Herbert Lom

Born: 1917-09-12, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Died: 2012-09-27

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.

Filmography

• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• The Human Jungle (1963)
• The Dead Zone (1983)
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
• Darkroom (1981)
• King Solomon's Mines (1985)
• War and Peace (1956)
• The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
• Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
• Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
• Peter and Paul (1981)
• A Shot in the Dark (1964)
• Mysterious Island (1961)
• Villa Rides (1968)
• Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
• Der Schatz im Silbersee (1962)
• Der heiße Tod (1969)
• Hotel Reserve (1944)
• Night and the City (1950)
• Tiara Tahiti (1962)
• Charleston (1977)
• Hexen bis aufs Blut gequält (1970)
• River of Death (1989)
• Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht (1970)
• Golden Salamander (1950)
• And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)
• State Secret (1950)
• Hell Drivers (1957)
• North West Frontier (1959)