
Herbert Lom
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1917-09-12
- Died
- 2012-09-27
- Place of birth
- Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
- Also known as
- Herbert Karel Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru · هربرت لوم
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.
Known For
TV Shows (9)

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Mondrago

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Dr. Görtler

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Randolph

The Detectives
1993
as Van der Dyck

The Human Jungle
1963
as Doctor Roger Corder M. D., D. P. M.

Darkroom
1981
as The Phantom of the Opera (archive footage)

Lace
1984
as Monsier Chardin

Peter and Paul
1981
as Barnabas
Movies (109)

Spartacus
1960
as Tigranes Levantus

War and Peace
1956
as Napoleon

El Cid
1961
as Ben Yussuf

The Dead Zone
1983
as Dr. Sam Weizak

Treasure of Silver Lake
1962
as Colonel Brinkley

Vampir Cuadecuc
1972
as Self

A Shot in the Dark
1964
as Charles Dreyfus

Golden Salamander
1950
as Rankl

Mysterious Island
1961
as Captain Nemo

Tiara Tahiti
1962
as Chong Sing

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
as Dreyfus

Hotel Reserve
1944
as Andre Roux

Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
as Chief Inspector Dreyfus

And Then There Were None
1974
as Dr. Edward Armstrong

The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
as Chief Inspector Dreyfus

Son of the Pink Panther
1993
as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus

Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus

Count Dracula
1970
as Van Helsing

Night and the City
1950
as Kristo

King Solomon's Mines
1985
as Colonel Bockner

Uncle Tom's Cabin
1976
as Simon Legree (archive)

The Lady Vanishes
1979
as Dr. Egon Hartz
Beloved Count
2007
as (archive footage)

The Ladykillers
1955
as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'

Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus

Villa Rides
1968
as General Huerta

Asylum
1972
as Byron

Ten Little Indians
1989
as Gen. Brancko Romensky

The Phantom of the Opera
1962
as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)

99 Women
1969
as Governor Santos

Gambit
1966
as Shahbandar

North West Frontier
1959
as Van Layden

I Aim at the Stars
1960
as Anton Reger

Third Man on the Mountain
1959
as Emil Saxo

Doppelgänger
1969
as Doctor Hassler

The Karate Killers
1967
as Randolph

Good-Time Girl
1948
as Max Vine

Murders in the Rue Morgue
1971
as Rene Marot

State Secret
1950
as Karl Theodor

Dorian Gray
1970
as Henry Wotton

The Roots of Heaven
1958
as Orsini

Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958
as Police Commissar Vargas

Two on the Tiles
1951
as Ford
Boží mlýny
1938

The Pope Must Die
1991
as Vittorio Corelli

Fire Down Below
1957
as Harbour Master

Dark Places
1973
as Prescot

Mark of the Devil
1970
as Lord Cumberland

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
as Self - (archive footage)

Memed My Hawk
1984
as Ali Safa Bey

Hopscotch
1980
as Yaskov

No Trees in the Street
1959
as Wilkie

Uncle Tom's Cabin
1965
as Simon Legree

Return from the Ashes
1965
as Dr. Charles Bovard

The Man with Bogart's Face
1980
as Mr. Zebra

The Face of Eve
1968
as Diego

Skeleton Coast
1988
as Elia

Secret Mission
1942
as Medical Officer

Beautiful Stranger
1954
as Emil Landosh

Passport to Shame
1958
as Nick Biaggi

Our Man in Marrakesh
1966
as Mr. Casimir

The Young Mr. Pitt
1942
as Napoleon

And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
as Henry Fengriffen

Assignment to Kill
1968
as Matt Wilson

Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Gen. Mosquera

Charleston
1977
as Inspector Watkins

Hell Drivers
1957
as Gino Rossi

Mr. Topaze
1961
as Castel Benac
Žena pod křížem
1937
as Gustav
Dracula vs. Vampir
2012

The Masque of the Red Death
1989
as Ludwig

After Mein Kampf
1940

The Black Rose
1950
as Anthemus

Action of the Tiger
1957
as Trifon, Albania Bandit

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
1952
as Julius de Koster, Jr.

The Frightened City
1961
as Waldo Zhernikov

Portrait from Life
1948
as Fritz Kottler Hendlemann

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
1952
as Roger Ford

I Accuse!
1958
as Maj. DuPaty de Clam

The Big Fisherman
1959
as Herod Antipas

Master of Dragonard Hill
1987
as Le Farge

The Seventh Veil
1945
as Dr. Larsen

The Love Lottery
1954
as André Amico

Appointment with Crime
1946
as Gregory Lang

Night Boat to Dublin
1946
as Keitel

The Ringer
1952
as Maurice Meister

River of Death
1989
as Colonel Ricardo Diaz

Intent to Kill
1958
as Juan Menda

Star of India
1954
as Governor Narbonne

The Sect
1991
as Moebius Kelly

Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2
1967
as Etzel

Rough Shoot
1953
as Sandorski

Snowbound
1948
as Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos

Cage of Gold
1950
as Rahman

Dual Alibi
1947
as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle

Going Bananas
1987
as Captain Mackintosh

Mr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Mados

The Horse Without a Head
1964
as Schiapa

Hell Is Sold Out
1951
as Dominic Danges

Perilous Assignment
1959
as Self

Dad for a Day
1939
as Gas Station Patron

The Dark Tower
1943
as Stephen Torg

I Have Been Here Before
1982
as Dr. Görtler

The Net
1953
as Dr. Alex Leon

Tomorrow We Live
1943
as Kurtz

The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau
2002
as self

Brass Monkey
1948
as Peter Hobart

Mister Jerico
1970
as Victor Russo

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
as Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)
About Herbert Lom
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… With 118 credits spanning from 1937 to 2021, Herbert Lom has appeared in 109 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Herbert Lom Movies
- Spartacus (1960) — as Tigranes Levantus
- War and Peace (1956) — as Napoleon
- El Cid (1961) — as Ben Yussuf
- The Dead Zone (1983) — as Dr. Sam Weizak
- Treasure of Silver Lake (1962) — as Colonel Brinkley
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