Herbert Lom
Acting1917Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
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
Spartacus
Tigranes Levantus
The Dead Zone
Dr. Sam Weizak
The Return of the Pink Panther
Chief Inspector Dreyfus
A Shot in the Dark
Charles Dreyfus
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Dreyfus
The Ladykillers
Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Chief Inspector Dreyfus
King Solomon's Mines
Colonel Bockner
Acting History
2021
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2007
Beloved Count
as (archive footage)
2002
1994
The Detectives
TVas Van der Dyck• 1 eps
The World of Hammer
TVas Self (archive footage)
1993
Son of the Pink Panther
as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus
1991
The Sect
as Moebius Kelly
The Pope Must Diet
as Vittorio Corelli
1989
Ten Little Indians
as Gen. Brancko Romensky
The Masque of the Red Death
as Ludwig
River of Death
as Colonel Ricardo Diaz
1988
Skeleton Coast
as Elia
1987
Going Bananas
as Captain Mackintosh
Master of Dragonard Hill
as Le Farge
1986
Whoops Apocalypse
as Gen. Mosquera
1985
King Solomon's Mines
as Colonel Bockner
1984
Memed My Hawk
as Ali Safa Bey
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lace
TVas Monsier Chardin
1983
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus
The Dead Zone
as Dr. Sam Weizak
1982
I Have Been Here Before
as Dr. Görtler
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Dr. Görtler• 1 eps
1980
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Mr. Zebra
Hopscotch
as Yaskov
1979
The Lady Vanishes
as Dr. Egon Hartz
1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther
as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
1977
Charleston
as Inspector Watkins
1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Dreyfus
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Simon Legree (archive)
1975
The Return of the Pink Panther
as Chief Inspector Dreyfus
1974
And Then There Were None
as Dr. Edward Armstrong
1973
Dark Places
as Prescot
And Now the Screaming Starts!
as Henry Fengriffen
1972
Asylum
as Byron
Vampir Cuadecuc
as Self
1971
Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Rene Marot
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Mondrago• 1 eps
1970
Mister Jerico
as Victor Russo
Dorian Gray
as Henry Wotton
Mark of the Devil
as Lord Cumberland
Count Dracula
as Van Helsing
1969
Doppelgänger
as Doctor Hassler
99 Women
as Governor Santos
1968
1967
Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2
as Etzel
The Karate Killers
as Randolph
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Randolph• 2 eps
1966
Gambit
as Shahbandar
Bang Bang!
as Mr. Casimir
1965
Return from the Ashes
as Dr. Charles Bovard
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Simon Legree
1964
The Horse Without a Head
as Schiapa
A Shot in the Dark
as Charles Dreyfus
1963
The Human Jungle
TVas Doctor Roger Corder M. D., D. P. M.
1962
Tiara Tahiti
as Chong Sing
Treasure of Silver Lake
as Colonel Brinkley
The Phantom of the Opera
as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)
1961
El Cid
as Ben Yussuf
Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
The Frightened City
as Waldo Zhernikov
Mr. Topaze
as Castel Benac
1960
Spartacus
as Tigranes Levantus
I Aim at the Stars
as Anton Reger
1959
Flame Over India
as Van Layden
Third Man on the Mountain
as Emil Saxo
The Big Fisherman
as Herod Antipas
No Trees in the Street
as Wilkie
Perilous Assignment
as Self
1958
Chase a Crooked Shadow
as Police Commissar Vargas
The Roots of Heaven
as Orsini
Intent to Kill
as Juan Menda
I Accuse!
as Maj. DuPaty de Clam
Passport to Shame
as Nick Biaggi
1957
Fire Down Below
as Harbour Master
Action of the Tiger
as Trifon, Albania Bandit
Hell Drivers
as Gino Rossi
1956
War and Peace
as Napoleon
1955
The Ladykillers
as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'
1954
1953
Rough Shoot
as Sandorski
The Net
as Dr. Alex Leon
1952
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
as Roger Ford
The Ringer
as Maurice Meister
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
as Julius de Koster, Jr.
1951
1950
The Black Rose
as Anthemus
State Secret
as Karl Theodor
Golden Salamander
as Rankl
Cage of Gold
as Rahman
Night and the City
as Kristo
1948
Snowbound
as Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos
Portrait from Life
as Fritz Kottler Hendlemann
Good-Time Girl
as Max Vine
Brass Monkey
as Peter Hobart
1947
Dual Alibi
as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle
1946
Appointment with Crime
as Gregory Lang
Night Boat to Dublin
as Keitel
1945
The Seventh Veil
as Dr. Larsen
1944
Hotel Reserve
as Andre Roux
1943
Tomorrow We Live
as Kurtz
The Dark Tower
as Stephen Torg
1942
Secret Mission
as Medical Officer
The Young Mr. Pitt
as Napoleon
1940
1939
Dad for a Day
as Gas Station Patron
1938
1937
Žena pod křížem
as Gustav