Napoleon (archive footage from War and Peace, uncredited)

1981
Peter and Paul poster

Peter and Paul

TV · as Barnabas · 2 eps

1981
Darkroom poster

Darkroom

TV · as The Phantom of the Opera (archive footage) · 1 ep

1980
Hopscotch poster

Hopscotch

Movie · as Yaskov

1980
The Man with Bogart's Face poster

The Man with Bogart's Face

Movie · as Mr. Zebra

1979
The Lady Vanishes poster

The Lady Vanishes

Movie · as Dr. Egon Hartz

1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther poster

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Movie · as Chief Inspector Dreyfus

1977
Charleston poster

Charleston

Movie · as Inspector Watkins

1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again poster

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Movie · as Dreyfus

1976
Uncle Tom's Cabin poster

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Movie · as Simon Legree (archive)

1975
The Return of the Pink Panther poster

The Return of the Pink Panther

Movie · as Chief Inspector Dreyfus

1974
And Then There Were None poster

And Then There Were None

Movie · as Dr. Edward Armstrong

1973
And Now the Screaming Starts! poster

And Now the Screaming Starts!

Movie · as Henry Fengriffen

1973
Dark Places poster

Dark Places

Movie · as Prescot

1972
Asylum poster

Asylum

Movie · as Byron

1972
Vampir Cuadecuc poster

Vampir Cuadecuc

Movie · as Self

1971
Murders in the Rue Morgue poster

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Movie · as Rene Marot

1970
Count Dracula poster

Count Dracula

Movie · as Van Helsing

1970
Dorian Gray poster

Dorian Gray

Movie · as Henry Wotton

1970
Mark of the Devil poster

Mark of the Devil

Movie · as Lord Cumberland

1970
Mister Jerico poster

Mister Jerico

Movie · as Victor Russo

1969
99 Women poster

99 Women

Movie · as Governor Santos

1969
Doppelgänger poster

Doppelgänger

Movie · as Doctor Hassler

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Mondrago · 1 ep

1968
Villa Rides poster

Villa Rides

Movie · as General Huerta

1968
The Face of Eve poster

The Face of Eve

Movie · as Diego

1968
Assignment to Kill poster

Assignment to Kill

Movie · as Matt Wilson

1967
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 poster

Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2

Movie · as Etzel

1967
The Karate Killers poster

The Karate Killers

Movie · as Randolph

1966
Gambit poster

Gambit

Movie · as Shahbandar

1966
Our Man in Marrakesh poster

Our Man in Marrakesh

Movie · as Mr. Casimir

1965
Return from the Ashes poster

Return from the Ashes

Movie · as Dr. Charles Bovard

1965
Uncle Tom's Cabin poster

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Movie · as Simon Legree

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Dr. Görtler · 1 ep

1964
A Shot in the Dark poster

A Shot in the Dark

Movie · as Charles Dreyfus

1964
The Horse Without a Head poster

The Horse Without a Head

Movie · as Schiapa

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as Randolph · 2 eps

1963
The Human Jungle poster

The Human Jungle

TV · as Doctor Roger Corder M. D., D. P. M. · 26 eps

1962
Treasure of Silver Lake poster

Treasure of Silver Lake

Movie · as Colonel Brinkley

1962
The Phantom of the Opera poster

The Phantom of the Opera

Movie · as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)

1962
Tiara Tahiti poster

Tiara Tahiti

Movie · as Chong Sing

1961
Mysterious Island poster

Mysterious Island

Movie · as Captain Nemo

1961
Mr. Topaze poster

Mr. Topaze

Movie · as Castel Benac

1961
The Frightened City poster

The Frightened City

Movie · as Waldo Zhernikov

1961
El Cid poster

El Cid

Movie · as Ben Yussuf

1960
Spartacus poster

Spartacus

Movie · as Tigranes Levantus

1960
I Aim at the Stars poster

I Aim at the Stars

Movie · as Anton Reger

1959
Third Man on the Mountain poster

Third Man on the Mountain

Movie · as Emil Saxo

1959
North West Frontier poster

North West Frontier

Movie · as Van Layden

1959
Perilous Assignment poster

Perilous Assignment

Movie · as Self

1959
The Big Fisherman poster

The Big Fisherman

Movie · as Herod Antipas

1959
No Trees in the Street poster

No Trees in the Street

Movie · as Wilkie

1958
Chase a Crooked Shadow poster

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Movie · as Police Commissar Vargas

1958
Passport to Shame poster

Passport to Shame

Movie · as Nick Biaggi

1958
Intent to Kill poster

Intent to Kill

Movie · as Juan Menda

1958
I Accuse! poster

I Accuse!

Movie · as Maj. DuPaty de Clam

1958
The Roots of Heaven poster

The Roots of Heaven

Movie · as Orsini

1957
Action of the Tiger poster

Action of the Tiger

Movie · as Trifon, Albania Bandit

1957
Hell Drivers poster

Hell Drivers

Movie · as Gino Rossi

1957
Fire Down Below poster

Fire Down Below

Movie · as Harbour Master

1956
War and Peace poster

War and Peace

Movie · as Napoleon

1955
The Ladykillers poster

The Ladykillers

Movie · as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'

1954
The Love Lottery poster

The Love Lottery

Movie · as André Amico

1954
Beautiful Stranger poster

Beautiful Stranger

Movie · as Emil Landosh

1954
Star of India poster

Star of India

Movie · as Governor Narbonne

1953
Rough Shoot poster

Rough Shoot

Movie · as Sandorski

1953
The Net poster

The Net

Movie · as Dr. Alex Leon

1952
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By poster

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

Movie · as Julius de Koster, Jr.

1952
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard poster

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

Movie · as Roger Ford

1952
The Ringer poster

The Ringer

Movie · as Maurice Meister

1951
Mr. Denning Drives North poster

Mr. Denning Drives North

Movie · as Mados

1951
Hell Is Sold Out poster

Hell Is Sold Out

Movie · as Dominic Danges

1951
Two on the Tiles poster

Two on the Tiles

Movie · as Ford

1950
Night and the City poster

Night and the City

Movie · as Kristo

1950
Golden Salamander poster

Golden Salamander

Movie · as Rankl

1950
Cage of Gold poster

Cage of Gold

Movie · as Rahman

1950
State Secret poster

State Secret

Movie · as Karl Theodor

1950
The Black Rose poster

The Black Rose

Movie · as Anthemus

1948
Good-Time Girl poster

Good-Time Girl

Movie · as Max Vine

1948
Snowbound poster

Snowbound

Movie · as Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos

1948
Brass Monkey poster

Brass Monkey

Movie · as Peter Hobart

1948
Portrait from Life poster

Portrait from Life

Movie · as Fritz Kottler Hendlemann

1947
Dual Alibi poster

Dual Alibi

Movie · as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle

1946
Night Boat to Dublin poster

Night Boat to Dublin

Movie · as Keitel

1946
Appointment with Crime poster

Appointment with Crime

Movie · as Gregory Lang

1945
The Seventh Veil poster

The Seventh Veil

Movie · as Dr. Larsen

1944
Hotel Reserve poster

Hotel Reserve

Movie · as Andre Roux

1943
The Dark Tower poster

The Dark Tower

Movie · as Stephen Torg

1943
Tomorrow We Live poster

Tomorrow We Live

Movie · as Kurtz

1942
The Young Mr. Pitt poster

The Young Mr. Pitt

Movie · as Napoleon

1942
Secret Mission poster

Secret Mission

Movie · as Medical Officer

1940
After Mein Kampf poster

After Mein Kampf

Movie

1939
Dad for a Day poster

Dad for a Day

Movie · as Gas Station Patron

1938
Boží mlýny

Boží mlýny

Movie

1937
Žena pod křížem

Žena pod křížem

Movie · as Gustav