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Herbert Lom

Actor / Novelist / Character Actor / Writer | * 09/12/1917 († 95, 09/27/2012) | Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
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Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru (11 September 1917 – 27 September 2012), known professionally as Herbert Lom (Czech pronunciation: [ɦɛrbɛrt lom]), was a Czech-British actor with a career spanning over 60 years. His cool demeanour and precise, elegant elocution saw him cast as criminals or suave villains in his younger years, and professional men and nobles as he aged. Highly versatile, he also proved a skilled comic actor in The Pink Panther franchise, playing the beleaguered Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus in seven films. Lom’s other notable films included The Ladykillers (1955), War and Peace (1956), Spartacus (1960), El Cid (1961), Mysterious Island (also 1961), The Phantom of the Opera (1962), and The..."> ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he d ...

The Dead Zone

FSK: 18+ years

1983 | 3.5/5 | 1h 43min
Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
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The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his reso ...

The Return of the Pink Panther

FSK: 12+ years

1975 | 3.4/5 | 1h 53min
Mystery, Comedy, Crime
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When rich Mr. Benjamin Ballon's Spanish driver is found shot dead, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is the first official on the scene. All evidence suggests Maria Gambrelli, the maid, to be the murderer. B ...

A Shot in the Dark

FSK: 12+ years

1964 | 3.6/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all. ...

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

FSK: 12+ years

1976 | 3.4/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Herbert Lom

Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
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Movies with Herbert Lom as Actor(103)

2012 Dracula vs. Vampir
as (archive footage)2007 Beloved Count
as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus1993 Son of the Pink Panther
as Moebius Kelly1991 The Sect
as Vittorio Corelli1991 The Pope Must Die
as Colonel Ricardo Diaz1989 River of Death
as Ludwig1989 The Masque of the Red Death
as Gen. Brancko Romensky1989 Ten Little Indians
as Elia1988 Skeleton Coast
as Le Farge1987 Master of Dragonard Hill
as Captain Mackintosh1987 Going Bananas
as Gen. Mosquera1986 Whoops Apocalypse
as Colonel Bockner1985 King Solomon's Mines
as Archive Footage1984 James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Ali Safa Bey1984 Memed My Hawk
as Dr. Sam Weizak1983 The Dead Zone
as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus1983 Curse of the Pink Panther
as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus1982 Trail of the Pink Panther
as Mr. Zebra1980 The Man with Bogart's Face
as Yaskov1980 Hopscotch
as Dr. Egon Hartz1979 The Lady Vanishes
as Chief Inspector Dreyfus1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther
as Inspector Watkins1977 Charleston
as Simon Legree (archive)1976 Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Dreyfus1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Chief Inspector Dreyfus1975 The Return of the Pink Panther
as Dr. Edward Armstrong1974 And Then There Were None
as Prescot1973 Dark Places
as Henry Fengriffen1973 And Now the Screaming Starts!
as himself1972 Vampir Cuadecuc
as Byron1972 Asylum
as Rene Marot1971 Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Henry Wotton1970 Dorian Gray
as Van Helsing1970 Count Dracula
as Victor Russo1970 Mister Jerico
as Lord Cumberland1970 Mark of the Devil
as Governor Santos1969 99 Women
as Doctor Hassler1969 Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
as Matt Wilson1968 Assignment to Kill
as Diego1968 Eve
as General Huerta1968 Villa Rides
as Randolph1967 The Karate Killers
as Etzel1967 Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2
as Shahbandar1966 Gambit
as Mr. Casimir1966 Our Man in Marrakesh
as Dr. Charles Bovard1965 Return from the Ashes
as Simon Legree1965 Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Charles Dreyfus1964 A Shot in the Dark
as Schiapa1964 The Horse Without a Head
as Colonel Brinkley1962 The Treasure of the Silver Lake
as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)1962 The Phantom of the Opera
as Chong Sing1962 Tiara Tahiti
as Waldo Zhernikov1961 The Frightened City
as Ben Yussuf1961 El Cid
as Captain Nemo1961 Mysterious Island
as Castel Benac1961 Mr. Topaze
as Anton Reger1960 I Aim at the Stars
as Tigranes Levantus1960 Spartacus
as Herod Antipas1959 The Big Fisherman
as Emil Saxo1959 Third Man on the Mountain
as Wilkie1959 No Trees in the Street
as Van Layden1959 North West Frontier
as Nick Biaggi1958 Passport to Shame
as Juan Menda1958 Intent to Kill
as Maj. DuPaty de Clam1958 I Accuse!
as Orsini1958 The Roots of Heaven
as Police Commissar Vargas1958 Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Trifon, Albania Bandit1957 Action of the Tiger
as Harbour Master1957 Fire Down Below
as Gino Rossi1957 Hell Drivers
as Napoleon1956 War and Peace
as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'1955 The Ladykillers
as Governor Narbonne1954 Star of India
as Emil Landosh1954 Beautiful Stranger
as André Amico1954 The Love Lottery
as Sandorski1953 Rough Shoot
as Dr. Alex Leon1953 The Net
as Maurice Meister1952 The Ringer
as Julius de Koster, Jr.1952 The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
as Roger Ford1952 Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard
as Dominic Danges1951 Hell Is Sold Out
as Mados1951 Mr. Denning Drives North
as Ford1951 Two on the Tiles
as Kristo1950 Night and the City
as Rahman1950 Cage of Gold
as Karl Theodor1950 State Secret
as Rankl1950 Golden Salamander
as Anthemus1950 The Black Rose
as Max Vine1948 Good-Time Girl
as Peter Hobart1948 Brass Monkey
as Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos1948 Snowbound
as Fritz Kottler Hendlemann1948 Portrait from Life
as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle1947 Dual Alibi
as Gregory Lang1946 Appointment with Crime
as Keitel1946 Night Boat to Dublin
as Dr. Larsen1945 The Seventh Veil
as Andre Roux1944 Hotel Reserve
as Stephen Torg1943 The Dark Tower
as Napoleon1942 The Young Mr. Pitt
as Medical Officer1942 Secret Mission
1940 After Mein Kampf
1938 Boží mlýny
as Gustav1937 Žena pod křížem

TV Shows/Series with Herbert Lom as Actor(6)

as Van der Dyck1993 The Detectives
as Monsier Chardin1984 Lace
as Barnabas1981 Peter and Paul
as Mondrago1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Randolph1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Doctor Roger Corder M. D., D. P. M.1963 The Human Jungle

Full Name: Herbert Lom
Born: Wednesday, 09/12 1917 (September) in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died: Thursday, 09/27 2012 (September) in London (aged: 95)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN)
Other names for Herbert Lom (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Херберт Лом"
"Герберт Лом"
"Herbert Karel Angelo Kuchacevič ze Schluderpacheru"
Herbert Lom frequently works together with these people:
Blake Edwards (22x, Crew)
Harry Alan Towers (17x, Crew)
Henry Mancini (13x, Crew)
Muir Mathieson (10x, Crew)
Jesús Franco (9x, Crew)
Peter Sellers (9x, Actor)
Burt Kwouk (8x, Actor)
Soon-Tek Oh (8x, Actor)
Maria Rohm (8x, Actress)
Peter Ustinov (7x, Actor)
Eric Pohlmann (7x, Actor)
Graham Stark (7x, Actor)
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