Biography Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace (Season 8, Episode 82)
TV-14
TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Biography

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace (Season 8, Episode 82)

TV-14

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A&E examines the life of actor Peter Lorre, from a bohemian lifestyle in 1920s Berlin to studio contract player in 1930s Hollywood, his happiest years spent at Warners with comrades Humphrey Bogart and Sidney Greenstreet.

Writer

Bill Katz

Producer

Bill Katz

Composers

Tom Jenkins | Chris Many

Editor

Ned Weisman

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 1, 1996

Release date

Nov 1, 1996 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 22 wins & 43 nominations

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Kiley Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Jurassic Park (1993)
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Sydney Greenstreet Self / Various characters (archive footage) Self / Various characters (archive footage) See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
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Andrea King Self Self See fewer	Red Planet Mars (1952)
Lawrence Lorre Self Self See fewer	Biography (1987)
Peter Lorre Self / Various characters (archive footage) Self / Various characters (archive footage) See fewer	M (1931)
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