Person
Herbert Lom
Actor· Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
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
The roles that explain the career.
Spartacus
Tigranes Levantus · 1960
The Dead Zone
Dr. Sam Weizak · 1983
The Return of the Pink Panther
Chief Inspector Dreyfus · 1975
A Shot in the Dark
Charles Dreyfus · 1964
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Dreyfus · 1976
The Ladykillers
Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey' · 1955
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Chief Inspector Dreyfus · 1978
King Solomon's Mines
Colonel Bockner · 1985
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Son of the Pink Panther | Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus | Film |
| 1991 | The Pope Must Die | Vittorio Corelli | Film |
| 1991 | The Sect | Moebius Kelly | Film |
| 1989 | The Masque of the Red Death | Ludwig | Film |
| 1989 | River of Death | Colonel Ricardo Diaz | Film |
| 1989 | Ten Little Indians | Gen. Brancko Romensky | Film |
| 1988 | Skeleton Coast | Elia | Film |
| 1987 | Going Bananas | Captain Mackintosh | Film |
| 1987 | Master of Dragonard Hill | Le Farge | Film |
| 1986 | Whoops Apocalypse | Gen. Mosquera | Film |
| 1985 | King Solomon's Mines | Colonel Bockner | Film |
| 1984 | Lace | Monsier Chardin | TV |
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus | Film |
| 1983 | The Dead Zone | Dr. Sam Weizak | Film |
| 1982 | Trail of the Pink Panther | Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus | Film |
| 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face | Mr. Zebra | Film |
| 1980 | Hopscotch | Yaskov | Film |
| 1979 | The Lady Vanishes | Dr. Egon Hartz | Film |
| 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther | Chief Inspector Dreyfus | Film |
| 1977 | Charleston | Inspector Watkins | Film |
| 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Dreyfus | Film |
| 1975 | The Return of the Pink Panther | Chief Inspector Dreyfus | Film |
| 1974 | And Then There Were None | Dr. Edward Armstrong | Film |
| 1973 | Dark Places | Prescot | Film |
| 1973 | And Now the Screaming Starts! | Henry Fengriffen | Film |
| 1972 | Asylum | Byron | Film |
| 1972 | Vampir Cuadecuc | Self | Film |
| 1971 | Murders in the Rue Morgue | Rene Marot | Film |
| 1970 | Dorian Gray | Henry Wotton | Film |
| 1970 | Mark of the Devil | Lord Cumberland | Film |
| 1970 | Count Dracula | Van Helsing | Film |
| 1969 | 99 Women | Governor Santos | Film |
| 1969 | Doppelgänger | Doctor Hassler | Film |
| 1968 | The Face of Eve | Diego | Film |
| 1968 | Assignment to Kill | Matt Wilson | Film |
| 1968 | Villa Rides | General Huerta | Film |
| 1967 | The Karate Killers | Randolph | Film |
| 1967 | Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 | Etzel | Film |
| 1966 | Gambit | Shahbandar | Film |
| 1966 | Our Man in Marrakesh | Mr. Casimir | Film |
| 1965 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Simon Legree | Film |
| 1965 | Return from the Ashes | Dr. Charles Bovard | Film |
| 1964 | A Shot in the Dark | Charles Dreyfus | Film |
| 1962 | Treasure of Silver Lake | Colonel Brinkley | Film |
| 1962 | Tiara Tahiti | Chong Sing | Film |
| 1962 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie) | Film |
| 1961 | Mr. Topaze | Castel Benac | Film |
| 1961 | Mysterious Island | Captain Nemo | Film |
| 1961 | The Frightened City | Waldo Zhernikov | Film |
| 1961 | El Cid | Ben Yussuf | Film |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Tigranes Levantus | Film |
| 1960 | I Aim at the Stars | Anton Reger | Film |
| 1959 | Third Man on the Mountain | Emil Saxo | Film |
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman | Herod Antipas | Film |
| 1959 | North West Frontier | Van Layden | Film |
| 1958 | The Roots of Heaven | Orsini | Film |
| 1958 | Passport to Shame | Nick Biaggi | Film |
| 1958 | Chase a Crooked Shadow | Police Commissar Vargas | Film |
| 1958 | Intent to Kill | Juan Menda | Film |
| 1958 | I Accuse! | Maj. DuPaty de Clam | Film |
| 1957 | Action of the Tiger | Trifon, Albania Bandit | Film |
| 1957 | Fire Down Below | Harbour Master | Film |
| 1957 | Hell Drivers | Gino Rossi | Film |
| 1956 | War and Peace | Napoleon | Film |
| 1955 | The Ladykillers | Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey' | Film |
| 1954 | Beautiful Stranger | Emil Landosh | Film |
| 1954 | The Love Lottery | André Amico | Film |
| 1953 | Rough Shoot | Sandorski | Film |
| 1952 | The Man Who Watched Trains Go By | Julius de Koster, Jr. | Film |
| 1952 | The Ringer | Maurice Meister | Film |
| 1952 | Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard | Roger Ford | Film |
| 1951 | Mr. Denning Drives North | Mados | Film |
| 1950 | State Secret | Karl Theodor | Film |
| 1950 | Golden Salamander | Rankl | Film |
| 1950 | The Black Rose | Anthemus | Film |
| 1950 | Cage of Gold | Rahman | Film |
| 1950 | Night and the City | Kristo | Film |
| 1948 | Snowbound | Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos | Film |
| 1948 | Good-Time Girl | Max Vine | Film |
| 1948 | Brass Monkey | Peter Hobart | Film |
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