Herbert Lom

Person

Herbert Lom

Born 12 September 1917 Died 27 September 2012, aged 95 Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
20age in their first credit on record (1937)
75years on screen and counting
5credits in 1958, their busiest year
112dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 95

Dracula vs. Vampir

2012
Son of the Pink Panther poster Age: 75

Son of the Pink Panther

1993
as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus
The Pope Must Die poster Age: 73

The Pope Must Die

1991
as Vittorio Corelli
The Sect poster Age: 73

The Sect

1991
as Moebius Kelly
The Masque of the Red Death poster Age: 72

The Masque of the Red Death

1989
as Ludwig
River of Death poster Age: 72

River of Death

1989
as Colonel Ricardo Diaz
Ten Little Indians poster Age: 72

Ten Little Indians

1989
as Gen. Brancko Romensky
Skeleton Coast poster Age: 70

Skeleton Coast

1988
as Elia
Going Bananas poster Age: 69

Going Bananas

1987
as Captain Mackintosh
Master of Dragonard Hill poster Age: 69

Master of Dragonard Hill

1987
as Le Farge
Whoops Apocalypse poster Age: 68

Whoops Apocalypse

1986
as Gen. Mosquera
King Solomon's Mines poster Age: 68

King Solomon's Mines

1985
as Colonel Bockner
Memed My Hawk poster Age: 66

Memed My Hawk

1984
as Ali Safa Bey
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate poster Age: 66

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984
as Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dead Zone poster Age: 66

The Dead Zone

1983
as Dr. Sam Weizak
Curse of the Pink Panther poster Age: 65

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983
as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus
Trail of the Pink Panther poster Age: 65

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982
as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus
I Have Been Here Before poster Age: 64

I Have Been Here Before

1982
as Dr. Görtler
The Man with Bogart's Face poster Age: 63

The Man with Bogart's Face

1980
as Mr. Zebra
Hopscotch poster Age: 63

Hopscotch

1980
as Yaskov
The Lady Vanishes poster Age: 61

The Lady Vanishes

1979
as Dr. Egon Hartz
Revenge of the Pink Panther poster Age: 60

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978
as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Charleston poster Age: 59

Charleston

1977
as Inspector Watkins
The Pink Panther Strikes Again poster Age: 59

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976
as Dreyfus
Uncle Tom's Cabin poster Age: 58

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1976
as Simon Legree (archive)
The Return of the Pink Panther poster Age: 57

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975
as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
And Then There Were None poster Age: 57

And Then There Were None

1974
as Dr. Edward Armstrong
Dark Places poster Age: 55

Dark Places

1973
as Prescot
And Now the Screaming Starts! poster Age: 55

And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973
as Henry Fengriffen
Asylum poster Age: 55

Asylum

1972
as Byron
Murders in the Rue Morgue poster Age: 53

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971
as Rene Marot
Dorian Gray poster Age: 52

Dorian Gray

1970
as Henry Wotton
Count Dracula poster Age: 52

Count Dracula

1970
as Van Helsing
Mister Jerico poster Age: 52

Mister Jerico

1970
as Victor Russo
Mark of the Devil poster Age: 52

Mark of the Devil

1970
as Lord Cumberland
Doppelgänger poster Age: 51

Doppelgänger

1969
as Doctor Hassler
99 Women poster Age: 51

99 Women

1969
as Governor Santos
The Face of Eve poster Age: 50

The Face of Eve

1968
as Diego
Villa Rides poster Age: 50

Villa Rides

1968
as General Huerta
Assignment to Kill poster Age: 50

Assignment to Kill

1968
as Matt Wilson
The Karate Killers poster Age: 49

The Karate Killers

1967
as Randolph
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 poster Age: 49

Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2

1967
as Etzel
Gambit poster Age: 49

Gambit

1966
as Shahbandar
Our Man in Marrakesh poster Age: 48

Our Man in Marrakesh

1966
as Mr. Casimir
Return from the Ashes poster Age: 48

Return from the Ashes

1965
as Dr. Charles Bovard
Uncle Tom's Cabin poster Age: 47

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1965
as Simon Legree
A Shot in the Dark poster Age: 46

A Shot in the Dark

1964
as Charles Dreyfus
The Horse Without a Head poster Age: 46

The Horse Without a Head

1964
as Schiapa
Treasure of Silver Lake poster Age: 45

Treasure of Silver Lake

1962
as Colonel Brinkley
Tiara Tahiti poster Age: 44

Tiara Tahiti

1962
as Chong Sing
The Phantom of the Opera poster Age: 44

The Phantom of the Opera

1962
as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)
Mysterious Island poster Age: 44

Mysterious Island

1961
as Captain Nemo
El Cid poster Age: 44

El Cid

1961
as Ben Yussuf
The Frightened City poster Age: 43

The Frightened City

1961
as Waldo Zhernikov
Mr. Topaze poster Age: 43

Mr. Topaze

1961
as Castel Benac
Spartacus poster Age: 43

Spartacus

1960
as Tigranes Levantus
I Aim at the Stars poster Age: 42

I Aim at the Stars

1960
as Anton Reger
Third Man on the Mountain poster Age: 42

Third Man on the Mountain

1959
as Emil Saxo
North West Frontier poster Age: 42

North West Frontier

1959
as Van Layden
The Big Fisherman poster Age: 41

The Big Fisherman

1959
as Herod Antipas
No Trees in the Street poster Age: 41

No Trees in the Street

1959
as Wilkie
Passport to Shame poster Age: 41

Passport to Shame

1958
as Nick Biaggi
The Roots of Heaven poster Age: 41

The Roots of Heaven

1958
as Orsini
Intent to Kill poster Age: 40

Intent to Kill

1958
as Juan Menda
I Accuse! poster Age: 40

I Accuse!

1958
as Maj. DuPaty de Clam
Chase a Crooked Shadow poster Age: 40

Chase a Crooked Shadow

1958
as Police Commissar Vargas
Action of the Tiger poster Age: 39

Action of the Tiger

1957
as Trifon, Albania Bandit
Hell Drivers poster Age: 39

Hell Drivers

1957
as Gino Rossi
Fire Down Below poster Age: 39

Fire Down Below

1957
as Harbour Master
War and Peace poster Age: 38

War and Peace

1956
as Napoleon
The Ladykillers poster Age: 38

The Ladykillers

1955
as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
Beautiful Stranger poster Age: 36

Beautiful Stranger

1954
as Emil Landosh
The Love Lottery poster Age: 36

The Love Lottery

1954
as André Amico
Star of India poster Age: 36

Star of India

1954
as Governor Narbonne
Rough Shoot poster Age: 35

Rough Shoot

1953
as Sandorski
The Net poster Age: 35

The Net

1953
as Dr. Alex Leon
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By poster Age: 35

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

1952
as Julius de Koster, Jr.
The Ringer poster Age: 35

The Ringer

1952
as Maurice Meister
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard poster Age: 34

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

1952
as Roger Ford
Mr. Denning Drives North poster Age: 34

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951
as Mados
Two on the Tiles poster Age: 33

Two on the Tiles

1951
as Ford
Hell Is Sold Out poster Age: 33

Hell Is Sold Out

1951
as Dominic Danges
Cage of Gold poster Age: 33

Cage of Gold

1950
as Rahman
State Secret poster Age: 32

State Secret

1950
as Karl Theodor
The Black Rose poster Age: 32

The Black Rose

1950
as Anthemus
Night and the City poster Age: 32

Night and the City

1950
as Kristo
Golden Salamander poster Age: 32

Golden Salamander

1950
as Rankl
Portrait from Life poster Age: 31

Portrait from Life

1948
as Fritz Kottler Hendlemann
Brass Monkey poster Age: 31

Brass Monkey

1948
as Peter Hobart
Good-Time Girl poster Age: 30

Good-Time Girl

1948
as Max Vine
Snowbound poster Age: 30

Snowbound

1948
as Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos
Dual Alibi poster Age: 29

Dual Alibi

1947
as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle
Appointment with Crime poster Age: 28

Appointment with Crime

1946
as Gregory Lang
Night Boat to Dublin poster Age: 28

Night Boat to Dublin

1946
as Keitel
The Seventh Veil poster Age: 28

The Seventh Veil

1945
as Dr. Larsen
Hotel Reserve poster Age: 26

Hotel Reserve

1944
as Andre Roux
The Dark Tower poster Age: 26

The Dark Tower

1943
as Stephen Torg
Tomorrow We Live poster Age: 25

Tomorrow We Live

1943
as Kurtz
Secret Mission poster Age: 25

Secret Mission

1942
as Medical Officer
The Young Mr. Pitt poster Age: 25

The Young Mr. Pitt

1942
as Napoleon
After Mein Kampf poster Age: 23

After Mein Kampf

1940
Dad for a Day poster Age: 22

Dad for a Day

1939
as Gas Station Patron
No poster
Age: 20

Boží mlýny

1938
No poster
Age: 20

Žena pod křížem

1937
as Gustav
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TV credits

Newest first
The Detectives poster Age: 75

The Detectives

1993
as Van der Dyck
Lace poster Age: 66

Lace

1984
as Monsier Chardin
Darkroom poster Age: 64

Darkroom

1981
as The Phantom of the Opera (archive footage)
Peter and Paul poster Age: 63

Peter and Paul

1981
as Barnabas
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 51

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Mondrago
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 48

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Dr. Görtler
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster Age: 47

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

1964
as Randolph
The Human Jungle poster Age: 45

The Human Jungle

1963
as Doctor Roger Corder M. D., D. P. M.
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