Portrait of Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Acting

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.

Born: September 12, 1917

Place of Birth: Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Filmography

2007
Beloved Count

as (archive footage)

1993
Son of the Pink Panther

as Police Commisioner Charles Dreyfus

1993
The Detectives

as Van der Dyck

1991
The Pope Must Die

as Vittorio Corelli

1991
The Sect

as Moebius Kelly

1989
Ten Little Indians

as Gen. Brancko Romensky

1989
River of Death

as Colonel Ricardo Diaz

1988
1987
Going Bananas

as Captain Mackintosh

1986
Whoops Apocalypse

as Gen. Mosquera

1985
King Solomon's Mines

as Colonel Bockner

1984
Memed My Hawk

as Ali Safa Bey

1984
Lace

as Monsier Chardin

1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

as Dr. Larsen (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
The Dead Zone

as Dr. Sam Weizak

1983
Curse of the Pink Panther

as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus

1982
Trail of the Pink Panther

as Chef Inspektor Charles Dreyfus

1982
1981
Peter and Paul

as Barnabas

1980
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
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

1973
1972
Asylum

as Byron

1972
1971
1970
Dorian Gray

as Henry Wotton

1970
Count Dracula

as Van Helsing

1970
Mister Jerico

as Victor Russo

1970
Mark of the Devil

as Lord Cumberland

1969
Doppelgänger

as Doctor Hassler

1969
99 Women

as Governor Santos

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Mondrago

1968
Eve

as Diego

1968
Villa Rides

as General Huerta

1968
Assignment to Kill

as Matt Wilson

1967
1966
Gambit

as Shahbandar

1966
Our Man in Marrakesh

as Mr. Casimir

1965
Return from the Ashes

as Dr. Charles Bovard

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Dr. Görtler

1965
Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Simon Legree

1964
A Shot in the Dark

as Charles Dreyfus

1963
The Human Jungle

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

1962
Treasure of Silver Lake

as Colonel Brinkley

1962
Tiara Tahiti

as Chong Sing

1962
The Phantom of the Opera

as The Phantom (Prof. L. Petrie)

1961
Mysterious Island

as Captain Nemo

1961
El Cid

as Ben Yussuf

1961
The Frightened City

as Waldo Zhernikov

1961
Mr. Topaze

as Castel Benac

1960
Spartacus

as Tigranes Levantus

1960
I Aim at the Stars

as Anton Reger

1959
North West Frontier

as Van Layden

1959
The Big Fisherman

as Herod Antipas

1958
Passport to Shame

as Nick Biaggi

1958
1958
Intent to Kill

as Juan Menda

1958
I Accuse!

as Maj. DuPaty de Clam

1958
Chase a Crooked Shadow

as Police Commissar Vargas

1957
Action of the Tiger

as Trifon, Albania Bandit

1957
Hell Drivers

as Gino Rossi

1957
Fire Down Below

as Harbour Master

1956
War and Peace

as Napoleon

1955
The Ladykillers

as Louis, alias 'Mr. Harvey'

1954
Beautiful Stranger

as Emil Landosh

1954
The Love Lottery

as André Amico

1954
Star of India

as Governor Narbonne

1953
Rough Shoot

as Sandorski

1953
The Net

as Dr. Alex Leon

1952
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

as Julius de Koster, Jr.

1952
The Ringer

as Maurice Meister

1951
1951
Hell Is Sold Out

as Dominic Danges

1950
Cage of Gold

as Rahman

1950
State Secret

as Karl Theodor

1950
The Black Rose

as Anthemus

1950
1950
1948
Portrait from Life

as Fritz Kottler Hendlemann

1948
Brass Monkey

as Peter Hobart

1948
Good-Time Girl

as Max Vine

1948
Snowbound

as Von Kellerman, alias Keramikos

1947
Dual Alibi

as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle

1946
Appointment with Crime

as Gregory Lang

1945
The Seventh Veil

as Dr. Larsen

1944
Hotel Reserve

as Andre Roux

1943
The Dark Tower

as Stephen Torg

1943
1942
Secret Mission

as Medical Officer

1942
1939
Dad for a Day

as Gas Station Patron